All the grievous sins are removed for one who worships Lord Sri Hari, the Lord of all lords, and chants the holy name, the Maha-mantra. — Padma Purana, 3.50.6 When the sixteen names and thirty-two syllables of the Hare Krishna mantra are loudly vibrated, Krishna dances on ones tongue . Effects of Pure Chanting of Holy Names of Krishna .. Freedom from sins: Srila Prabhupada stresses: The holy name is so spiritually potent that simply by chanting the holy name one can be freed from the reactions to all sinful activity. Liberation from Karma: Karma is that which keeps us in this cycle of birth and death. Chanting Hare Krishna destroys the root of sinful desires, thus stops new karma from appearing, and old karma is gradually also destroyed Transcendental knowledge: when one chants Hare Krishna, he also would know that he is not a material body, but an eternal spiritual soul: aham brahman asmi: By chanting hare Krishna one knows Brahman, who is Krishna. And Brahman is also an Absolute Truth - to know Brahman, Krishna is the purpose of Vedanta-sutra. And Vedanta is the essense of all the Vedas. Vedas are eternal knowledge for all human beings, Vedic religion is sanatana-dharma, eternal religion of soul. So, by chanting Hare Krishna, even sentimentalist, who doesnt know the Vedic philosophy of devotional service, unknowingly (ajnata-sukriti) is practicing bona-fide authentic practice, which is a forced meditation, unavailable to many Vedic scholars (impersonal jnanis: advaita and especially mayavada philosophers). Chanting Hare Krishna on regular basis (japa), everyday is already a fruit of all Vedic knowledge: O Lord, O Krishna, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am not this body, but I am eternally Your servant. But I am temporary lost in this material world. Please, accept me back as You eternal servant. Krishna says that He is the source of all vedas (Vyasa is avatara of Krishna, as Srimad-Bhagavatam says). Only after many millions of lifetimes, a wise person understands that Krishna is the source of all sources, Absolute Truth and Supreme object of worship by all. Such a soul is very rare - among billions of people, some are civilized. But humans are just among 400 000 species of life who are in minority. To be born as human is a big responsibility. On Earth as human one can burn all karma and go back to Godhead (Goloka), or one is not responsible and remains in the ocean of birth and death, samsara, which means his souls goes up and down to higher planets like heaven, and goes to lower planets like hells. So there are also 8 000 000 other species of life in material world, but one who chants Hare Krishna properly is at least saved from degrading to lower species of life (animals, plants, insects, fishes), and is not going to hell. That is is the greatest fear, but one who chants Hare Krishna is saved from this biggest fear. So among many people, who are civilized, only some part are interested in Vedic culture. Among them many just use some Vedic mantras for some temporary material results - they are interested in artha (money), so they worship demigods like Ganesha. Others sipmply want to go to heavenly planets so they worship many other different demigods, but they again reborn in material world (though even among demigods), thus still suffer reincarnation. Others are tired of karma, so they are studying scriptures: Vedas, Vedanta, Puranas, Upanishads etc. But if they remain on level of Jnana, dry knowledge, they still cannot get out of material world. So only not a very big percent of people interested in Vedas are really practicing Yoga or meditation, which is spiritually deeper and higher than Jnana and Karma. Karma and Jnana are like two ghosts who are chasing the soul: one is working hard (karma), then renounces it (jnana, impersonal liberation), but that is not a positive spiritual practice. One should have transcendental attachment towards Supreme Soul or Vishnu, Paramatma. So yogis understand that and practice meditation on Supersoul. But Bhakti-yoga is even deeper spiritual practice than simple yoga-meditation of majority of people. Most people are not following properly rules and regulations of yoga - they do not follow precisely yama / niyama (but for Hare Krishna bhakta celibacy, brahmacharya is a must), they are not practicing Pranayama, but in Hare Krishna movement it happens automatically during chanting holy names, and it is not possible for majority of people to concentrate on Supersoul, God in heart or in their souls. So there are temples of Krishna, where one can concentrate on deity of Lord, and that is as good as Supersoul or Paramatma. In Satya-yuga the process was to meditate on Supersoul in heart, but in kali yuga one can meditate on God in temple or simply concentrate on God in form of His holy names: Hare, Krishna, Rama. God is non-different from His name: they are all transcendental and spiritual. When one chants Hare Krishna, Krishna dances on his tongue. So all this and other knowledge about soul and its relationship with God, one will know by personally practicing Hare Krishna, Krishna conscious philosophy. Chanting Hare Krishna counteracts the sinful atmosphere of Kali-yuga, the present Age of Hypocrisy and Quarrel. All other Vedic mantras are included in the chanting of Hare Krishna. So just by chanting this mantra, one gets the benefit of all others. A person who chants Hare Krishna develops all good qualities. By chanting Hare Krishna one can relish at every step the full nectar that’s the real thirst of the soul. Peace of Mind. Krishna says in Gita (6.19): As a lamp in a windless place does not waver, so the transcendentalist, whose mind is controlled, remains always steady in his meditation on the transcendent Self. So, a truly Kṛṣṇa conscious person, always absorbed in transcendence, in constant undisturbed meditation on his worshipable Lord, is as steady as a lamp in a windless place. Chanting Hare Krishna invokes spiritual peace - for chanter and for those around him. Freedom from Reincarnation: Liberation from endless cycle/wheel of birth and death, known as samsara, is possible by freeing our consciousness from material desires. By chanting Hare Krishna, we revive the natural spiritual desires of the soul. Just as the nature of the body is to be attracted to sense gratification, the nature of the soul is to be attracted to God. Chanting awakens our original God consciousness and our desire to serve and associate with Him. By this change in consciousness, we can transcend the cycle of reincarnation. When one chants Hare Krishna, Krishna Himself becomes pleased. By chanting Hare Krishna one can return to Krishna’s world, the eternal abode of full happiness and knowledge. Ultimate Benefit - Transcendental Devotional Service towards Supreme Personality of Godhead - Krishna, who is a friend to everyone Liberation: There are 5 kinds of liberation (1 is impersonal, 4 are personal), and devotee may get liberation if he wants. Though he is not interested in impersonal liberation (liberation of advaita school of philosophy) Brings happiness: Proper practice is bringing happiness: one sings and dances happily in transcendental extacy. Externally it looks same as material happiness. But if one goes and dances on disco and sing there some karmic/worldly songs, that is not devotional service to God. But singing and dancing for God in temple (sankirtana, bhajana, japa, yoga-meditation) is bringing transcendental peace and joy of future meeting with God after death. but devotee is happy even just seeing deity of Lord in temple, and so he is happy and not in hurry like fanatics do. Chanting Hare Krishna brings the highest states of ecstasy. Chanting Hare Krishna brings relief from all miseries
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