Sunday, October 2, 2011

Why the jiva will be indifferent to Holy Name if it is so great and wonderful?

 
Why the jiva will be indifferent to Holy Name if it is so great and wonderful?
 
It is because the jivatma has not yet realized that he is part and parcel of Krishna.
Whatever we consider ourselves as part and parcel of to be , that will cause intense attraction in our heart.
 e.g.. Somebody feels to be part of India - he becomes Patriot,
     Somebody feels to be part of Cricket - he checks cricket scores regularly.
 
So similarly if we see ourselves to be part and parcel of Krishna, Then the Holy name will attract us.
 
Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur (BVT) says,
in this material world every jiva is searching something nice to engage in, something nice to associate with.
Everyone is searching for some satisfaction and pleasure.
So everybody identifies with some momentary or some longer pleasure and gets stuck there.
 
but Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakur says there is nothing better that Holy Name that can award highest satisfaction and greatest pleasure to the soul.
But because the soul has not yet realized that he is part and parcel of Krishna, he is not able to appreciate the Holy Name.
 
He says in fact chanting of Holy Names has potency to give resemblance of Spiritual World even when present in the material world.
When one keeps on chanting Holy Name for long period of time, gradually one feels that material world is resembling the spiritual world.
Gradually one losses that material tendencies and material consciousness. That is the potency of Holy Name, even while chanting in the material world.
 
So how can one be so indifferent?
So Srila BVT says indifference to holy name is a very great curse.
 
Practical tips to counteract this Indifference to Holy Name.
 
[1] Go to a QUIET place and secluded place and chant Holy Name.
 Generally we say we should seek association, thats true, 
 But In Association we derive inspiration, in solitude we surrender. As everybody has to fly ones plane.
 Everybody has to surrender to Krishna, nobody can surrender on our behalf.
[2] Chant mantra DISTINCTLY, clearly, loudly - gradual endeavor to listen to Holy Name.
 
[3] Despite all the endeavors it is only by mercy of Krishna, that Holy Name reveals itself to us.
    So Pray INTENSELY to Holy Name to empower us to chant the Holy Name.
    We have to depend on Holy Name to chant the Holy Name.
 
If we want to improve our chanting, we can take note of these points and work on it.
 
 
- From Japa Talk of HG Radheshyam Prabhu quoting Srila Bhakti Vinod Thakura.

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