Avoid Charlatan So-Called Gurus​​​​​​​​​​

Nowadays many so-called gurus teach bogus watered down versions of the science of Krishna consciousness, the science of self-realization. Many of them earn quite a good living by doing so. They teach that you can continue to indulge in sex and at the same time achieve spiritual perfection. But the real fact is that spiritual realization and sex pleasure go ill together. A Krishna conscious person, even if he is married, avoids sex completely. But if he is not able to do so, he will have sex with his wife only for producing saintly children. And that he will do only according to the regulative principles of having sex only once in month sex on the fifth or sixth day after the woman's menstrual cycle and after the husband and wife have both chanted at least 50 rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala.

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Question: How to Cultivate Chanting?

I have taste for sravanam (hearing) and am able to hear about Krishna from lectures by devotees on Youtube for hours together also at the temple sometimes. I also can keep listening to Krishna music and bhajans while I am working, However I am simply unable to complete more than 2 rounds of chanting per day even though I have been associated with ISKCON for at least 20 years now.

My daily worship includes: Worshipping a Radha-Krishna photo every morning and evening by offering them flowers, a lamp, and incense; offering water and fruits; reading Prabhupada's books; and chanting 2 rounds daily. I spend about 1-2 hours daily on worship.in this manner.

Also try to adhere to regulative principles with exception of onions, garlic, tea, and coffee.

Pls guide me how to cultivate chanting

Hare Krishna
Vivek

Answer: Fast Until Your Rounds Are Done

If you have difficulty in chanting the prescribed minimum of at least sixteen rounds of Hare Krishna japa mala every day, you should fast every day until you have completed your daily quota of rounds. Start gradually by first going to four rounds, then when you are steady at four go to eight rounds, then twelve rounds, and then finally at least sixteen rounds. In this way you will get such a sweet taste from chanting that you will forget your nasty habits of onions, garlic, tea, and coffee.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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