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RE: Introduction

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sukumar • Thu Apr 03 2003 - 01:11:55 PST 


Sri Krishnaya Namah!

The naam japa always be fruitful for a bhaktha in the initial stages for 
increasing concentration in recitals.  The concentration increases with the 
amount of interest/devotion we have.  once a bhaktha makes it a habit to 
recite namas of the Lord his interest grows/directed at Him and this 
interest lead him to seek various avenues to know more about the Lord and 
his deeds(just as you are a member of this group and know more on God).  At 
a highly elevated stages, zyana and bhakti becomes united, as they are one 
and the same.  Bhakthi the fruit of the knowledge that one has on God 
should always be supported by shraddha and all these are complementary.

To become a bhaktha one needs Lord's krupa drishti, also.   Hence, a 
bhaktha is a gyani ('daksha' as per Lord Krishna).  Thus knowledge and 
devotion is inseparable.

Sukumar

Sri Krishnaparabrahmane Namah!

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Subject:	RE: Introduction

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To quote an old saying,

"..even a parrot can be taught to recite a name, but it does not mean it 
has understood its depth or comprehended its meaning"

As Krishan Maharaj within Bhaagwad Gita speaks of time and again, to do any 
task without any heart leads to fruitless ventures...the same would also 
apply to reciting the Lord's name without any depth of contemplation.



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