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The power of mantra meditation

Based on the teachings of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Founder-Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna …

To perform the first type of meditation, one needs only a set of japa beads. These may be purchased from …

If you decide to make your japa beads, follow these simple instructions:

1) Buy 109 large round beads (at least as big as a dime), and some strong, thick nylon thread.

2) Tie a knot about six inches from the end of a long piece of the thread and then string the beads,

3) After stringing 108 beads, pull the two ends of thread through one large master bead.

Tie a knot next to it and cut off the excess thread. You now have your own set of japa beads.

Gently roll the first bead between your thumb and middle finger as you chant the complete mahā-mantra Then go on to the next bead and then the next, continuing in this way until you have chanted on all 108 beads and have come to the Kṛṣṇa bead. Do not chant on the Kṛṣṇa bead, but turn the beads around and chant on them in the opposite direction on beads is especially helpful because it engages the sense of touch during the meditative process and

You can chant as loudly or as softly as you like, but it’s important to pronounce the mantra clearly and mind may have a tendency to wander off to other matters when you chant, for the mind is flickering and unsteady, always looking for something new and pleasurable to absorb itself in. If your mind wanders (to anything except Kṛṣṇa and things related to Him), gently bring it back to the

The early morning hours just before and after sunrise are generally a time of stillness and quietude, Start with one or two rounds a day, and gradually increase the number until you reach sixteen, the recommended

While japa is a form of meditation involving you, your beads, and the Supreme Lord, kīrtana, on the other your city – Hare Kṛṣṇa devotees frequently perform this type of chanting to demonstrate the process and

One may hold a kīrtana at home with family or friends, with one person leading the chanting and the others One may sing the mantra to any melody and clap his or her hands. If you have children, they can sing along as well and make spiritual advancement.

The sounds of the material world are boring, hackneyed, and monotonous, but chanting is an ever-increasingly If you chant “Coca-Cola” over and over again, even for a few minutes, it becomes practically unbearable But the sound of Kṛṣṇa’s names is transcendental, and as we chant we want to chant more and more.

Enhancing Your Chanting

Although one receives immense benefit however and whenever one may chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, the great spiritual chanting suggest that a serious practitioner use certain practical techniques to enhance the chanting and

will be able to follow the yogic principles listed below, for as we chant we gain spiritual strength and

1) Just by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, one will automatically want to follow the four regulative principles of spiritual …

a) No eating of meat, fish, or eggs: to increase compassion, mercy, and nonviolence (ahiṁsā).