Toshan Nimai das

Session II

5 topics in The Living Name

Mood of receiver

5 topics in The Living Name

tunde tandavini ratim vitanute tundavali-labdhayekarna-kroda-kadambini ghatayate karnarbudebhyah sprihamcetah-prangana-sangini vijayate sarvendriyanam kritimno jane janito kiyadbhir amritaih krshneti varna-dvayi I

4 steps in Learning

SravanamMananamNidhidhyasanamVandanam

Developing taste through absorption in Japa

The three temple gate analogy

• Body• Mind• Heart

Alignment of the body

• Posture• Pronunciation• Listen

It is recommended in the yoga scripture that one should put the soles of the feet between the two thighs and ankles and sit straight; that posture will help one to concentrate his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Srimad Bhagavatam 3.28.8

Alignment of the Mind

Relinquish the thoughts of past and futureKeep bringing attention back to the chanting

Forget the past that sleeps and ne'erThe future dream at all,But act in time that are with theeAnd progress thee shall call.

Bhaktivinode Thakur

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare|Hare Rama Hare RamaRama Rama Hare Hare||

Flowing in the flow of the Mantra

The yogī should clear the passage of vital air by breathing

in the following manner: first he should inhale very deeply,

then hold the breath in, and finally exhale. Or, reversing the

process, the yogi can first exhale, then hold the breath

outside, and finally inhale. This is done so that the mind

may become steady and free from external disturbances.

Srimad Bhagavatam 3.28.9 translation