Tag: harinam
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If he dies, I cannot go on living
One day, Sri Radharaman Charan Das Dev, was speaking with a number of visitors when a woman arrived, weeping and wailing, and fell at his feet. He said, “Ma! Why do you weep?” Woman: Baba, my only child is suffering from the plague. There is no hope for his life. If he dies, I cannot…
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The dead back to life by chanting Harinama
Sri Sri Radharaman Charan Das Dev, brought the dead back to life by chanting Harinama on several occasions. The most striking example was that of a lady whom he revived at the cremation ground itself, in the presence of thousands of people in Calcutta. The dead body of a young lady had been brought by…
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Yuga Dharma
When we refer to the Yuga Dharma we mean the eternal activity to be performed by the conditioned soul (Atman), or the Jiva, in order to obtain liberation or the highest spiritual development. This Yuga Dharma has been indicated clearly by Sri Gouranga Mahaprabhu in the Chaitanya Charitamrita: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalamkalau…
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MAHA MANTRA KIRTAN “no verse prohibits it”
The opposing opinion to the one we are presenting in this text is that the Maha Mantra can besung in Kirtan. This opinion falls apart when we point out that there is NO TEXT that supports this, but the inevitable response is that there is no text that prohibits it. Honestly, I ask you if…
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Harinaam and Mahamantra
HARINAM The word HARINAM is composed of two words: HARI (Sanskrit हfर) which refers normally to God, but can also refer to green, tawny, yellow, Vishnu, Krishna, Yama, air, wind, Indra, the moon, the sun, lion, ray of light, parrot, monkey, serpent, frog, Shiva, one of the nine Varshas, Brahma, fire, goose, peacock, golden, to…
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