The attentive chanting of Hare Krishna fills the heart with deep inner contentment and happiness. The scriptures reveal that the sound vibration of the Hare Krishna mantra is transcendental and raises our consciousness from the material to the spiritual. For example one of the common challenges that I confront while counselling people is the deep inner sense of insecurity that many feel even amidst the hustle bustle of their lives. The days are packed with things to do, people to meet and targets to achieve, yet a lurking loneliness builds in the heart of men and women. Why does this happen and how does chanting Hare Krishna address this?

Welcome to "Radhanath swami | Hare krishna Yoga and meditation." Radhanath Swami sincerely practises and lovingly teaches the Hare Krishna meditation.
As a young spiritual seeker, travelling the world hitchhiking and exploring the Himalayas, Radhanath Swami keenly observed, and quickly learnt from the various paths and teachers he met. His search culminated with the discovery of his guru, and learning the science of Hare Krishna yoga from him.
His book "The Journey Home", is an intimate account of the steps to self awareness and a penetrating glimpse into the heart of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine.
Apr
22
Desire: A refreshing experience
Imagine diving into a cool pond on a scorching day; a one word description for this experience would be ‘refreshing’. That’s attentive chanting; if we can struggle joyfully to listen to the Holy Names of Krishna, and offer prayers to the Lord, practising Krishna yoga becomes a refreshing experience.
How can we transform our chanting into a refreshing activity? Often chanters struggle with their endlessly wandering mind and are unable to either listen to the Holy Names or develop a prayerful mood.
Mar
24
Following rules to develop love
Chanting Hare Krishna is a petition to the Lord. ‘Petition’ refers to a formal request made to some authority. While chanting Hare Krishna, the devotee makes a request to the Supreme Lord to engage him in the Lord’s service. Since at the present moment we lack the spontaneous loving feelings towards God, we aspire to develop this stage by regulated chanting.
Mar
06
Cultivating the mood of ‘helplessness’
Chanting is most effective when performed in the mood of ‘helplessness’. Usually when we perform any activity in life, we are deeply driven by the consciousness that ‘I am the doer’ or ‘I can figure out how to get this done correctly’. We work hard, and mobilize all resources at our disposal to get the perfect result. However while chanting this formula fails to get us the desired result.

Pareshan is troubled by his inability to chant attentively. He feels frustrated as the chanting session leaves him tired and dry. He’s heard in classes that the Holy Names of Krishna is sweeter than the sweetest.
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