05 Aug 2023 midday – Importance of Holy Names in Kali-yuga (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- We should develop love for Krsna, but we collect useless things.
- The story of Narada Rsi and his meeting with the king who was absorbed in material things.
- When you wake up early in the morning, chant at least two rounds of japa.
- There are no rules for chanting the holy names, as there are for chanting the diksa-mantras.
- Verse: namnam akari bahudha nija-sarva-saktis (Siksastaka, 2).
- Keep the japamala close to you at all times so that you can chant as soon as you wake up.
- In Kali-yuga, chanting the holy names is the only way.
- In the temple, the services are distributed among the sevakas present.
- You must not leave the family, but chant the holy names and do all kinds of services in your house.
- A healthy body is good for spiritual practices.
- Hindi proverb: The morning breeze is the best medicine.
- The ideal mangala-arati should begin at 4:30 in the morning.
- Chant the holy names for 30 minutes to 1 hour before getting up.
- In Kali-yuga, the holy names are likened to fire sacrifice, and this is the highest.
- Devotees should not immerse themselves in mobile phones; it makes the mind lazy.
- Switch off the mobile phone and go and read a physical book.
- The mood of reading a physical grantha is different, give priority to this kind of reading, it is much better than the mobile phone.
