More opportunities to serve
Posted on : 12-09-2011 | By : Krishna Yoga | In : Chanting, What are the benefits of Hare Krishna meditation?
Tags: hare krishna, job, privilege, radhanath swami, serve, service, service attitude
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The Hare Krishna Maha Mantra has a simple meaning; “My dear Lord Krishna, please engage me in Your service” As we chant the Holy Names, we make a prayerful call for service. Therefore one of the first symptoms that our chanting is effective and our prayers have been accepted by the Lord is when we are blessed with an opportunity to render more service to the Lord and His devotees.
These opportunities for service appear in a variety of forms. After some time of chanting Hare Krishna, we may be requested by some devotees to serve prasadam in the centre. Or we could be asked to drive some members to the programme. That’s when we’ve to thank God for having accepted our chanting; a chance for service is the Lord’s direct reciprocation with the chanter. Besides the actual service, chanting also provides a devotee with a stronger and purer desire to serve. Chanting Hare Krishna is said to yield the highest benefit when the chanter aspires to serve without expecting anything else in return. Moreover a sincere chanter sees every situation as an opportunity to serve and sees himself as a servant at all times, places and circumstances.
What if a Hare Krishna chanter is in a situation of giving charity to a needy beggar or what if he is honoured and glorified amidst many devotees? How does he see himself as a servant in this situation? Radhanath Swami says a sincere devotee while being honoured immediately transfers it to his spiritual master and considers that the glory doesn’t belong to himself for he is only a servant of all. He also feels that those who are glorifying him are polite and instead of instructing him directly on what qualities he needs to develop, they are indirectly ordering him by appreciating him so that he is inspired to endeavour to develop these qualities. And even while serving a servant, we can be in the mood of a servant. Radhanath Swami says, “A devotee doesn’t think that a beggar is begging, and I am giving. His mood is I am begging for service, and this person appearing as a beggar is giving me an opportunity to serve.” This is deep spirituality and offers a paradigm shift to those immersed in the consciousness that they are the benefactors of those whom they seek to favour and help. Radhanath Swami is clear that even when we render favours to others, it’s an opportunity to serve and we need to consider that a favour has been given to us to serve the other person. “So many others could have served him, but I’ve been given a chance to help him. This is a favour to me rather than to him.”
Chanting purifies the consciousness of the desire to be the enjoyer and controller. A true chanter of the Holy Names feels it’s a great privilege and honour to render service to others than be honoured by others. As Radhanath Swami once said, “cleaning the toilets of Vaishnavas is a more honourable job than becoming the president of U.S.A or the Prime minister of India.”
Pareshan is troubled by his inability to chant attentively. He feels frustrated as the chanting session leaves him tired and dry. He’s heard in classes that the Holy Names of Krishna is sweeter than the sweetest. 
Wow! Thank you for sharing these wonderful realizations especially about how we must be really humble in all circumstance.
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Chanting the Holynames of the Lord is the basis of our Sadhana Bhakti.
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What an attitude of Service hope to get and practice atleast 1% of it selflessly.
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Thank you Radhanath Swami for instructing to be in mood of servant of servant at every moment of our life. Radhanath Swami ki jai.
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Thank you Radhanath Swami for instructing to be in mood of servant of servant at every moment of our life.
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.Thank you very much Swamiji for such instructive article. We are asking for service all the time when we are chanting and when we actually get we tend to postpone or excuse from it. That is not good attitude rather we should go ahead and grab the service.
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Chanting purifies the consciousness of the desire to be the enjoyer and controller-wonderful
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It is very insrtuctive article which shows how one should handle the mood of serving to others.It also gives us complete idea of how to handle the
praise if showerd by other sincere devotess.Thank you very much Swamiji for such instructive article.
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It is very insrtuctive article which shows how one should handle the mood of serving to others.It also gives us complete idea of how to handle the praise if showerd by other sincere devotess.Thank you very much Swamiji for such instructive article.
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God is so compassionate as He is giving every opportunity every fraction of second for our own purification. We are beggars for our own purification. Helping others with our own abilities is also for our own purification by God’s mercy. All glories to Radhanatha Swami.
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Chanting Hare Krishna is said to yield the highest benefit when the chanter aspires to serve without expecting anything else in return. Moreover a sincere chanter sees every situation as an opportunity to serve and sees himself as a servant at all times, places and circumstances. This statement clearly convey that chanting can produce a revolution in consciousness which is beyond all conceptions of caste, creed, colour and nationality.
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Wonderful explanation of chanting Hare Krishna maha mantra. If we can serve others in such a humble state of mind we will definitely achieve our goal of life. thank you very much Radhanath Swami.
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A very beautiful read. Such amazing explanation on the effects of chanting Hare Krishna! Only by chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra in the mood of a prayer, the Lord will reward us by engaging in direct devotional service.
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Maharaj has given us the method,how to chant nicely & perfectly,then only we can achieve the Bhakti,by chanting we will be humble.Hari Bol
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Maharaj has given us the method,how to chant nicely & perfectly,then only we can achieve the Bhakti.
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A true vaishnava always is in search of newer and more opportunities to serve the living entitites. He begs for such opportunities. Such a great soul is Radhanath Swami who is ever in the service mood.
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Thank you Radhanath Swami for creating proper mood of being a servant of the servant. I pray to you and all the vaisnavas to get me this mood
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Really very true but often times I commit a blunder by thinking I am helping the person. Thank you Maharaj I will try to remember your words.
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It is amazing to see Radhanath Swami completely equipoised when he is showered with praises. He always gives the credit to his spiritual master His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada for whatever service he does in the service of humanity.
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such a nice meditation technique is given . I think i can try it.
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if we just do, what we request for 2 hrs in the morning, we will get the ultimate perfection.
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What a paradigm shift. To consider our selve fortunate when given a service opportunity and feel grateful rather than thinking that they need my service and I am the doer.
Radhanath Swami ki Jai HO
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truly appreciating Vaishnavas can help us render menial service unto them…I pray to Krishna that He gives me this appreciation and subsequent humility. Thanks. Nice article.
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Radhanath Swami emphasis the need to chant Lord's names with heart and soul.
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A true chanter of the Holy Names feels it’s a great privilege and honour to render service to others than be honoured by others. This is the true mood in which one should chant the holy names. All glories to H.H Radhanath Swami Maharaj.
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the attitude given by Radhanath swami maharaj help people make humble for the right couse. it will give transcendental satisfaction to the heart by service in God's mission
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It is said one can constantly chant if one is humble. If one meditates on the meaning of the holy names i.e. service attitude it becomes easier to be humble.
This article also very wonderfully shows the effects of chanting as more service.
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“A devotee doesn’t think that a beggar is begging, and I am giving. His mood is I am begging for service, and this person appearing as a beggar is giving me an opportunity to serve.” This is deep spirituality and offers a paradigm shift to those immersed in the consciousness that they are the benefactors of those whom they seek to favour and help.
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Radhanath Swami gives a wonderful meaning of the Maha Mantra and also the benefits of chanting.
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