Tasting the Ultimate Nectar

There is nothing sweeter than chanting the holy names of God in a mood of loving devotion because such chanting brings one into direct contact with the Supreme Person Himself. Such chanting is best done in the early morning hours before sunrise when the material world is not offering many distractions to lure the mind away from Krishna's holy names.

From the great acharyas we have learned the system of chanting on japa beads. This system of chanting on beads amplifies the power of the mantra and thus helps one to go deeper into a state of transcendental meditation. Taking the japa beads in one's right hand beginning just next to the end bead, one utters the Hare Krishna mahamantra on the first bead and then moves to the second bead on which he again chants the mahamantra, etc, etc. In this way after chanting on 108 beads the devotee completes one round or one mala. (The 109th bead is called the end bead and is not chanted on. It simply serves as a marker to let you know where to begin and end each round.) After completing the first round the chanter then turns the beads around and goes back in the opposite direction to chant the second round and continues going back and forth until he completes at least 16 rounds.

In the above illustration the chanter has almost completed one round and is chanting the last few beads before he completes the round.

For more information about chanting please consult the following article:
http://ultimateselfrealization.com/articles.php?articleId=56

To hear a sample round go to the following link:

Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Chanting Hare Krishna Japa the Ultimate Transcendental Meditation

Here Srila Prabhupada Chanting Japa:
www.backtohome.com/Prabhupada-Japa.mp3

Hear Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Japa:

http://www.backtohome.com/Japa-Demo.mp3
Sankarshan Das Adhikari Chant Japa

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Who is the Bona Fide Spiritual Master?

Apart form Srila Prabhupada, who is the bona fide spiritual master?

Michael

Answer: Those Who Strictly Follow Srila Prabhupada

Srila Prabhupada, as ISKCON's Founder Acharya, is the only spiritual master in history who can set the standards for ISKCON. It is his merciful teachings which are the foundation of every ISKCON member's spiritual life.

He is our guiding light and our authority, and we are duty bound to follow his instructions. Since he instructed that those of his disciples who are strictly following him should also become spiritual masters and initiate their own disciples, we can understand that while he is the Founder Acharya of ISKCON that on his order there are also many spiritual masters who are carrying on the legacy of the Srila Prabhupada sampradaya by initiating their own disciples and training them how to become first class followers of Srila Prabhupada.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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