Aural Concentration

"Everything starts by the aural reception, by hearing. We first hear about Krsna and by doing this process we become purified and then we may understand more about the philosophy and then apply it in our lives. Everyone starts by hearing. The bhakti yoga system starts like that according to Srila Prabhupada. He says the hearing is the most important process of all the nine. Because once you start hearing, you concentrate and by concentrating you can engage the mind and it will become cleansed, so by doing this you can understand the Lord and see Him all the time."
"That's why while we are chanting we need to hear, otherwise the mind won't be engaged in this process and you can't see the process working on your life. You can't feel Krsna's association through this chanting. Once you feel eager to know more about the Lord and want to engage yourself more in the process of bhakti yoga means your hearing is working and your mind is being cleaned and properly engaged. Below is the quote from Srila Prabhupada about the topic I have just described."
"Sravanam. The beginning of bhakti-yoga is started from the practice of sravanam, aural reception, ear. Therefore the mantra is given through the ear, initiation mantra. Then kirtanam. There are nine different processes. The most important process is hearing. And as soon as you want to hear, that means you have to concentrate your mind. So naturally, the mind becomes, I mean to say, locked. Sravanam kirtanam. So we have to practice. This is bhakti-yoga. First of all we have to engage the mind. Mind. And as soon as you engage the mind in hearing about Krsna, Krsna will help you in cleansing the mind. "

Aural Concentration
Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.41 - Los Angeles, December 19, 1973

Hare Krsna

Aruna dd

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