Humble pranam to all devotees. Vimal Kumar Ranganathan said - Yet, one should not consider that it is the chanting that takes one to VaikunthA. It is the Lord who takes us to VaikunthA (out of his causeless mercy, or Nir-hEtuka Kripa) The Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy stresses on the non-difference of the Lord from His name. Does that not automatically mean chanting His name leads to attaining His abode? What does the Sri Vaisnava philosophy say about chanting the names of the Lord in this connection? Sri Sampath Kumar very rightly pointed out that the chanting of the names of the Lord should not be done with any motive other than to serve (please) Him. - Bharath --- ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <panardasan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > sri: > Humble pranam to all devotees: > > Yes, we can chant the Hare Krishna mantra. > > Chanting the holy names of the Lord is very much a part of our Sampradayam. Sri Thondaradippodi AzhwAr's ThirumAlai is all about Chanting His names (Almost all the AzhwArs, except maybe ThiruppAnAzhwAr have echoed similar thoughts). Our PoorvAchAryAs have not explicitly mentioned about the Hare Krishna Maha Mantra, but the Kalisantarana Upanishad has explicitly mentioned the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. It is supposed to be a powerful Mantra. > > Yet, one should not consider that it is the chanting that takes one to VaikunthA. It is the Lord who takes us to VaikunthA (out of his causeless mercy, or Nir-hEtuka Kripa). > > Chanting the "Om namo nArAyanAya" mantram can be performed formally only after taking the Panchasamskaram (Initiation) from a Srivaishnava AchAryA. > > Personally, I like the Hare Krishna maha mantram, as it is easy to sing with tunes, the meters are perfect. It is a very big advantage for the ISKCON movement, as it is simple, elegant and attracts everyone, because of the music and the beats. If one looks at the history of ISKCON, Swami PrabhupAdA began his movement just by singing the Hare Krishna Mantra with a drum in the middle of a crowded park, the rest as they say is history. > > On a seperate note, I am still amazed by his confindence in Krishna and his Guru, and his commitment (I get the goose bumps sometimes). Coming to a totally western country in the 1960s during the height of hippie movement not knowing anybody or not having any possessions and building the biggest Vaishnava movement ever (with the highest standards), all at the age of 70+, surviving 2 heart attacks enroute, my God!!! Unfathomable. He was truly, really empowered. > > Our sampradAyam needs AchAryAs like Sri PrabhupAda. > > -adiyen. > > > pritesh patel <tesh_tel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What have out Purvacharayas said about the Hare Krishna mantra??? > > Also can and does the Namo Narayanaya mantra be sung like a keertan as hare krishna is??? >br> > Finally is Hari nama japa/sankeertan held in the same esteem in Sri sampradaya as it is in Gaudiya sampradaya (who see it as the most important practice) > > > > ================================================== > Pattangi <danp@xxxxxxx> wrote: sri: > Humble pranam to all devotees: > > http://www.radioramanuja.com/audio/ > > <http://www.radioramanuja.com/Chants/krishna108.ram>Hare Krishna Chanting by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta <http://www.prabhupadaconnect.com/>Swami Prabhupada > > http://www.radioramanuja.com/audio/ > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos. Get Yahoo! Photos > > Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam > http://www.vedics.net > > > > > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "ramanuja" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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