"To control the breath, mind and senses is Vedanta.
To turn all the senses in the service of God or Guru is Bhakti"
-- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
"To control the breath, mind and senses is Vedanta.
To turn all the senses in the service of God or Guru is Bhakti"
-- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Nama Kirtan has absolutely no restrictions. You can chant it with mala or without Mala. There are no prescribed procedures, no rules or regulations. Hence you can chant it any way, at any time and any place.
- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamji
The more you chant a Mantra, the quicker you realize its potency.
From that perspective, one gets the unlimited privilege of chanting the Mahamantra anywhere and any time.
So this mantra is alone enough to get liberation in the age of Kali.
No need to confuse.
- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
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Stop analyzing yourself.
Believe only in the grace of God, have faith and take life as it comes.
Keep chanting the Mahamantra regularly.
That will verily protect you.
-- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
There are lakhs of temples, thousands of Holy Kshetras and hundreds of holy Thirthas.
To visit such Kshetras or take a dip in such thirthas is not difficult at all.
What is most difficult is to have the darshan of a self-realized Mahatma.
That is indeed the rarest of the rarest!
- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
The moment a devotee sings the Divine Names of the Lord, the thought about the devotee rises in the mind of the Lord. The Lord immediately considers the devotee as His own. He takes the entire responsibility of the devotee’s life.
Divine Name can change one's fate
-His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Guru is the 'Sat' (essence) and He the only 'Sang' (company). So, Guru's company is 'The Satsang'.
- His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
Practice thinking that everything is happening as per Lord's wish" and the very first thought that one should have when they rise in the morning is that they should Chant the name of the Lord and think that "As per the wish of the Lord i woke up today.
-- Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji
It is most certain that fire burns wood to ashes. But if the log of wood is huge, it calls for more fire in the beginning, and that very fire expands and grows itself to burn the log completely.
Likewise, Mahamantra is capable of destroying one’s Karma whatever they may be.
To start with, one has to chant more and more without faltering. That will verily take care of the rest.
--- H.H.SRI SRI MURALIDHARA SWAMIJI