(comprehensive), The Thousand Holy Names of ... - Mandhata Global
(comprehensive), The Thousand Holy Names of ... - Mandhata Global
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Preface<br />
<strong>The</strong> spiritual world is called Vaikuëöha, which means “without<br />
anxiety.” In material consciousness everything is uncertain and<br />
temporary, and therefore everyone is full <strong>of</strong> anxiety (sakuëöha).<br />
In the spiritual world Vaikuëöha, everything is known<br />
and certain by the causeless mercy <strong>of</strong> the Lord. Birth, old age,<br />
disease and death are nonexistent there, and therefore<br />
everyone there is free from all anxiety. Chanting the <strong>Holy</strong><br />
<strong>Names</strong> gives us the opportunity to transfer our existence to the<br />
Vaikuëöha world, where we can exist eternally without any<br />
suffering. This occurs as soon as we change from the material<br />
conditioned platform <strong>of</strong> consciousness to blissful Vaikuëöha<br />
consciousness through chanting the <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Names</strong>.<br />
Unfortunate people in material consciousness are not very<br />
enthusiastic to chant the <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Names</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Lord, just as a<br />
patient suffering from jaundice does not relish the taste <strong>of</strong><br />
sugar candy, even though sugar candy is the specific medicine<br />
for jaundice. Nevertheless, chanting the <strong>Holy</strong> Name <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Lord is the only effective remedy for ending the material<br />
suffering <strong>of</strong> the conditioned soul. Although chanting the <strong>Holy</strong><br />
Name <strong>of</strong> the Lord may not be very palatable for people<br />
suffering from the disease <strong>of</strong> material existence, anyone who<br />
wants to be cured <strong>of</strong> the material disease must do it with great<br />
care and attention.<br />
Even among people who accept the spiritual path, there are<br />
many who are frustrated by pursuing processes <strong>of</strong> selfrealization<br />
that are impractical in this fallen, contaminated age.<br />
In the present age the vibration <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Names</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Lord<br />
is the only yoga process that can actually help one attain a<br />
transcendental position, beyond all material contamination.<br />
harer näma harer näma harer nämaiva kevalam<br />
kalau nästyeva nästyeva nästyeva gatir anyathä<br />
“Chant the <strong>Holy</strong> Name [in the neophyte stage], chant the <strong>Holy</strong><br />
Name [in the clearing stage], certainly you must chant the <strong>Holy</strong><br />
Name [in the liberated stage <strong>of</strong> life] constantly. In the Age <strong>of</strong><br />
Kali there is no other way [by the austere yoga practices<br />
recommended for the Satya-yuga], no other way [by the<br />
elaborate Vedic sacrifices recommended for the Treta-yuga],<br />
no other way [by the opulent Deity worship recommended for<br />
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