Chanting Quotes

 Distraction: O Naam, when will that day come, when I will take on the mood and behaviour of
your unalloyed eternal servants? Then all other distracting desires of my mind will
automatically become totally exhausted and I will be able to wholeheartedly render service
unto you, my eternal master.
Srila BhaktiVinod Thakur
 Improper attention: O Krishna, Thakur Bhaktivinod has warned us that inattention is that
indoor into house of aparadhas. O Krishna, please let me taste some pleasure of your
Harinaam, so that I can focus my full attention on chanting. May your Harinaam become
deeply impressed in my mind.

 To increase attraction: O Krishna, there is so much attraction within me, but why do I not
have any attraction to your Holyname? I am attracted to so many sweet sounds, forms,
tastes, smells and objects of touch. But all these material attractions pull me further & further
away from you. O Krishna, please enchant my heart and captivate my restless mind. Please
bless me with the matchless wealth of attraction to your Holyname.

 To develop attachment: O Krishna, by nature, I am attached to many wrong things. Please

help me to transfer all my attachment to your lotus feet. O my Lord, may chanting Harinaam
become an inseperable part of my life. Please help me to chant your Harinaam with pure
attachment.

 To develop attraction: O Krishna, may I chant your names with heartfelt emotions. Oh, when
will I become enchanted by the ambrosia (nectar) of your names & start chanting from heart?
O Krishna, please help me to chant with sincere feelings of attraction for you, for Radhika and
for your Holynames. Please show me the way to chant with genuine affection which will ripen
into pure love for you.

 To achieve all of the above: O Krishna, please attract my mind and heart to your Holynames.
May I chant with full attention and may I quickly become absorbed in the nectarian taste of
your holy names. May the sweet charms of your names drive out all the distractions and fully
enchant my heart. Please give me strong attachment to your wonderful names. Please be
merciful to me and help me rise to the platform of genuine attention and pure love for you.

 The more I beat the mind during chanting, the less will I be beaten by the mind during rest of
the day. BEAT OR BE BEATEN. That’s my choice.

 If I cannot fix my mind on Krishna now when everything around me is favourable, how will I fix
my mind on Krishna at the time of death when everything around is unfavourable? If I don’t
practice before the final exam, how can I expect to pass?

 The greatest misfortune of our life will be that we have the knowledge to win the war and still we
loose because we don’t apply.

 If you love anything more than Krishna at the time of death, you will have to take rebirth.

 Attentive chanting is the easiest and best way to cure my spiritual amnesia. If I don’t cooperate
with this stimulus therapy, then I will force Krishna to give me the shock therapy. What do I
want?

 The mind will distract me from concentration on Harinaam everyday, everytime I chant. So, if I
don’t fight with the mind, chanting will never become easier or better automatically. It’s now
or never.
 We know that life is meant to prepare for a glorious death, we can live each day as if it is our
last day.

 When a person can accept everything as an expression of Krishna’s mercy and love, nothing can
be too disturbing for him. Every moment becomes another opportunity to serve humanity,
worship the Supreme and express gratitude.

 If you give respect, you receive respect. If you give sweetness, you receive sweetness. If you
give suffering, pain, envy, criticism, you receive the same. If you give love, you receive love.
In essence, in GIVING, you RECEIVE.

 Chanting offers the privileged opportunity to associate with Krishna, the most intelligent person,
who is the source of intelligence of all the intelligence persons. Why loose this rare association
for routine useless thoughts of the mind?

 We forget the person who never forgets us and we remember the people who never remembers
us. How long will we let this pathetic misdirection of love go on? Samano Vrkse puruso…

 The sound of Harinaam is the only sound that can wake me up from the dream of material life.

 Time destroys everything material except material desires. The Harinaam alone has the power
greater than the power of time, the power to destroy material conditioning.

 Every mahamantra in our prescribed 16 rounds is more precious than all the wealth of the world.
This is the only wealth that can save us at the time of death.

 If you become conscious of Me, you will pass over all obstacles by My grace.

 The sword of remembrance of Krishna is the only hope for freedom from slavery of material
desires. Chant & experience the freedom from all sickening self destructive desires.

 The more sweat in peace, less will you bleed in the war.

 Humility or Humiliation, that’s my choice. Either beg to be engaged in Krishna’s service or be a

dancing dog in the hands of Maya.

 The best prayer that will never be unanswered and never disappoint us “My Lord, please give me
the strength to always serve you.” Krishna, Pl. save me from the plans of my mind.

 Japa time is not planning time. It is the pleading time. Japa time is not dreaming time. It is the
begging time – Pl. engage me in your service.

 One’s greatness has to be determined by the ability to tolerate provoking situations.

 If one refuses to enter into enmity with envious men, he will automatically leave them alone.

 Make a habit to glorify.

 Count the blessings and not the sufferings.

 Chanting is good… everything is good.

 By humility and meekness, one attracts Krishna’s attention.