Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Radhanath Swami on Helpless Chanting

The opulences of high birth, beauty, knowledge, fame and strength that are so dear to materialistic people, that they spend their whole life trying to achieve, are the greatest disqualifications for a devotee, because they make one proud or they make one complacent. And then even if he chants the holy names, it is not with sincere feelings. It will just be mechanical. God is the property of those who feel, "I have nothing but You, my Lord. There is nothing else that can protect me. The world is a dreary void without You, my Lord." That is the mood in which we should throw our hands up in surrender and chant the names of God.
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38 comments:

  1. gopasanaDecember 13, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    we should carefully try to imbibe the mood HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj is emphasising

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  2. BipinDecember 13, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    SO True. If our chanting lacks seriousness we will just not give an earnest attempt to it and it then becomes mechanical.

    Sincere Chanting should be the focus of our life.

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  3. sunnyDecember 13, 2011 at 6:40 AM

    we falsely believe we are great and have so many things at our command...these things maybe taken away in a second...

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  4. RahulDecember 13, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami Maharaj. Your chanting is as inspiring as your words.

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  5. RichaDecember 13, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    Radhanath Swami is an ocean of wisdom

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  6. Kushal Bihari DasDecember 13, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Hari Bol. This realization only can make our spiritual life successful.

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  7. Piyush SinghDecember 13, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for sharing this open secret. It's important to practice and try to cultivate it.

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  8. anandDecember 13, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    I wish I can chant like that!

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  9. surekhaDecember 13, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    Thank you Radhanath swami for telling us how all material qualifications tend to be disqualifications for our spirtual life.

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  10. madhaviDecember 13, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    thank you maharaj for explaining how to chant the lord Krishna.

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  11. preetiDecember 13, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Thank you Maharaj for giving us such a beautiful enlightenment

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  12. Ravi GargDecember 13, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Beautiful words to encourage us in the sublime process of chanting God's holy names....

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  13. AnonymousDecember 13, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    thank you for teaching us the right mood of chanting

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  14. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    thank u for wonderful article

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  15. Citra Gopi DDDecember 14, 2011 at 3:42 AM

    So beautifully described.

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  16. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    Hare Krishna,Maharaj really a nice one,touching,inspiring and moving article.Maharaj ki hoo.It is a blessing to have you.Really a must read article.ys-anshu jaiman

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  17. anshu jaimanDecember 14, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    Hare Krishna,Maharaj really a nice one,touching,inspiring and moving article.Maharaj ki hoo.It is a blessing to have you.Really a must read article.ys-anshu jaiman

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  18. renunciateDecember 14, 2011 at 5:00 AM

    wonderful words from the lotus mouth of radhanath swami maharaj for us (to cultivate the mood for ever..., )

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  19. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Thank you Maharaj

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  20. PanakjDecember 14, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Thank you for sharing this!

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  21. madhavi lathaDecember 14, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    thank you for sharing.very nicely explained about the mood of chanting.

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  22. Paramesvara DasaDecember 14, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Very nice article. There is no any other support than Krishna for anything. Depending up on Krishna is the real way to lead a real life. All glories to HH Radhanatha Swami Maharaja.

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  23. Jagannath Dham DasDecember 14, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Thank you Srila Radhanath Swami for sharing your wonderful realizations ! They help us so much in our Spiritual life !
    Hare Krishna !

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  24. hari krishnaDecember 14, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    wonderful message

    Enlightenment is not in the books but in the devotees hearts like Radhanath Maharaj
    thankyou very much

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  25. UnknownDecember 15, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    Thanks...

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  26. Sumit SharmaDecember 16, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Amazing message from Radhanath Swami. Thanks for sharing it.

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  27. shobaDecember 16, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    As Maharaj says a person without these material opulence- high birth, high education, beauty, big wealth should feel blessed that he is away from one obstacle that pushes him/her away from Krishna. But in this material world, we behave the opposite way. If don't have these opulence, we work hard to get them instead of spending our effort and time in getting closer to Krishna.

    Here Maharaja's teaching is important to understand...

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  28. Kalpana KulkarniDecember 16, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    Our only hope is to surrender to God in a helpless mood

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  29. SundarDecember 17, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    To chant in helpless state of consciousness, one has to become detached and Swamiji often says real detachment is detachment from false ego.

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  30. KarryDecember 18, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    Thank you for enlightening, Maharaj

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  31. Sumit SharmaDecember 18, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Nice one. Thanks for sharing it.

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  32. Vidya PathamDecember 19, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    Thank you Radhanath Swami for giving us hope against hope and for teaching us to aspire for real wealth.

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  33. govindaDecember 19, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    Many thanks to Radhanath swami for this deep, profound and extremely beautiful blog

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  34. Abhinav MutrejaDecember 20, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    Thank you Maharaj for teaching us how to Chant.

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  35. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    Thank you maharaj

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  36. PhaniDecember 24, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Wonderful article. Thank you very much for sharing.

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  37. Tallam Sita RamaiahDecember 26, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj has nicely explained the mood in which chanting has to be performed. Thank you Maharaj.

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  38. BipinDecember 28, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Such an important lesson for all spiritual seekers. The cultivation of this mood means we reach an end that is the most important.

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