The Ocean of Unlimited Mercy

An ocean of unlimited mercy has taken the form of a tidal wave and is now sweeping the planet earth. Those who are the most fortunate will recognize it and take full advantage of it by diving in as soon as possible. Because the shelter of this ocean is what everyone is actually hankering for in the innermost core of their being, even those who now deny it will gradually come to recognize it and take complete shelter of it.

What is that ocean of unlimited mercy? It is the extraordinary, unbounded loving kindness of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is the Supreme Person Himself appearing in the form of His own devotee to teach us by His personal example how we can easily achieve the topmost spiritual perfection. There is nothing like sporting in the waves of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy.

Come on in. The water is oh so fine!

Answers According to the Vedic Version

Question: Must We Chant on Beads?...

Why it is so important to chant 16 rounds of the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra on japa beads and not in any other form like counting on fingers?

Mahendra

Answer: We Must Follow the Mahajanas...

Any way of chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra is very beneficial. However if we want to master the science of chanting then we must follow in the footsteps of the mahajanas, the great enlightened personalities of the past. This is enjoined in the Vedic wisdom:

mahajano yena gatah sa panthah

"For success in spiritual life, one must follow that trail which has been blazed by the great mahajanas."

The mahajanas have instructed us that we must chant our prescribed number of daily mantras on japa mala beads. They have not instructed us to chant them on our fingers, on a clicker, or anything other than chanting beads.

If we try to concoct our own version of the system of bhakti, we will not be successful in perfecting our consciousness.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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