Haridāsa Ṭhākura says in the Harināma-cintāmaṇi that we not only chant, but we must cultivate sambandha-jñāna daily. Which means a consideration of what our relationship with Kṛṣṇa, and our non-relationship with the material world is. So take time every day to have a balanced program where you hear about why you are doing it. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasized that you should write about it too. Whatever your realizations are, he said, write them down, because that way you are able to readily recall them in your mind.Write about the Holy Name: when you get a point, write it down. Articulate it, research it. This is also part of sambandha-jñāna. So that way, when you chant, you have ready recall, and already you have the perspective: “Here’s what I’m doing.”
Best of all seems to be going on Harināma though, because it’s quite natural as we were sitting yesterday, the greatest show on earth was conquering a section of the city—which we did yesterday, quite handily. We owned that place. In fact, they kicked us out a few years ago, and now they’re all shut down—every one of them—and we own that whole street now. It’s like: “What street is this? It’s Hare Kṛṣṇa now.”
The Harināma was going on constantly there. And of course, inundation of books—thousands went out yesterday. When you watch the reactions of people, you can see in real time how the Holy Name is affecting them and then you remember how nice Hare Kṛṣṇa is. People don’t know what it is—it just drives them crazy. Some people get curious, some people try to run away, others smile and others laugh and dance. Watching the reactions is like a touchstone: it is not revealed until it touches things.
But then the next day, when we’re chanting here, don’t you think of all those people and the effect of the Holy Name? and then you think back to the time when you got hit by the power of the sound of the holy name, and then everything changed. Then you reflect: What am I doing now? Chanting. What effect is this having?
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Haridāsa Ṭhākura says in the Harināma-cintāmaṇi that we not only chant, but we must cultivate sambandha-jñāna daily. Which means a consideration of what our relationship with Kṛṣṇa, and our non-relationship with the material world is. So take time every day to have a balanced program where you hear about why you are doing it. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasized that you should write about it too. Whatever your realizations are, he said, write them down, because that way you are able to readily recall them in your mind.Write about the Holy Name: when you get a point, write it down. Articulate it, research it. This is also part of sambandha-jñāna. So that way, when you chant, you have ready recall, and already you have the perspective: “Here’s what I’m doing.”
Best of all seems to be going on Harināma though, because it’s quite natural as we were sitting yesterday, the greatest show on earth was conquering a section of the city—which we did yesterday, quite handily. We owned that place. In fact, they kicked us out a few years ago, and now they’re all shut down—every one of them—and we own that whole street now. It’s like: “What street is this? It’s Hare Kṛṣṇa now.”
The Harināma was going on constantly there. And of course, inundation of books—thousands went out yesterday. When you watch the reactions of people, you can see in real time how the Holy Name is affecting them and then you remember how nice Hare Kṛṣṇa is. People don’t know what it is—it just drives them crazy. Some people get curious, some people try to run away, others smile and others laugh and dance. Watching the reactions is like a touchstone: it is not revealed until it touches things. But then the next day, when we’re chanting here, don’t you think of all those people and the effect of the Holy Name? and then you think back to the time when you got hit by the power of the sound of the holy name, and then everything changed. Then you reflect: What am I doing now? Chanting. What effect is this having?
Every Bead is a New Decision: https://youtu.be/Ry7BzYY-zUI
Annual Day After Thanksgiving Harinam: https://youtu.be/oubfJ8rSCjg
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