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Comment on Shri Krishna Janmashtami-Transcendental Birthday of Lord Krishna by Candramukhi dasi

Candramukhi dasi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:41 -0500

Sri Jayadeva Gosvami's kirtana, Sri Mangala-Gitam, glorifies Bhagavan Sri Krsna, but morever indicates the glories of Srimati Radhika because Lord Krsna's highest glories are not manifest without being in Her association. 8/20/03 Tridandisvami Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja.

Prabhupada says ? Always Chant Nitai-Gaura, and think of Nitai-Gaura

Ishana Thakura dasa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:57:16 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

Shrila Prabhupada in Shrimad-Bhagavatam Lecture 2.1.2, Vrindavana, March 17, 1974:

“Then you become gosvami. Then, as Narottama dasa Thakura says, grhe va banete thake ha gauranga bole dake. Ha gauranga, ‘Always chanting Nitai-Gaura, and thinking of Nitai-Gaura,’ such person, Narottama dasa Thakura says… Grhe va… ‘He may be a sannyasi, or he may be a grhastha. It doesn’t matter. Because he is absorbed in the thought of Nitai-Gaura.’ So narottama mage tanra sanga: ‘Narottama is always desiring to associate with such person.’”

Shrila Prabhupada is saying here that if we constantly chant the names of Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga, we will become pure to that extend that we will attain association of such saintly persons like Shrila Narotama dasa Thakura.

As we said before, all our Acharyas used the word ?chant? to indicate both, kirtana and japa practice.It is childish to propagate that it sometimes means kirtana, not japa or otherwise. If a person is adviced by Prabhupada� to ‘Always chant Nitai-Gaura, and think of Nitai-Gaura, ‘ that also includes time of our japa practice.

How we should always chant the Names of Lord Nityananda and Gauranga if this does not include our japa time? There is no difference in the statements -’Always chant Hare Krishna, and think of Radha-Krishna and ‘Always chant Nitai-Gaura, and think of Nitai-Gaura, just as there is no practical difference between the process of chanting Hare Krishna and Nitaai and Gaura Naam daily on japa mala beads.

The main point is – ‘Always chanting Nitai-Gaura, and thinking of Nitai-Gaura,’ as Shrila Prabhupada� instruts us. So, a person who� always thinks about Nityananda and Gauranga is a devotee of the highest rang, worth of association with such great devotees like Shrila Narottama dasa Thakura.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!
Daaso’smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

The poison of Ten Offenses and Antidote -part TWO

Ishana Thakura dasa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:45:11 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

The Second offense in the process of chanting the Hare Krishna Maha-mantra is described as follows:

OFFENSE TWO

shivasya shri-vishnor ya iha guna-namadi-sakalam;
dhiya bhinnam pashyet sakhalu hari-namahita-karah.

?In this material world, the holy name of Vishnu is all-auspicious. Vishnu?s name, form, qualities, and pastimes are all transcendental absolute knowledge. Therefore, if one tries to separate the Absolute Personality of Godhead from His holy name or His transcendental form, qualities, and pastimes, thinking them to be material, that is offensive. Similarly, to think the names of demigods such as Lord Shiva to be as good as the name of Lord Vishnu-or, in other words, to think Lord Shiva and the other demigods to be other forms of God and therefore equal to Vishnu-is also blasphemous. This is the second offense at the lotus feet of the Lord. Lord Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the source of all the Vishnu tattvas.”

ANTIDOTE TWO:

We can fully eradicate the second offense by completely understanding the eternal position of Lord Gauranga-Krishna and the unique nature of His Names. Carefully studying of devotional literature will bring understanding that all demigods are actually devotees of the Lord, including Lord Shiva. Reading Shrimad Bhagavatam� it� is stated that Sambhu, Lord Shiva is the greatest of all Vaishnavas.That� is specially recommended in this regard.

There are numerous examples where we may finnd that Lord Shiva and Parvati are eternal devotees of the Lord.

sarve vayam navadvipe
tishthaamah prema-laalasaah
gaura gaureti gaayantah
sankirtana-paraa bhuvi
Shri Navadvipa Dhaam Mahatmya, Pramana Khanda Verse 19

Lord Shiva states: “We all eternally reside in Navadvipa. Overwhelmed and intoxicated with the desire to dive deep in pure love, we constantly perform Paraa Sankirtana, singing “Gaura! Gaura!” eternally in Navadvipa on the earthly sphere.”

gauri saha siva gauranga-nama;
gaiya gaiya puraya kama.

“In Navadvipa, Lord Shiva is constantly chanting the Gauranga Mantraraja along with his wife Gauri and thus fulfilling his innermost desires.”

Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya, Chp 8,

Also in� Shri Ananta-samhita, Lord Shiva tells Parvati:

dharayamy urdhva-vadane,
devesi samhitam imam;
mantram ca gauracandrasya,
namedam sarva-mangalam.

A.S. Shri Chaitanya-janma-khanda, 2.3.54.

“O Parvati, the controller of all the demigods, I always recite with great enthusiasm this Ananta-samhita alongwith the Gauranga Mantraraja which is the most auspicious in this world.”

In that way, a devotee may fully understand that Lord Shiva is eternally engaged in the process of chanting Nityananda Gauranga and Hare Krishna. Then what to speak about demigods, like Vayu, Indra or Chandra. On that way a devotee may fully understand the eternal position of the Holy Name of Lord Gauranga-Krishna end never consider it equal to the names of demigods.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Shri Krishna Janmashtami-Transcendental Birthday of Lord Krishna

Ishana Thakura dasa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:29:11 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

Today is Shri Krishna Janmasthami, transcendental birthday and appearance of Supreme Lord Shri Krishna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Devotees all over the world are celebrating this most auspicious day and speak about Shri Krishna and His appearance. In the Bhagavad-Gita, Shri Krishna is telling Arjuna that if a person simply understands His appearance, he or she will go to Him, in the spiritual kingdom, Goloka-Vrindavana. What is the nature of His appearance?

janma karma ca me divyam
yo janati tattvatah
tyaktva deham punar janma
naiti mam eti kaunteya
[Bg. 4.9]

The words mam eti indicates that a fortunate jiva will go to Lord Krishna, in the transcendental abode. The Supreme Lord Shri Krishna appeared on this planet 5000 years ago, but still it is the greatest festival on earth. It is so because his appearance is fully transcendental. His activities are all transcendental. In this verse word divyam means transcedental.

In the tenth Canto of Shrimad Bhagavatam we may find detailed description of Lord Krishna’s appearance, also in Krishna-book we may find abridged versions of the same chapters, so we should try to read them and remember such pastimes today.

In this article, just to glorify Lord Shri Krishna, we will, shortly try to remember this pastime.

On the day of his wedding, King Kamsa found out that Devaki?s eighth child would be born to kill him. He heard a� celestial voice and immediately wanted to kill his sister Devaki. at that moment, Vasudeva, her husband, jumped down from the chariot and proposed Kamsa to imprison them and made them promise to give each child to Kamsa.

In that way, Devaki and Vasudeva were putted in the prison by Kamsa. They gave all six children to Kamsa, and he killed them all out of fear that some of them may be his killer. Then, under influence of Yogamaya Devaki’s seventh child was transferred into the womb of Rohini, a second wife of Vasudeva, and foolish Kamsa thought that Devaki had miscarriage. In that way Balarama, Rohini-nandana appeared.

The Supreme Lord Shri Krishna appeared on a stormy night in the prison where Devaki and Vasudeva were locked. Vasudeva and Devaki could not tolerate to give the baby Krishna to Kamsa, so when the guards fall asleep, they hidthe baby in the basket and Vasudeva lefte toward Gokula, where his old friend Nanda Maharaja lived, together with Yashoda. That night was a stormy, rainy night.

While passing the river Yamuna, the water became turbulent and waves were very strong and wild, so Vasudeva was very frightened not to lose the baby in the river. When the lotus feet of baby Krishna touched the water, the river became peacefuller, and then Vasudeva realized that his son is not an ordinary person. He took baby Krishna to Nanda and Yashoda and returned to prison with Yashoda’s newborn daughter. When Kamsa wanted to kill her, she manifested Her form as Yogamaya and disappeared, saying that the eighth son of Devaki is born and it is safe in Gokula.

On this most auspicious day let us glorify Lord Krishna and chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Krishna Janmasthami ki jay!

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!
Daaso’smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Lord Nityananda is easily Pleased with Devotees who Worship Gauranga Mahaprabhu

Ishana Thakura dasa — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:29:26 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

Lord Nityananda is very easily pleased with devotees who serve Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. If we are trying to serve Lord Gauranga, we will get the mercy of Lord Nityananda. What is the best way to do it? Lord Nityananda Himself is teaching us:

.bhaja gauranga, kaha gauranga, laha gaurangera naam re…"Worship Lord Gauranga by chanting and speaking His Holy Name constantly and become my life and soul."

Lord Nityananda is the life and soul of Lord Gauranga, and Lord Gauranga is the Life and soul of Lord Nityananda. They are in fact unseparate Truths. Nitaai knows all about Gaura, and Gaura knows all about Nitaai. So, Lord Nityananda externaly disobeyed the order of Lord Chaitanya to preach chanting of the Hare Krishna in Bengal and started to preach chanting of Gaura Naam. He knew that fallen persons in this age of Kali are so degraded, without any qualifications, that they are unable to properly perform chanting of Hare Krishna in order to overcome ten offenses. Therefore He preached chanting and worshiping Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu, because only on that way fallen souls may attain a level of pure chanting of Hare Krishna, and really enter into the realm of Shri Shri Radha and Krishna.

Lord Nityannada is happy when we are chanting the Names of Gauranga, as he personally instructed us. Also those devotees who are chanting the Name of Lord Nityananda are the life and soul of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!
Daaso’smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Shrila Prabhupada-If that Name is of God, so You Chant

Ishana Thakura dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:54:03 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

Prabhupada: No. We are recommending ?Chant the holy name of God.? So if you have got the holy name of God, you can chant that.

Prabhupada: Anyway, if one chants Allah or Jesus Christ, we have no objection. We don?t say that you stop it. We say that you chant the holy name of God. If that name is of God, you chant.?
from Shrila Prabhupada� Room Conversation, August 14, 1971, London.

Shrila Prabhupada is in a direct way saying that a person should chant the Holy Name of God.� Nitaai and Gaura Naam are the most direct Names of God, non-different from Lord Nityananda and Lord Gauranga, who are Lord Balarama and Lord Shri Krishna, Shyamasundara Themselves. There are millions of evidences and examples that Nityananda and Gauranga are the Names of God, therefore we are adviced to chant them, according to this statement of Shrila Prabhupada.

It is worth to notice, that many religions, like Islam or Christianity are custom to chant different Names of the Lord on beads, like Allah, or Jesus. It is specific chanting on rosary or on beads. And Shrila Prabhupada is saying here that he has no objection to that practice, so what to say about regular chanting Nitaai and Gaura Naama on beads?

We must understand that an Acharya as Shrila Prabhupada may not directly implement all the instruction which he gives in his books,� but all his instructions are absolute and can be universally applied. There is also progressive theology. Spiritual� truths are eternal, but they were not always manifested. In the same way, the truth about this process is eternal, yet not fully manifested in this world, but it is spreading like a blasting forest fire under the power of Nitaai-Gaura-Harinama Sankirtana and the desire of previous acharyas.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

The poison of Ten Offenses and Antidote -part ONE

Ishana Thakura dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:38:22 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

There are ten offenses in the process of chanting Hare Krishna Maha Mantra. The most powerful way of completely destroying them is the chanting of Nitaai and Gaura Naam:

chaitanya-nityanande nahi esaba vicara,
nama laite prema dena, vahe asrudhara

Chaitanya Charitamrta Adi 8.31

“But if one chants, with only some slight faith, the two holy names of Lord Gauranga and Nityananda, very quickly he or she is quickly cleansed of all offenses. Since in the chanting of the names of Nityananda and Gauranga there is no consideration of offenses, one will very quickly come to the stage of love of God, simply by chanting Their names and tears of pure love for Krishna will flow from the eyes.”

Even if we take full shelter of the most powerful Nitaai and Gaura Naam we must always be extremely careful not to commit any of ten devastating offenses. The best way is to act opposite, to understand what each offense means and act in an opposite – positive way. In this article we will present in short, all of the ten offenses and the antidote for their poisonous effect. This antidote is more like a prevention. If we act in that way we will be on the safe side and rapid success in our spiritual life will be guaranteed. So, we need to fully surrender to Nitaai and Gaura Naam and to take care not to commit any of the ten offenses in the future. In that way we may attain all perfection. The descriptions of offenses are from the book “Introduction to Maha Mantra Yoga” written by our Gurudeva His Holiness Tridandi Bhikshu Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada. For detailed description and explanations of all ten offenses, please read that book /you can find it in Nitaai Veda/.

OFFENSE ONE:

satam ninda namnah paramam aparadham vitanute;
yatah khyatim yatam katham u sahate tad-vigarham.

?To blaspheme the great saintly persons who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra is the worst offense at the lotus feet of the holy name. One should not criticize a preacher of the glories of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. If one does so, he is an offender. The Nama-prabhu, who is identical with Krishna, will never tolerate such blasphemous activities, even from one who passes as a great devotee.”

ANTIDOTE ONE:

The first and most powerful elixir is glorification of rare devotees that are preaching the glories of chanting the Holy Names. Persons who are engaging in the distribution of the Holy Names, in this Nitaai Gaura Harinama sankirtana in any way, are the holiest persons of all. When we glorify such devotees, the Supreme Lord Gauranga-Krishna is very pleased, even more then we are trying to glorify Him directly.

We should regularly drink this elixir by glorifying our previous Acharyas, by appreciating their teachings and examples, trying to serve Vaishnavas in any possible way we can. We should develop natural attitude of servitude toward all Vaishnavas, spiritual master and previous acharyas and always honor and glorify them.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

What?s the world?

Jagannatha Gauranga dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:27:32 -0500

What’s the world without the holy names of God?

What’s the world without Srimad Bhagavatam?

What’s the world without Srila Gurudeva?

What’s the world?………… a lump of clay.

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Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Reveals the most Confidential Secret

Ishana Thakura dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:24:46 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

ara eka gudha katha suna sarva-jana
kali-jive yogya-vastu gaura-lila-dhana

“”Please hear a most confidential secret. The most suitable thing for the
conditioned souls in Kali-yuga is the treasure of Gauranga-lila.”

Shrila Bahktivinoda Thakura in his Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya is telling us the most confidential secret of all times. He himself is telling us that this is the most confidential secret. Nobody should think that he is making some exaggeration.

And here, he is personally saying that this secret is very confidential. More then that he is saying that this secret you will not find in any other book! That is very important for us to understand. This secret is revealed by Shrila Bhaktivinoda in his book Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya and he personally is saying that to us! In any, scripture, even in the Shrimad-Bhagavatam,Bhagavad-Gita, Vedas, you will not find that secret. That is the power of great acharya and Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura mercifully reveaedl that top-most confidential secret to us.

We should have the faith in the words of Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. All the followers of Bhaktivinoda-parivara must accept his words as a fact, otherwise what is the use of following him? And he is addressing all people of this world -?suna sarva?jana,? – “Please,listen, all of you, all people”. His desire is that all people of this world hear about this secret. That is what we are humbly trying to do. We are simply trying to present this words of Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura to this world, We are not inventing anything, we are just saying – “Please, hear what Shrila Bhaktivinoda said!” That is the power of Nitaai-Gaura-Harinaam Sankirtana.

He is directly saying that the most suitable thing for Kali-yuga is to take shelter in gaura-lila. The word dhana means treasure. Gaura-lila dhana means the treasure of gaura-lila. Fallen jivas of this age of Kali should open that chest and take advantage of this gaura-lila, of His Name, Form, Pastimes etc.

What is this secret? It is chanting of the Names of Nityananda and Gauranga!

Shrilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura revailed this top-most secret of all times in his book Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya in Chapter one, verses 38-52. We will try in a systematic way to present those important verses in a form of short articles in the following days in order to serve our spiritual master Shrila Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami Gaurangapada. Please, listen his lectures available on this portal and read his commentaries in Nitaai-Veda about this most important topic. In that way every person may fully understand what is this top-most confidential secret, revealed by Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Quantity is Bringing Quality of our Chanting

Ishana Thakura dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:08:16 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

Chanting is our ultimate service, our life and soul. Without chanting we would be lost. All philosophy, elaborate studies, austerities, charity, all auspicious activities, rules and regulations, Deity worship, and all other spiritual activities depend on the quality and quantity of our chanting.

There is an important question – what is more important – quality or quantity? Of course, they are both essential, but what is more important? What we should try to do in order to achieve higher levels of chanting? Should a beginner stress more on quality or on quantity.

It is the fact that quantity is more important then quality in terms that quantity brings quality. Quantity will bring quality in our chanting. If you are chanting 4 rounds with full attention that is very nice. But if you are able to chant 16 or 32 rounds you will feel the difference. The mind may wander here and there, but under the influence of the sound of Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Maha Mantra and our constant focusing on that sound, it will surrender and finally listen to the Naam. It is of greatest importance for all of us to develop unstoppable determination in chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna. If we have strong determination in japa, we will also have strong determination in our service to Vaishnavas, Guru and Supreme Lord Gauranga-Krishna. Our japa sadhana is essential to our spiritual advancement, and the strongest pillar of our spiritual life.

Our chanting should be also done in a servitude mood, as service. We should feel that we are chanting for the pleasure of� Lord Gauranga-Krishna and that His Name is non-different from Himself.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Special Characteristics of Lord Nityananda?s Devotees

Ishana Thakura dasa — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:49:19 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

ninda nahi nityananda sevakera mukhe
aharnisha caitanyera yasa gaya sukhe

“The devotees who have received the great fortune to serve Lord Nityananda Balarama never engage in criticism or blasphemy of other Vaishnavas. Day and night their only activity is to blissfuly sing the name and glories of Lord Gauranga.”

nityananda-bhakta saba dike savadhana
nityananda-bhrtyera chaitanya dhana-prana

“Thus the devotees of Lord Nityananda and always extremely cautious from all directions to totally avoid criticism of other Vaishnavas. Actually they have no time to criticze others because they are busy in chanting the glories of the names and pastimes of Lord Gauranga, who is their life and wealth.”

In this two wonderful verses eternal characteristics of devotees of Lord Nityananda are described. The first characteristic of devotee who received the mercy of Lord Nityananda Balarama is that such devotee is free from any kind of criticism toward other devotees. He is just like a honey-bee, always sees good qualities in the words and activities of other devotees. That is the first characteristic of such a devotee.

The second characteristic is that a devotee of Lord Nityananda is blissfully engaged in chanting Gaura Naam – Gauranga, Gauranga. That is another symptom of devotees of Lord Nityananda-Balarama. The third� is that such rare devotees are so much absorbed in chanting Nitaai and Gaura Naam, and preaching about Nityananda and Gauranga that they have no time even to think of criticizing even an ant, what to say about Vaishnavas. Devotees of Lord Nityananda are always making fresh and new ways of expanding the flow of mercy toward fallen jivas.

In Chaitanya Charitamrta CC Adi 11.59: the specific power of devotees of Lord Nityananda is described.

“All these devotees had unlimited strength to deliver unobstructed, unceasing love of Krishna. By their own strength they could offer anyone Krishna and love of Krishna.”

This Nitaai Gaura Harinama Sankirtana is one of the main rivers of such distribution, and therefore we may conclude that it is maintained and expanding due to the mercy of Lord Nityananda Balarama and His devotees.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Mahamantra Japa and Time

Jefferson Ogenia — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:34:08 -0500

Hari Bol,

In my opinion,� the maximum speed one can finish 1 round of hare krishna mahamantra while pronuncing the names completley and correctly is: 11-12 minutes.
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Some people say it 1 round can be chanted in 6-7 minutes but that chanting would rush the mantra + how long can a human being chant loudly at the speed of�1 mantra per 4 seconds?

Dear devotees, in your experience, How long does the chanting of 1 round of the hare Krishna maha mantra take? and how long does 16 and 64 rounds take?��

In Kali yuga most people have to work 8 hours a day and have to rest at least 7 hours at night is sometimes not easy to chant 64 rounds a day since it leaves only 9 hours of the day to do Japa and or other basic necesities of live. But a devotee can start with a vow of chanting a minimum of 16 rounds of hare Krishna togheter with 10 rounds each of Nityananda and Gauranga mantrarajas and increasing the rounds as far as time permits. And the mahamantra wil gradually fulfill the devotees desire of chanting more by giving him the means and the time. according to a story told by a devotee to me when Lord Rama was building Setu bandha a Squirrell was helping by carrieng small pebbles and sand to the shore LordRama was very pleased with the squirrel because it was using its full capacity, however small to work for the Lord and got his blessings.�in the same way by putting our effort to the max we can Please the lord by chanting as many rounds as possible.

�Hari Bol
jefferson

The most Valuable Treasure in the whole Universe

Ishana Thakura dasa — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:38:31 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

hetha aparadhi paya prema-tattva dhana;
ataeva ei gaura-lila sarvopari dhana.

“In Vrindavan the offenders are killed by the Lord and they achieve
liberation. In Navadvipa however, the offenders achieve pure love for
Lord Gauranga. That is why the pastimes of Lord Gauranga is the topmost
treasure in this universe.”

From Shri Navadvipa-dhama-mahatmya Chapter 6

In this verse Lord Nityananda Prabhu is describing the unique glory of Gauranga-lila, the divine pastimes of Lord Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. In Krishna-lila, all offenders like Putana, Dhenukasura, Bakasura and Kamsa were immediately killed by Lord Krishna or Lord Balarama. But, in Gaura-lila offenders like Jagai and Madhai are given the highest mercy – pure love for Lord Gauranga-Krishna. That is so unique!

That is the mercy far beyond all limits and expectations -the highest mercy – pure love for the most fallen. That is the unique characteristic of Gaura-lila and therefore it is topmost treasure in this universe.

Similar, in chanting Krishna Naam, offender of the Naam, a person who commits Naama aparadha is immediately punished and cannot attain the goal of chanting – pure love for the Lord. But in chanting of Nitaai and Gaura Naam, the sadhaka is delivered from such� offenses by the power of those Names and empowered to further chant Hare Krishna.

In such way Gauranga-lila and His Name are the most valuable treasure of this universe.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Charge Your Batteries for the Day with Intensive Chanting

Ishana Thakura dasa — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:09:53 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

When you are feeling down, having many worries or you are feeling a lack of energy, motivation etc. the best way to became full of spiritual energy and enthusiasm is to chant Nitaai and Gaura Naam with vigor, loudly and intensive.

Try to chant on that way at least 10 rounds of Nityananda and Gauranga and you will be amazed how full of spiritual energy you will be. It is so effective. You will see things differently. The same problem will look different before and after such chanting.

It is so because during chanting we are in the direct contact with the Lord and His energies. And the more we are chanting the more we will be filled with that spiritual energy that will help us all the day long.

I noticed that when chanting is right, intensive – my whole day is guided by that force, sometimes wonderful situations occur without our effort. And if chanting is not intensive – the mind is trying to play different games, and the whole day is in a lack of focus, goal and energy. Then everything is without life, like slow motion.

You may go anywhere where you may be alone, in a room, or park etc and just chant with intensity, with energy. That will give you shakti, real spiritual energy for everything in your life.

Intensive chanting is helping us to render focused service, dedication to service is helping us to chant with more intensity. That is a wonderful circle of increasing and supporting. When you are focused 100 percent on your service you will notice that you will chant with amazing intensity or focus. Similar, when you are chanting with vigor and enthusiasm, you will render your service in the same spirit.

The clouds of doubts, lethargy, hesitation, mind speculations, etc all disspell under the powerful Sun of intensive chanting. Try for your self and you will see the results. In such way every day may be great day for you simply by accepting this process of chanting Nityananda Gauranga and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

The Unique Power of the Names of Nityananda and Gauranga

Ishana Thakura dasa — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:49:15 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

The chanting of Nitaai and Gaura Naam are so powerful that even if a person unknowingly chants Them, all their sins will be destroyed. That is the unique power of the Names of Nityananda and Gauranga.

gauranga nitai jei bale eka bara
ananta karama dosha anta haya tara

Anyone who chants Gauranga Nityananda Nityananda even once, unlimited sinful reactions of unlimited lives are destroyed instantly.

Two phrases in this verse are very important. Ananta karama dosha means unlimited sinful reactions. What does -unlimited mean ? We are in this material world from the past of inmemoral, making so many sinful activities and offenses that it is unable to count all of them. That is ananta- unlimited. Like a mountain made of mustard seed. Who can count how many mustard seeds would be there? It is simply not possible. Our karmic reactions are so gigantic that they are unlimited.

But, then it is said – ?eka bara?. Eka means one. If anyone chants “Nityananda, Gauranga” even once, eka bara, that mountain of sinful reactions will be destroyed.

This preaching mission of Nitaai-Gaura-Harinama Sankirtana is the greatest welfare and humanitarian work for any person in this planet. Everybody is trying to do some benefit on a physical level, to help others to feel better, more comfortable, to feed poor and hungry persons, to cure diseases etc. But this sankirtana mission is saving humanity from unlimited numbers of repeated births and deaths and is giving solution for every problem of the modern world. We are simply passing the message of our acharyas. We are just trying to distribute that treasure. “O jivas, why are you suffering so much? You are in constant agony of birth and death and constant struggle for existence. Just chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna and stop this agony of material disease. Just chant!”

In fact it is easy to be saved from such circle of birth and death. It is possible by chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna, as it is described in this verse.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Criticism of Devotees-the Greatest Danger in Spiritual Life

Ishana Thakura dasa — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:32:01 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

sulapani sama yadi vaishnavere ninde
tathapiha nasa paya — kahe shastra vrinde

“Even if someone of the level of the supremely powerful devotee and gunavatara Lord Shiva blasphemes a devotee, he will soon be destroyed. This is the verdict of all the scriptures.”
Chaitanya Bhagavata Madhya 22.56

In material life we are customed to find faults in others. That is the nature of materialistic mind -always engage in finding faults. Even if a person does something nice, his or her mind will try to find faults and� criticize in some way. Just like a fly. In the field full of flowers a fly will search for some dirt place like a horse stool and go there. That is the nature of a material oriented mind.

In spiritual life we should be like bees. On the same field bees collect nectar from flowers. They do not see the dirt. Only flowers. That is the mind of a devotee. We should be like a bee, looking for flowers.

Blasphemy against a devotee is like an atomic bomb in our spiritual life, because devotees are the life and soul of Lord Gauranga-Krishna and He never tolerates any criticism on them. The best policy is to always be engaged in the fire of devotional service, focused on the instruction of the spiritual master and on personal spiritual life and activities. In that way the mind will not have any time to speculate and measure others, to play games in finding faults in others. We should always see other devotees as holy persons who came to help our Gurudeva in his mission. It is not our role to measure their purity or impurity, we should try to serve them. In material life everybody is trying to show himself or herself in the best possible way, to force and exploit environment.” Relatives, neighbors, friends etc., they are all full of faults and their main reason is to serve me. ” That is material life. In spiritual life we are trying to serve other devotees. We are trying to see them as our best well-wishers, as helpers of our gurudeva in this path.

The destructive power of criticism of other devotees is so powerful that even the spiritual master can not protect us:

vaisnavera ninda karibeka yara gana
tara raksa-smarthya nahika kona jana

“A Vaishnava or a Guru is unable to protect any of his followers who engage in blasphemy of the Vaishnavas.”

In modern times, many are wondering – “Why are there so many fall-downs, even great gurus, sanyasis,� fall down. How is that possible?” The answer is given in the above verse.

We are a servants. Not judges. We placed our heart in the mission of our Gurudeva and should try to inspire each other, to help. We should see each other through the service to guru. Not on some material level. That is the only proper way how criticism may be avoided. We should always have non-sectarian spirit toward other vaishnavas and embrace them if they are open-minded and noncritical toward Nitaai and Gaura Naam and our Gurudeva.

When we see some fault from our limited perspective we must ask ourselves – Do I have some fault? If I have some defect myself, then why to find fault in others?” In this spiritual process we are all ill. We are suffering from a material disease and greatest amnesia – total forgetfulness about the Lord. We all have a different degree of that illness. And under special treatment of the doctor-spiritual master we are recovering from our illness under the medicine of spiritual activities like chanting, reading scriptures etc. So, if we are ill, it is nonsense to criticize our fellow, the other patient. We should help him, not criticize him because he or she is in a bad position, just like we are.

We need to learn to see what is bad in ourselves, and see what is good in others.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

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Love over Majesty, Mercy over Love

Ishana Thakura dasa — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:14:46 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

The Supreme Lord is most pleased with pure devotion, with intense affection. He Himself is saying that such feelings are satisfying Him more then even opulence and service in Vaikuntha:

aisvarya-jnanete saba jagat misrita
aisvarya-sithila-preme nahi mora prita

Chaitanya Charitamrta Adi-3.16.

“I am not so pleased by devotion mixed with awe and reverence of Vaikuntha, Ayodhya and Dvaraka as I am with intimate devotion without awe and reverence of Vrindavana.”

In the opulent planets on Vaikuntha there is constant worshiping of the Supreme Lord, but that worshiping is filled with awe and reverence. Just like worshiping the big King. There is no intimacy, no secrets. Close contact and exchanges of emotions never take part.

In Vrindavana, only pure devotion exists, without a trace of awe and reverence. We should not think that cowherd boys and gopis of Vrindavana are not aware of the Supreme Glories of Lord Krishna. That knowledge is also there, but it does not affect their devotional mood of pure devotees. Full knowledge is always needed. Without knowledge a person risks to take devotion cheaply and rush into intimate pastimes of Shri Shri Radha-Krishna in Vrindavana without proper understanding, just like sahajiyas are trying to do. Knowledge about the Lord is a must, but that knowledge does not stop the nectar flow of devotion.

Is there anything higher then love? Yes, there is. There is mercy. Causeless mercy. That is actually the highest manifestation of love, and in that term we may say that it is higher then relishing or testing that love alone. This merciful distribution of love to most fallen persons is extraordinary and unique! Therefore Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appeared to taste the love of Shri Radha and to give mercy, unconditioned mercy.

Just as the Lord is more pleased with intimate devotion then with devotion mixed with awe and reverence of Vaikuntha, so is He more pleased with selfless distribution of such devotion, then just relishing it.

In that way, love is higher then majesty, and mercy is then higher love.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Nitaai Naam-Gateway for all Service to Lord Chaitanya and Shri Shri Radha Krishna

Ishana Thakura dasa — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:59:55 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

In this process of chanting we first take full shelter of Nitaai Naam – Nityananda by daily chanting His Name on japa mala beads and on kirtana. That is our first step of everyday process – we first take shelter of Lord Nityananda’s Name. Then, we are chanting Gaura Naam – Gauranga, the Name of Lord Chaitanya, and the third part is chanting� Hare Krishna Maha Mantra. Even there are no hard and fast rules in this process, we are following that order because only via the mercy of Nitaai Naam we may attain Lord Gauranga and Radha-Krishna. It is confirmed in Shri Chaitanya Charitamrta, Adi Lila 6.48:

nityananda avadhuta sabate agala
caitanyera dasya-preme ha-ila pagala

“Nityananda, the wandering mendicant, is the foremost of all the servants of Lord Chaitanya. He is like the gateway through which all service to Lord Chaitanya must pass. He became mad in the ecstasy of service to Lord Chaitanya.”

Only through Lord Nityananda Balarama we may approach Lord Gauranga-Krishna. In this verse he is compared with a large gateway through which all services must pass. We can not jump over Him. Therefore, we are taking shelter of His Name, and by chanting Nityananda, Nityananda we are making some progress, and with His mercy we are chanting Gaura Naam and Hare Krishna.

It is confirmed in hundred of verses and examples that Lord Nityananda is our only hope and this process of chanting His Holy Name is ultimate way of being in constant conctact with Him.

Shrila Narottama dasa Thakura is saying that those who are in no relation with Lord Nityananda are simply wasting their lives:

se sambandha nahi ja’r, brtha janma gelo ta’r
sei pasu boro duracar
nitai na bolilo mukhe, majilo samsara-sukhe
vidya-kule ki koribe tar

“Anyone who has not established his relationship with Nityananda Prabhu by chanting His name ‘Nityananda’ is understood to have spoiled his valuable human birth. Such a human being is actually an uncontrollable animal.
Because he never uttered the holy name ‘Nityananda’, he has become merged into so-called material happiness. What can his useless education and family tradition do to save him from the cycle of birth and death?”

The Name of Nitaai – Nityananda, is the begining and end, life and wealth of our devotional service and practice. Therefore let us chant and dance -”Nityananda, Nityananda, Nityananda!”

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

It is almost Impossible to Find a Devotee Who Knows the Secret of Nitaai Gaura Naam Tattva

Ishana Thakura dasa — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:29:25 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

To find a vaishnava in this world is rare. To find a pure devotee of Lord Krishna is very rare. To find a pure devotee who understands that Lord Shri Krishna Chaitanya is� Shri Shri Radha -Krishna is very, very rare. To find an extraordinary, elevated pure devotee who fully realized that Lord Gauranga and Lord Nityananda are non-different from Their Names, a devotee who knows Nitaai-Gaura Naam Tattva, is almost impossible.

If we� somehow, by our unlimited fortune came in contact with such pure devotee we must consider that we are receiving the greatest gift of all, and that we are the luckiest person in this world. We should hold the lotus feet of such devotee, of our spiritual master on the throne of our heart.

Shrila Bhaktivinoda is joyfully singing and teaching us:

ohe!
vaishnaba thakura, doyara sagara,
e dase koruna kori?
diya pada-chaya, shodho he amaya,
tomara carana dhori

from Sharanagati

“O venerable Vaishnava, O ocean of mercy, be merciful unto your servant. Give me the shade of your lotus feet and purify me. I hold on to your lotus feet”

In order to understand this spiritual science we must approach a pure devotee, who is the representative of God. We should inquire, search, ask, but when we are feeling within our heart, when Super-soul, paramatma is pushing us forward and arranging situations to meet our eternal spiritual master, we should approach to such pure devotee. Without that we will be lost in endless speculations and searchings for answers. The pure devotee is doyara sagara, ocean of mercy. Unlimited ocean of mercy? If we take shelter of the lotus feet of that pure devotee who is always carrying the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga-Krishna in his heart, we will automatically be thrown in that ocean of mercy.

The mercy comes in two ways, as cold spring water and sweet honey. When we are impure, a cold chilly shower will remove the dust, but the process of bathing is not always enjoyable. The result is that we have no dirt anymore. In such ways, difficult times are there for us to show our determination and sincerity. Otherwise our dedication, our love would be cheap. Even in the material world persons are saying -”If you are with me in the hard times, when I am poor or ill, then I will know that you� really love me.” In the same way, if we are showing to Krishna, that we are serving him, in difficult times, and hard situations, that is sure proof of our dedication and love for Him. There is one proverb -” Only on the great pains, the true hero may be recognized.” The hard times are there in our lives to make advancement.

Mercy also comes in a sweet, ambrosial way. When we are inspired, enthusiastic, when we get a drop of taste for chanting, when some beautiful realization comes into our heart, when we somehow do something right for guru and Krishna,the heart fills with joy. In such way we are diving deeper and deeper into that ocean of transcendental servitude, in the realm of spiritual life.

And actually this process is fully blissful. susukham kartam avyayam. In Bhagavad-Gita Lord Krishna is saying to Arjuna that this proces is very nice, full of ectasy. That is true. This process is full of bliss, knowledge and eternity opposite to this materially oriented civilizations and activities that are so grey and full of miseries. Every enjoyement in the material world is a form of forgetfullness or self-deception, whereas in the spiritual life that enjoyement is real. Who would not like to dance, chant, associate with nice persons, honor prasadam. Acctually in comparison with material dull lifestyle, our every day is like a festival. So full of life and colors. All what is purest and highest may be found in association of devotees and in the service of� Lord Gauranga-Krishna.

Narottama dasa Thakura is singing: chadiya vaisnava-seva nistara payeche keba: “Who has been elevated without rendering service to a pure Vaishnava?”

In order to become happy we must grab the lotus feet of vaishnavas and our spiritual master, embrace them within the heart and smear our bodies with the transcendental dust of such pure vaishnavas.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

What is Our Real Dharma?

Ishana Thakura dasa — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:10:28 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Nitaai Gaura Hari Naama Sankirtan ki Jaya! All glories to Swami Gaurangapada! All Glories to Shri Guru Parampara!

The term dharma is world-widely known, just as the word karma became even known to� children in this modern time. But do we really know what� our dharma is?

There are two basic understandings of this term. The first one is� nature, and second one is� duty.

If we examine our nature, we must realize that we are not this body. We are a spirit soul? If we examine the nature of that spirit soul we will undertstand that we do not belong to this temporary, material realm. We will see that we are in prison here. So, our nature is spiritual and to recognize our source, to reestablish our connection with the Supreme, that is our dharma. That is the true dharma of the soul.

The second meaning of the word dharma is duty. There are thousands and millions of interpretations what� our duty as human beings is. Some are proclaiming that we are here just to continue the human rase, others are saying that duty is to worship the desire of ancestors, to serve the political systems etc. So many “duties” we have and we are supposed to follow them according to our environment, time and circumstances.

But if our eternal characteristic is to serve the Supreme Lord Gauranga-Krishna then our most important duty must be to wake up and attain and maintain that devotional service. That must be our most important duty. All others are temporary duties with temporary results of performing them, whereas bhakti is internal and the result is the eternal.

All our frustrations and dissatisfaction are here because we forgot what our main duty is. We are living a complicated life-style nowadays with the tendency to become even more complicated, we are tided with thousands of false duties and obligations that will only entangle us more and more. What is the real use of such duties? Endless frustrations are the only result.

In the Shrimad Bhagavatam 1.2.6, spotless Purana, real dharma is described:

sa vai pumsam paro dharmo
yato bhaktir adhoksaje
ahaituky apratihata
yayatma suprasidati

Translation:

“The supreme occupation, dharma for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.”

So, this process of chanting Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna is our real dharma because it is placing us in the position of our real nature and directly connects us with the Supreme Lord Gauranga-Krishna. It is the highest dharma of the soul, and the only activity that may give us eternal results of transcendental bliss, happiness and pure love.

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!
Daaso?smi,
Ishana Thakura dasa
Edited by Jagannatha dasi

Comment on Birth of Lord Baladeva and Three Realizations Today Video by Ishana Thakura dasa

Ishana Thakura dasa — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:10:50 -0500

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna Dear Gurudeva, thank you so much for sharing your wonderfull realisations with us! It is wonderfull to hear that there is shila with Nitaai's Name on it. Coukd you please post a picture of a shila? What kind of shila is that? Is it Balarama shila? What are specifics of worshiping such shila? Are there also shila with Gaura Naam on it? Sorry for asking so much questions. Thank you very much for this video. Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna Your servant, Ishana Thakura dasa

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Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:24:03 -0500

nitaaiyoga: Atharnala bridge is a powerful tirtha in Puri as Gaura entered mahabhav there for the first time in Puri after seeing Krishna on temple dome

nitaaiyoga: The ashtakala lila in Vraj in Radha's camp is my constant object of my remembrance in day & night while weaving it with the syllabes of Naam

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:21:29 -0500

nitaaiyoga: The ashtakala lila in Vraj in Radha's camp is my constant object of my remembrance in day & night while weaving it with the syllabes of Naam

nitaaiyoga: The sound of Gaura Hari Naam opens uour soul's divine eyes to behold the infinite holy forms & activities of the whole spiritual world withi

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:18:57 -0500

nitaaiyoga: The sound of Gaura Hari Naam opens uour soul's divine eyes to behold the infinite holy forms & activities of the whole spiritual world withi

Comment on Lord Advaita and benefits of singing His Name? by miten

miten — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:13:24 -0500

Hare Krishna, Gauranga, Nityananda I was wondering if we can chant Advaita's name on Japaa, as in the same way we chant the Hare krishna and Nityananda and Gauranga mantras. Miten.

Comment on Biography of HH Tridandi Bhikshu Shrila Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami by nkanne

nkanne — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:26:27 -0500

Hare Krishna, Please accept my humble obesciences, AGTSP, Your biography is very inspiring maharaj. I can more relate with your biography because I was born around the same time, but pursuing more of materialistic life. It is highly appreciable that you are preaching the Lord holy names to all the people after making great sacrifices. Please bless me. your aspiring Servant Tulasi Das

Comment on The Path of The Fallen Jiva ? From Illusion to Bliss by Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

Jagannatha Gauranga dasa — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:06:51 -0500

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Dandavats and obeissances. Wow Ishana Thakura dasa you really are on a roll. It's like you are having a creative explosion. I haven't been able to read all your posts deeply because I have been working a lot but I am plan on it eventually. The beauty is that your realizations will be forever with us in this electronic form. ys Jagannatha Gauranga dasa

Comment on Lord Advaita and benefits of singing His Name? by Swamiji

Swamiji — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:56:47 -0500

Thank you for this question. In the Padma Purana, in the conversation with Shrila Narada Muni, Lord Advaita's Name is described as sarvAtidurlabhaH (extremely rare of all) and guhyAd guhyataraM mahat (supremely confidential) since He is non-different from the Lord. Therefore we should certainly sing His Names in kirtana in the form of the Pancha Tattva Mantra etc. and we can also call out His Name loudly seeking His help, support and causeless mercy to attain our Lords Nitaai Gaura. The Name of Advaita gives us Nitaai Gaura since it was He who brought Their original Lordships Nitaai Gaura in this universe in this fallen age like Kali Yuga. His Mula Mantra and Gayatri Mantra which are extremely powerful are as follows respectively: klim advaitaaya namah (SarvAtidurlabhaH Mula Mantra) klim advaitaaya vidmahe mahaavishnave dhimahi tan no advaitah prachodayaat These two are to be chanted only softly or mentally in japa during the worship of Lord Advaita's Deities or during the meditation on His Divine Form and not loudly during kirtana. Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Jagannatha! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Daaso'smi, Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami.