The Perfection of Meditation
Chanting the holy names of God is the perfection of meditation. There is no system of spiritual wakening which is simultaneously both this powerful and this easy. It is so easy that even a small child can do it. And it is so powerful that it the best of all spiritual awakening systems even for the most powerful yogi. So who is that fool who would not take advantage of this most sublime process, which is especially recommended in the scriptures for this age? Here it is:
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
If one chants these sacred syllables on chanting beads at least sixteen times around the beads every day while simultaneously avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication and gambling, he can be initiated by the bona fide spiritual master and can thus become qualified to go back to home, back to Godhead at the time of leaving his present material body. This is the perfection of the human form of life. May the whole world now accept this process.
Please guide me what is the process to do Japa.
Purusottam Das
My Dear Arjuna,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Bhakti yoga practice includes chanting the Hare Krishna mantra softly to oneself. This is called japa.
While chanting, you'll keep the sacred japa beads in a bead bag to keep them clean and off the floor. One side of the bag is large enough to insert your hand. Your index finger comes out of the smaller hole on the other side, to help you hold on to the bag. Place your beads in the bag, and you’re ready to go.
Serious bhakti yoga practitioners chant a minimum of sixteen rounds every day, which means chanting sixteen times around the beads every day (1,728 repetitions of the mahamantra), because this is what solidly fixes one's mind in Krishna consciousness. This 16 rounds minimum is required to become formally initiated as a disciple of a bona fide spiritual master. day. The main purpose of the beads is to keep track of the number of mantras chanted. Fingering the beads also engages your sense of touch and helps to focus your mind on the activity of chanting.
There are 108 beads and one larger bead, known as the head bead. Begin with the larger bead next to the head bead. Gently roll the bead between the thumb and middle finger of your right hand while chanting:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Then move forward to the next bead (pulling the bead towards you, into your hand) and repeat the mantra. In this way, continue chanting on each of the 108 beads in the strand until you again reach the bead just before the head bead (which is not chanted on.) This is known as one round of japa and usually takes from six to ten minutes. At this point you reverse your direction to start your next round of japa.
It is beneficial to chant the Pancha-tattva mantra before beginning your japa meditation. This is a prayer to Krishna's most merciful avatar, Lord Chaitanya and His associates, to help us become ecstatic and avoid offenses while chanting.
sri-krishna-chaitanya prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara
srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
"I offer my obeisances to Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion."
If you are going to chant more than one round of japa, then, without chanting on the head bead, turn the strand around and begin the next round. (Continue pulling beads towards you, as before.) You should have a string of counter beads tied to your bead bag on which you can keep track of the number of rounds you have chanted by moving one counter bead for each round. Chant clearly and try to hear the holy names with attention. By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra you are calling out to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna to engage you in their pure devotional service. So always chant in this mood of begging them in this way, and you will have the most profound life of spiritual awakening fully qualifying yourself to regain your eternal spiritual identity that you were originally situated in before you foolishly misused your independence and fell into this miserable material world.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
If one chants these sacred syllables on chanting beads at least sixteen times around the beads every day while simultaneously avoiding illicit sex, meat eating, intoxication and gambling, he can be initiated by the bona fide spiritual master and can thus become qualified to go back to home, back to Godhead at the time of leaving his present material body. This is the perfection of the human form of life. May the whole world now accept this process.
Srila Prabhupada Chanting in Japa Meditation
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Question: How to Do Japa?
Dear Guru Maharaj,Please guide me what is the process to do Japa.
Purusottam Das
Answer: Here's How
From: ISKCON Austin, Texas USAMy Dear Arjuna,
Please accept my blessings.
All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Bhakti yoga practice includes chanting the Hare Krishna mantra softly to oneself. This is called japa.
While chanting, you'll keep the sacred japa beads in a bead bag to keep them clean and off the floor. One side of the bag is large enough to insert your hand. Your index finger comes out of the smaller hole on the other side, to help you hold on to the bag. Place your beads in the bag, and you’re ready to go.
Serious bhakti yoga practitioners chant a minimum of sixteen rounds every day, which means chanting sixteen times around the beads every day (1,728 repetitions of the mahamantra), because this is what solidly fixes one's mind in Krishna consciousness. This 16 rounds minimum is required to become formally initiated as a disciple of a bona fide spiritual master. day. The main purpose of the beads is to keep track of the number of mantras chanted. Fingering the beads also engages your sense of touch and helps to focus your mind on the activity of chanting.
There are 108 beads and one larger bead, known as the head bead. Begin with the larger bead next to the head bead. Gently roll the bead between the thumb and middle finger of your right hand while chanting:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare
Then move forward to the next bead (pulling the bead towards you, into your hand) and repeat the mantra. In this way, continue chanting on each of the 108 beads in the strand until you again reach the bead just before the head bead (which is not chanted on.) This is known as one round of japa and usually takes from six to ten minutes. At this point you reverse your direction to start your next round of japa.
It is beneficial to chant the Pancha-tattva mantra before beginning your japa meditation. This is a prayer to Krishna's most merciful avatar, Lord Chaitanya and His associates, to help us become ecstatic and avoid offenses while chanting.
sri-krishna-chaitanya prabhu-nityananda
sri-advaita gadadhara
srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
"I offer my obeisances to Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara, Srivasa and all others in the line of devotion."
If you are going to chant more than one round of japa, then, without chanting on the head bead, turn the strand around and begin the next round. (Continue pulling beads towards you, as before.) You should have a string of counter beads tied to your bead bag on which you can keep track of the number of rounds you have chanted by moving one counter bead for each round. Chant clearly and try to hear the holy names with attention. By chanting the Hare Krishna mantra you are calling out to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna to engage you in their pure devotional service. So always chant in this mood of begging them in this way, and you will have the most profound life of spiritual awakening fully qualifying yourself to regain your eternal spiritual identity that you were originally situated in before you foolishly misused your independence and fell into this miserable material world.
I hope this meets you in the best of health and in an ecstatic mood.
Your ever well-wisher,
Sankarshan Das Adhikari
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