my mom have one problem,when she hare krishna maha mantra that time hare rama hare rama, rama rama hare hare; ... To save oneself from the contamination of Kali-yuga, there is no alternative in all theVedas except the chanting of this sixteen-word mantra. Hare Krishna, The spiritual master has to take on the karma of the disciple. We give up all these personal interests and are no longer interested in doing things for ourselves and we become interested in doing things to please Krishna and the amazing thing is that if Krishna does become pleased by our puny offerings then automatically we are also satisfied in every way. But if we are sincere Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya will shower unlimited mercy upon us. So God is telling us that guru is required. So Lord Visnu is not the full manifestation. Richa Bhatt. Yes. Krishna remembers everything, because Krishna does not change His body, Krishna does not accept a material body under the modes of material nature as we do. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. You have to forget all that nonsense Prabhu, just make yourself a blank slate, and hear from Prabhupada submissively and just repeat what Prabhupada says…. Chant Hare Krishna and be happy! So read Prabhupada’s books, that is direct personal association with Srila Prabhupada, and in this way you will hear Srila Prabhupada instructing you, so if you surrender to these instructions that Srila Prabhupada gives you and follow them that will be very, very good for your spiritual life. Becoming Krishna conscious is not so easy in the material world. That is the nature of the material world. Unfortunately, I was not able to quote him anything from Srila Prabhupada at that time. Andrew, Dear Sir, It is offensive to preach to the faithless because it does not do any good. That is described in detail in Srila Prabhupada’s books…. What is the difference between Hare Krishna Mantra and this mantra? But these things should be observed visiting the temples also. The point is we can not directly approach Krishna, we have to approach Krishna through the parampara, disciplic succession. Chanting at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra every day, strictly following the four regulative principles: no illicit sex, no meat eating, no gambling and no intoxication and reading Srila Prabhupada’s books at least 1-2 hours per day. And prabhu ji my question…tulsi mala..can i have it with irregular routine and onion and garlic(compeltion reason being i have to eat in mess)..?? I am waiting for your generous reply……………….. But we have to know that even if we can ‘satisfy’ these material desires that will not satisfy us and will not help us in any way. I’m wide awake at 3 am. 1. kindly explain, Watching these karmi movies is bad because they are full of materialistic concepts of life and full of sense gratification. Anyway I feel the love but fear to offend. understand the nature of the soul, true spiritual activities, and the complete procedure As we develop in Krishna consciousness we will experience transcendental bliss, pleasure from the spiritual platform. But obstained during Ekadashi days. You can wear neck beads. So that means we have to cook for Srila Prabhupada and Krishna ourselves. However, I truly appreciate your opinion about surrender. It is very necessary to chant the Hare Krishna mantra aloud so you can hear it. And in the form of Lord Shiva he acts differently. So we should never be trying to serve ourselves. i am not interested in having a sex with girl to whom i am loving. hare Krishna prabhuji, A very good example of this is the narration of the life of the pure devotee Prahlada Maharaja and his demonic father Hiranyakasipu. But chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna mantra FIRST. You can not accept prasadam and hear the mahamantra being chanted and associate with a pure devotee without developing the desire to chant the Hare Krishna mantra yourself. So Prabhu do not become discouraged. Krishna doesn’t like onion, so we should not offer it to Krishna. That means foods prepared from the four groups of grains, milk products, vegetables and fruits. my question is if i use tho sins and two not then will kirshna conciousness born in my heart and kirshana love towards me or not? kindly guide me. Is itching, yawning,coughing, sneezing, farting is prohibit while chanting the Hare krishna mahamantra…Please reply me prabhu. If we are unable to find a bona fide spiritual master within our lifetime for some reason, yet we still surrender to Krishna and follow the principles, will we be able to attain at least the Vaikuntha planets? When you say 16 rounds, do you mean chanting the mantra 16 times or going around the japa beads 16 times? One may chant japa at any time, but the Vedic literatures But you know it is like an itch. But you must have the beads and must chant at least 16 rounds a day on them. I have been interested in spiritual life for quite some time. But I have managed to save a little time in a day to read prabhupada’s books. Since I have been associating with Krishna Devotees and attending the temple I am losing my desire to eat meat. other than that i am on par with the four principles. We may not become completely Krishna conscious overnight. 2. persons who are- sincere about becoming conscious of God and their eternal loving He feels most fallen. I joined the Hare Krishnas in Perth, Western Australia in 1986. A jnani or an impersonalist may be able to get impersonal liberation into the brahmajoti but you can not get personal liberation without having a bona fide spiritual master. Every time you finish a round you move one of the counting beads down and then always you can easily see how many rounds you have chanted so far. We have to be patient. Respected Prabhuji,Plse accept my humble obeisances.All the glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva. You do not surrender with love. You should want to know every little detail about Krishna from Srila Prabhupada’s books. Being a man, is it sinful to masturbate ? You can sign in at Krishnaconnect.com. Is having attachment to wife (not attached to bodily form but spiritual part= Living entity) considered material attachment. So as when one supplies water to the roots of a tree automatically all the parts-and-parcels of the tree like the branches and leaves and fruits and flowers, they are all automatically nourished by the water supplied to the roots of the tree. Sara. he used physical violence on me. Can chanting the mahamantra with faith help absolve sins from millions of births So chanting one round will take typically about 10 minutes, therefore theoretically one could chant 64 rounds in eight hours although for me personally it always takes much longer than that because I chant slowly and tend to space out…. Anyone can do it and it may take a bit longer like say 4 hours in the beginning. Although they do not know the principles of Vaiṣṇava philosophy and are not very advanced in education, by these symptoms they attract many men to become their followers. material advancement, not for spiritual advancement. As far as om namo bhagavate vasudevaya. Prabhupada: No, not necessary. will u take appropriate measures to lit the fire of spirituality within us?…this is not an argue but the appeal towards the pillars of spiritual scholars. If distribute a book to someone and you want them to pay you for it then you have to get the money from them at the time you are giving them the book. 1. I am very worried and confused. I apologize if I did not properly explain this in the original article. As far as I know this is the most common practice among devotees. Krishna appears in the form of Lord Nrsimhadeva in that particular form to protect His pure devotee Prahlada Maharaja from his demonic father Hiranyakasipu. You need to also read Srila Prabhupada’s books at least 1-2 hours a day. Is it satisfactory to be taught by Krishna devotees who themselves have been taught by a spiritual master? Thank you Madhudvisa Prabhu. 16 rounds and following the four regulative principles and reading Srila Prabhupada’s books at least 1-2 hours a day is the minimum for serious devotees. Tie a knot about six inches from the end of a long piece of the thread and then Prabhu ji…i am a student..nd i have to eat in a mess..where there is not taken care of onion garlic..nd all that..my schedule does not let me have 16 rounds..but only 2-3 rounds..now does i have the right to wear tulsi mala around my neck..please reply prabhu ji…i really wanna wear to be active in counciousness movement…, You have to change your schedule Prabhu at least so you can chant 16 rounds a day. You have to make up the missing rounds the next day. We shouldn’t preach to the faithless. Once you have made your life perfect you can preach to the people around you and help them to make their lives perfect also. There are no rules and regulations as to where you can and can not chant Hare Krishna. In the four regulative principles, you have mentioned the following They can distinguish. But to take initiation from Srila Prabhupada we must vow to chant at least 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra daily. They have a simpler, less complex outlook then men which allows them to more easily surrender to Krishna. But still we should not overeat even Krishna prasadam. I have been chanting the Hare Krishna as much as possible throughout the day but then came across a website that recommends chanting the mantra om namo bhagavate vasudeva mantra for spiritual protection. He is enjoying Himself. He is there in the books and he can guide us and initiate us and chastise us–everything–through his books. feeling up and betterment in my voice and attitude when I started the valuable mantras of krishna. Materialists have material knowledge of course. So, can I chant the Mahamantra on Tulsi beads on the remaining days i.e around 26 days a month ( leaving the days in which i consume meat / fish ) I have started to pray Krishna since the last two years. One who has studied the previous records of legal implications, he is best lawyer. Regards It is a very good question and I apologize for not clearing this up in the article. That is 16 * 108 = 1728 mantras * 16 = 27648 names. So bona fide guru, Srila Prabhupada, is there, you simply have to take care to carefully hear his instructions to you as you read his books and make sure that you put those instructions into practice in your day-to-day life and in this way you will be hearing instructions from and surrendering to Srila Prabhupada. There are qualified spiritual masters in the International In our conditioned state we can not directly understand what Krishna wants us to do. We have no other choice. As far as the shortage of husbands the Vedic culture allows men, particularly strong men like the Ksatriyas to marry more than one wife. In the past I have use such pretexts that I am sick, I am fasting,etc to avoid sexual intercourses with him, but I can use these pretexts always. Becoming Krishna conscious means always remembering Krishna and never forgetting Krishna. That is the point. The real situation is that everyone in the material world is being forced to act by the modes of material nature. As the mantra in its purest form is non-different with Krishna Himself, the chanter is able to achieve direct communion with the Divinity by the practice of this chanting. All intoxication is sinful and is counter-productive in making spiritual advancement. God realization is only possible if we actually surrender to and serve a real actual pure devotee of Krishna and actually please him by our service. So yes. It is said that one should not consider the name of Krishna equal to any other God. Satvik foods are from four groups: grains, milk products, vegetables and fruits. But it will not be very effective without surrender to bona fide guru. Answer is that you become a pure devotee of Krishna are both siddha-sattva, transcendental material! 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