i totally agree with your article short and sweet. in fact no one can deny this since "baghavan nama" is the most potent tool in this kali yuga to reach the lord. it is the essence of all the vedas, upanishads. In short it is the essence of the lord himself. " namum ramanum avan namanum onre ". there is nothing sweeter than this nectar of the lords name. and those who have realised this truth are the most blessed. it takes us to the highest state of bakthi. the path which great gnanis started to tread upon after attaining salvation. sadasiva brahmendral is one such great baktha. he is a yogi who turns to bakthi. see what he says.. "broohi mukundehi. rasane broohi mukundehi. kesava madava hare rame ithi".. hey tounge praise the lord of hari.. there is nothing sweeter than this. Sage suka who gave us the priceless baghavatha is another example. he was a yogi and he sees the form of good in each and every being. when his father calls him putra!! putra!! he just couldn't turn back. such was his state of mind. and his state of realization is transformed into the state of bakthi just by hearing the sloka.. "barhaapeetam natavara vapuhu... ". thus we see great yogis turning to bakthi. And for us to reach the state of bakthi in the kaliyuga we have to take refuge in the name of the lord. This is the most powerful and yet the most simplest way to take us to the highest state of bakthi. Such is the mercy of our lord. It counts in whatever way we utter the name of the lord. "stoham helanameva va". such is he mercy of our lord. what more can he do to lift us. we have to realise this and start chanting his name. whatever be our caste, whatever be our creed, whatever sins we have done in our precious life, wherever we are and what not.. even u be a chandala, sudhra or a brahmana or you be brahma or indra or a cow, you be an elephant or an ant.. all are equal before him.. we see that brahma saluting the feet of the lord with his four heads and praising him. we see indra surrendering to the lord.. we see varuna and yama praising the lord.. the lord who rests in sri vaikuntam on adhi seeshan with sri devi at his feet, the lord whom all the yogis comtemplate in their mind.. such is his stature.. but see what bakthi can do.. yashodha ties him to the ural, the cowherd boys of gokula are playing with him. and once the lord ends up a loser and he had to carry his fried on his shoulders for having lost the game. So all are same before our equanimous lord. All that counts is the pure, motiveless,spotless bakthi. The supreme being is humbled by this and he becomes one among them. Hence there is no constraint to chant his name. The time we chant the name of lord is the most precious time. The place where we chant the name of lord becomes the purest of places and the person who chants the name of the lord becomes a baktha. All we have to do is to ceaselessly chant his name and get bakthi.. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/VkWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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