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Nectarof the

Holy Name

There is no vow like chanting the There is no vow like chanting the Holy name,Holy name,

no knowledge superior to it, no knowledge superior to it,

no meditation which comes no meditation which comes anywhere near it, anywhere near it,

and it gives the highest result.and it gives the highest result.

No penance is equal to it,No penance is equal to it,

And nothing is as potent or powerful And nothing is as potent or powerful as the holy name. as the holy name.

( Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)( Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)

What is the most important What is the most important factor in improving Chanting?factor in improving Chanting?My Chanting is bad.My Chanting is bad.Desire to ImproveDesire to Improve

HONESTYHONESTY

ACCEPT YOUR LACK OF DESIRE ACCEPT YOUR LACK OF DESIRE TO CHANTTO CHANT

DON’T COMPLAIN FOR THE SAKE DON’T COMPLAIN FOR THE SAKE OF COMPLAININGOF COMPLAINING

REAL HONESTY LEADS TO RIGHT REAL HONESTY LEADS TO RIGHT ATTITUDEATTITUDE

THE PROCESS VALUES HONESTYTHE PROCESS VALUES HONESTY

TOLERANCETOLERANCE FIGHT AND BE PATIENTFIGHT AND BE PATIENT

TOLERATE AND WAITTOLERATE AND WAIT

AWARENESS OF INATTENTIVENESS IS AWARENESS OF INATTENTIVENESS IS ALSO A VICTORYALSO A VICTORY

TOLERANCETOLERANCE TRY, TRY, TRY – AND TAKE TRY, TRY, TRY – AND TAKE

MEASURESMEASURES

A WILL TO REFORM -- IS A WILL TO REFORM -- IS STRONGEST TOOL STRONGEST TOOL

SATISFACTION OF TRYINGSATISFACTION OF TRYING

FAILURE – A PILLAR OF SUCCESSFAILURE – A PILLAR OF SUCCESS

INATTENTIVE INATTENTIVE CHANTINGCHANTING

INATENTION MEANS INATENTION MEANS

UNCONSCIOUSNESSUNCONSCIOUSNESS

ATTENTIVE ATTENTIVE CHANTINGCHANTING WHAT IS ATTENTIVE WHAT IS ATTENTIVE

CHANTING?CHANTING?

ATTENTIVE CHANTING - A ATTENTIVE CHANTING - A SIGN OF CARE & CONCERNSIGN OF CARE & CONCERN

CHANT AS GURU DAKSINA TO CHANT AS GURU DAKSINA TO SRILA PRABHUPADASRILA PRABHUPADA

WHY TO IMPROVE WHY TO IMPROVE CHANTING ?CHANTING ?

ONLY GOAL – PLEASURE OF ONLY GOAL – PLEASURE OF SRI RADHA-KRSNASRI RADHA-KRSNA

ANTE NARAYANA SMRTIHANTE NARAYANA SMRTIH GOAL AND PROCESS ARE GOAL AND PROCESS ARE

NON - DIFFERENTNON - DIFFERENT

HUMILITYHUMILITY

TRINADAPI SUNICHEN…TRINADAPI SUNICHEN…

CHANT AND BE HUMBLE. CHANT AND BE HUMBLE.

BE HUMBLED BY CHANTINGBE HUMBLED BY CHANTING

FALSE HUMILITY MAKES US FALSE HUMILITY MAKES US UNENTHUSIASTICUNENTHUSIASTIC

EXPRESS HUMILITY THROUGH EXPRESS HUMILITY THROUGH YOUR ACTIONSYOUR ACTIONS

SURRENDER WITH HUMILITY, SURRENDER WITH HUMILITY, NAME WILL HIMSELF TEACH YOU NAME WILL HIMSELF TEACH YOU THE WAYTHE WAY

HUMILITYHUMILITY

YE YATHA MAM PRAPADYATE..YE YATHA MAM PRAPADYATE.. HOW TO ATTRACT KRSNA?HOW TO ATTRACT KRSNA? DON’T NEGLECT HARINAM PRABHUDON’T NEGLECT HARINAM PRABHU Realize Holy name is KrsnaRealize Holy name is Krsna Chanting is meeting with most Chanting is meeting with most

important person.important person.

HOLY NAME IS A HOLY NAME IS A PERSONPERSON

KRSNA LIKES TO HEAR HIS NAMEKRSNA LIKES TO HEAR HIS NAME

KRSNA HAS COME, RECEIVE HIMKRSNA HAS COME, RECEIVE HIM

CLEAN YOUR HEART BY CHANTINGCLEAN YOUR HEART BY CHANTING

KRSNA’S RECIPROCATIONKRSNA’S RECIPROCATION

HOLY NAME IS A HOLY NAME IS A PERSONPERSON

NOT UNDERSTANDING THE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE EMERGENCYEMERGENCY

NOT SEEING DEATH LEADS TO NOT SEEING DEATH LEADS TO COMPLICENCYCOMPLICENCY

MIND-WANDERING & DROWSINESSMIND-WANDERING & DROWSINESS MATERIAL ATTACHMENTSMATERIAL ATTACHMENTS BAD HABITS DIE HARDBAD HABITS DIE HARD

OBSTACLESOBSTACLES

““Some bear only the Some bear only the burden; others burden; others appreciate the true appreciate the true worth of things.” worth of things.” (Nama-bhajan, bhaktivinoda thakur)(Nama-bhajan, bhaktivinoda thakur)

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