Lord Nitaai and the thieves

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna! Jaya Shri Guru Parampara! Pranams!   Today when I was chanting Nityaananda, Gauraanga and Hare Krishna Naama, the pastime of Lord Nitaai and the thieves arose in my mind. As I was chanting, I was happy to meditate on Lord Nitaai sitting opulently in the house of Shrila Hiranya Pandita and deeply absorbed in pure love for Lord Gaura. When I chanted Gauraanga and Hare Krishna Naama, I could see Lord Nitaai absorbed in the thoughts of His Lord Gaura Krishna. When I changed Nityaananda Naama, I could hear the leader of the thieves planning to steal the gold ornaments and paraphernalia of Lord Nitaai outside the house. The Holy Names are so powerful. As one advances in Naama Bhajana, one can switch one's focus on any pastime one wants to remember during Naama Bhajana. One can also see a pastime within a pastime while chanting and it proceeds in relation to the Holy Names being vibrated by the tongue. As all of the pastimes of the Lord are eternal and ever-existing, They can instantly manifest in their true glory any time before the chanter whenever desired. One should gradually try to reach this stage of spontaneous recollection of the Lord's Holy Pastimes during Naama Bhajana. Before this stage, it keeps on becoming easier and easier to remember His pastimes while chanting as one practices it (svecchaa purvika). One needs a certain level of purity of thought, word, food and deed to advance in this recollection. I find it very useful to chant audibly instead of silently when the recollection of the pastimes of the Lord is weaker during Naama Bhajana. Audible chanting reinforces our remembrance during this time.

Daaso'smi, Swami Gaurangapada.

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