https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe Glories of the Holy Names (Hare Krishna Mantra •Krishna and His name are non-different (Namonaminoabhinatwa) •The Lord’s name has descended from Goloka (Golokerpremadhanaharinaam sankitan) •Invested with the Lord’s spiritual potency •Purifies ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingAccording to the Puranas, we live in the third dimension of this cosmic sea, and the 4th dimension is the time which keeps on changing after death person enters into the 4th dimension of the space and they can be able to see the 3D space but can n...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe 24 gurus are: the earth, the air, the sky, water, fire, moon, sun, pigeon, python, the sea, the moth, honeybee, elephant and honey thief, the deer, the fish, the prostitute Pingala, the kurara bird, the child, the young girl, arrow maker, serp...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingBeing the Seen, not the Seer –Drsta nahe drsya haiya sevakera karya It is mentioned in Sri Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (13.2): aksnoh phalam tvadrsa-darsanam hi tanoh phalam tvadrsa-gatra-sangah jihva-phalam tvadrsa-kirtanam hi sudurlabha bhagavata hi l...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingTo serve and not to be served is the constitutional position of the jiva, the living entity. Forgetting his real eternal nature, the conditioned soul becomes the false master of the material world. He plays the role of God and tries to enjoy his s...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe 64 qualities of Krishna who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes.Krishna is like an original candle that lights all other candles, Krsna is that original candle.Krishna has 64 qualities that are the full expression and...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingIt’s not easy to understand God. In many traditions, people believe that God has only one form and one name, but the Vedas don’t try to limit Him in this way. The Vedas explain that God has unlimited forms and unlimited names. God is simply unlim...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingLord Krishna is the supreme personality of Godhead and cause of all causes. He has 64 qualities in full. The other categories of living entities have the following qualities of Krishna – Visnu-tattva has 93.75%. Siva-tattva has 84.375%. Jiva...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/navadha-bhakti-the-nine-ways-of-connecting-with-shri-krishna/June 20, 2022, 2:47 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kRISHNA-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingHere are the nine ways in which we can relate to God. We are free to select the particular connection with God which suits our personal temperament. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-anger-and-gentleness-of-lord-narasimha/May 16, 2022, 6:02 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/lord-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe form of Shri Narasimha shows us that even though the form of God may not always meet our expectations (even the gods and angels were bewildered at the sight of Narasimha) still He can come in any form He wishes, whether He conforms to our pers...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingGold is good. We all want it or at least a facsimile thereof. A golden age refers to an era of goodness and plenty, acknowledged in Greek, Roman, and Indian cultures. If you have everything, you were born with “a golden spoon in your mouth.” The G...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThere are four main sampradayas or chains of disciplic succession descending down through the important acharyas, or spiritual preceptors. These are also the main schools of thought in the Vedic tradition. Thus, anyone should belong or be a p...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/dawn-of-a-new-golden-age/March 7, 2022, 7:05 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/903b3950_4225_P_3_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingHumanity will change in a course of just a few generations, leading to an ascending period of spiritual prosperityKali-yuga lasts for 432,000 years from which only 5,122 years have passed. In other words, there’s still a long way to go. By studyin...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-philosophy-of-dreams/February 21, 2022, 8:14 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dc086449_4976_P_5_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingOne can counteract a dream only by waking. Similarly, our material existence is due to our ignorance and illusion. Unless we awaken to Krishna consciousness, we cannot be relieved of such dreams. https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingKrishna lists four types of miscreants who will never surrender: The grossly foolish The lowest of mankind Those whose knowledge is stole n by illusion And those who partake of the atheistic nature of demons. So then the question naturally arises:...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/absolute-truth-is-a-person/January 17, 2022, 2:11 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/903b3950_4225_P_3_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe impersonal realisation of the Brahman effulgence is the indirect process of understanding the Absolute Truth and is considered a difficult path according to Srimad Bhagavad Gita.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glorious-story-of-tulasi-devi/September 27, 2021, 6:22 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/81305d22_5067_P_5_mr-1-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingIf someone sows a Tulasi plant somewhere, certainly he becomes devoted to Lord Krishna. And when the Tulasi leaves are offered in devotion at the lotus feet of Krishna, there is the full development of the love of Godhead.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/krishna-responds-to-all-as-per-their-desires/September 13, 2021, 2:58 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kRISHNA-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingKrishna is revealing Himself to everyone in the way they want to see Him or if someone does not want to see Him, Krishna is hiding Himself from them.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/understanding-the-essence-of-bhakti/August 23, 2021, 2:24 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kRISHNA-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingOnce a person realises his identity, his mind runs towards the Lord. Since bhakti is the ‘svarupa-sakti’ of the Lord, the soul is naturally inclined to the Supreme. The Lord is the source of living beings, thus their natural position is to be in u...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/analysing-the-real-purpose-of-life/August 2, 2021, 4:21 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/daca4644_3760_P_5_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingOur destiny is already fixed. We can’t change how much we will enjoy and suffer in the material world. So once we understand this, we can ‘make the best use of a bad bargain’ and use our lives as a way to elevate our consciousness to Krishna consc...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/power-of-chanting-the-lords-name/July 19, 2021, 5:49 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kRISHNA-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/turning-to-the-beauty-of-lord-krishna/July 5, 2021, 4:30 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/kRISHNA-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe holy name has the power to completely purify us to the extent that even the seeds of material desires cease to exist as we are drowning in the ocean of Krishna bhakti and Krishna prema.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingTHIRD PURIFICATION “Sreyah kairava candrika vitaranam.” We have just eliminated the negative. And now the positive is being introduced. We have cleansed the mirror heart of all the dirt and filth of the anarthas of material attachment. We have ext...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/seven-stages-of-purification/June 21, 2021, 3:20 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/bdca0f56_3139_P_4_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThere are seven stages of transcendental purification and elevation that take place when we chant the holy names of Krishna. Let’s understand the significance and relevance of these stages.https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually Speaking1. LAW OF ACTION AND REACTION The term “karma” is inseparably connected with reincarnation. While trying to understand the reincarnation process one can’t avoid this term. Sanskrit word “karma” literally means “action, activity, work.” In the West...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingT he Supreme Person who is completely independent and free to act according to His desire is Sri Krishna. He exists as the Supreme Truth, one without a second; but is inconceivably always in the company of His eternal energies. These energies are ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe Sanskrit word Sanatana means “eternal” and the word Dharma means “occupation.” Therefore the term “Sanatana Dharma” can be taken to mean our eternal occupation. The Supreme Lord and His transcendental abode are both Sanatana, eternal, as are t...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe individual consciousness can never live independently of other energies. Do we have experience of any energy being independent? In the current material circumstances of consciousness, as soon as the current situation terminates the consciousne...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/karma-and-reincarnation/March 29, 2021, 3:22 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/b5bb5364_2124_P_3_mr-1.jpgSpiritually SpeakingKarma is intimately related with the principle of reincarnation. In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna describes the soul as the source of consciousness and the active principle that animates the body of every living being. At the time of death, the ...https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/spirituality/the-glories-of-chanting-the-holy-names-of-krishna/August 22, 2023, 10:35 amhttps://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2-krish-300x179.jpgSpiritually SpeakingThe English word “mode” best conveys the sense of the Sanskrit word “guna” (material quality). “Mode” comes from the Latin word “modus”, and it has a special application in European philosophy. Modus means “measure”. It is used to distinguish betw...