Always Remember the Ultimate Goal

In the midst of so many varied activities as we practice Krishna consciousness we must never forget that the ultimate goal of everything that we are doing is to awaken pure love of God within our hearts. By always remembering this we will be able to execute all of our varied activities in the proper consciousness and thus quickly attain that sublime ultimate goal.

Pure Love of the Supremely Lovable Krishna is Our Ultimate Goal

Pure Love of the Supremely Lovable Krishna is Our Ultimate Goal

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Question: Chanting 13 Crores of Rama Gives God Realization?

My only goal is God realization in this lifetime. For that I am using Lord Rama Nama chant both written and oral. I am planning to do very serious chanting very soon. I have few queries regarding that:

1) I understand from many sources that chanting 13 crores (130 million) names of Rama will lead to God realization? Is that true?
2) When and after how many counts does Rama Nama mechanical chanting and offense chanting turns to devotional chanting?
3) What are the starting indications of devotional chanting?

Jai Shri Sita Rama,
Thank you,
Aravind

Answer: God Realization is Not Mechanical

God realization is not mechanical that by chanting a certain number of God’s names you get liberated. It is the quality of your utterance that counts. If we can say the name of God even once with pure love, we are instantly liberated. But because we not able to do that we practice by chanting again and again so that gradually we can reach the point of purely calling out to the Lord in a mood of pure surrender. When one realizes who is his spiritual master and surrenders to him through the process of initiation it is then that his chanting begins to take on a devotional quality. Chanting it is best done in times and places when and where you can most fully absorb your mind in chanting hearing the Lord's holy name.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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