Transcript NC-0057--2012-Jan-06-Power Of Maha Mantra

Power Of Maha Mantra
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By Shivani Kulkarni
Om ajñāna timirāndhasya
Jñānāñjana śalākayā
Cakśur unmîlitam yena
Tasmai śri gurave namah
The
Power of
Sound
Sound can be so powerful you can
shatter glass.
 Different sounds with their different
frequencies and intensity can result
in different effects.
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Sound
can
Control
You!
Helps to form ideas, images,
concepts, and desires.
 Both Mahatma Gandhi and Adolf
Hitler used the power of sound.
 Imagine what the sound vibration
of God’s holy names will do!.
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Maha
Mantra in
the West
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Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu had
predicted that chanting
of MahaMantra will be
heard everywhere in
the world.
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Explosion of the Hare
Krishna movement by
Srila Prabhupada is an
indicator of that
prophecy.
Most
Powerful
Mantra
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Vedas agree that the Maha Mantra
is the best and can solve all the
problems in our lives.
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“All the mantras and all the
processes of self – realization are
compressed into the MahaMantra”
– Narada Pancharatra
Chant Maha Mantra and STOP Wars
http://krishnatube.com/video/639/Chant-Mahamantra-and-STOP-War
Meaning
of Maha
Mantra
Hare – All powerful energy of Lord
Krishna.
 Krishna – All attractive.
 Rama – Giver of all happiness and
pleasure.
 MahaMantra - you are crying
internally to Lord Krishna for release
of sufferings.
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Greatness
of Maha
Mantra
Hindu ceremonies are complete only
when Lord Krishna’s names
(Govinda) are chanted.
 The goal of our Hindu religion is to
attain the Lotus Feet of Lord Sri
Krishna.
 Nothing can compare to chanting
Lord’s holy name.
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Go-koṭi dānam grahņe khagasya
Prayāga gangodaka kalpa vāsah
Yajñāyutam meru svarna dānam
Govinda kirter na samam śatāmśaih
Skanda Purana
One may give 10 million cows in charity at solar
eclipse; One may live in prayag of Ganga for a kalpa; or
one may perform 10,000 yajnas and give gold as the
size of Sumeru mountain; but all these cannot compare
to even 1/100th of the benefit from chanting Lord
Govinda’s name.
Greatness
of Maha
Mantra
Ram Ram Ram
Ram Ram Ram
Lord Shiva and Lord
Ganesha themselves are
chanting and meditating
on the holy names of
Lord Sri Krishna/Rama.
 The last words uttered,
by Mahatma Gandhi at
his assassination was,
“HEY RAM!”
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Greatness
of Maha
Mantra
Chant the holy name of Lord
Rama and enjoy the beautiful
sound. The holy name of Lord
Rama is equal to one thousand
holy names of Lord Vishnu.
In the Mahabharata section of the VishnuSahasranama, Lord Shiva advices Mother
Parvati:
Śri rāma rāma raméti
Ramé rāmé manóramé
Sahasra nāma tattulyam
Rāma nāma varānane
Vishnu Sahasra Nama
Benefits
of Maha
Mantra
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Cures worry, and
depressions.
Sorrow into joy.
Fear into courage.
Great relief from
miseries.
Breaks bad habits.
Releases job tension.
Helps in this age of Kali.
Harer nāma harer nāma
Harer nāmaiva kevalam
Kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
Nāsty eva gatir anyathā
For deliverance in this Kali Yuga,
There is no other way, there is no other way,
There is no other way except chanting the
Holy names of the Lord
How
Does the
Mantra
Work?
This is NOT a like a
regular mantra.
 Lord Sri Krishna has put
in his Mercy, Power, and
Love into the mantra.
 Heart is searching for,
given through the
MahaMantra.
 Guaranteed by Sri
Krishna in the
Bhagavad-Gita.
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How to
Chant the
Maha
Mantra
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Use 108 Tulasi beads.
Focus on Lord &
Mantra while chanting.
Keep oneself in the
company of devotees.
Have faith in Guru.
Chanting in groups is
best.
Nāma sankìrtanam yasya
Sarva pāpa pranāsanam
Pranāmo dukha samanas
Tam namāmi harim param
(S.B. 12.13.23)
Congregational chanting of Lord’s name
destroys all sins. Offering pranam to
Him relieves all material sufferings. I
offer my pranams to that Lord Hari.
Why
Chant?
You are trying so many things for
happiness. Why not simply try
chanting the holy names of Lord
Sri Krishna for help?
 YOU HAVE NOTHING TO
LOSE…WHY NOT TRY IT?
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Why
Chant?
One can do all that one wants in life
but in the end all that matters is the
relationship one builds with god
So the saints say…
Sādhu sange krishna nāma
Ei mātra cāi
Samsāra jinite āra
Kauna vastu nāi (Prema Vivarta)
To live in this world there is nothing
more necessary than chanting God’s
name in the company of saints.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
End
Vānchā kalpa tarubhyaś ca
krpā-sindhubhya eva ca
Patitānām pāvanebhyo
vaiṣṇavebhyo namo namah
Works
Cited
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Vedic Sonic Science by
Gaudiya Vedanta Society of
Malaysia
 Google Images