chanting | Jayapataka Swami

Question: To help us deepen our preaching in Latin America, please can you give us three pieces of advice about preaching effectively in Latin America

Jayapataka Swami: Bolo Krsna, bhajo Krsna, koro Krsna shika! Lord Caitanya asked us, chant Hare Krsna, worship or serve Krsna and study Krsna’s teachings. But also prasadam, they like it! So, you have four things! Chanting, serving, studying the books and eating...

Question: One devotee daily chanting 16 rounds, but character is not changing. Always finding fault with others and fight at home. How to help such devotees, Guru Maharaj?

Guru Maharaj: Is he chanting the Panca Tattva mantra? Usually when one chants the Panca Tattva mantra, then usually he starts to change. But just chanting the holy name, and committing the ten offences to the holy name, then naturally he will not make much...

Question: I get more joy when I chant after mangala arati in the morning. But Guru Maharaj, if any other service comes at that moment, which one should be given more importance – service or chanting? While doing that service again, think that japa will not be good today. So there is no such interest in the service again. What will I do then?

Guru Maharaj: This is a relative question. Because I don’t know what the service is. If there is some emergency service, something that has to be done, then you have to do it. And so being a grihasta not possible every morning to do all our rounds. If your child is...

Question: I see many devotees chant 64 rounds and more sometimes but they cannot overcome ego. My humble question, how to overcome it?

Guru Maharaj: Of course, overcoming the false ego is a very important thing. I don’t know if one is chanting, but they are committing offences, how effective it will be to overcome false ego. We know that by helping others to be Kṛṣṇa conscious, that makes the...

Question: Gurudev, this pandemic is really draining us. I feel what I am doing is very mechanical, like chanting, reading. Please tell how to overcome this. Your spiritual daughter, Sumalini Lalita devi dasi.

Guru Maharaj: I don’t know why you should be feeling that chanting is mechanical. Many devotees have told me that because of this pandemic, they are able to preach much more! Using the internet, they are giving classes with hundreds of people, thousands of people,...

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