Absorption in Gauranga Krishna Consciousness

Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna

my humble obeisances to all readers.

I have been reading this forum for quite some time, and a post by HG Hadai Nityananda Prabhu�s experience of chanting Nityananda Gauranga Naam really captured my heart.

I would like to share something which a topic which is dear to my heart and which I am trying to practice in my own spiritual life.  I learnt this by hearing lectures of a very advanced Vaishnava.
The mind is one of the most formidable enemies of a conditioned soul especially mine. It is like a big lake full of past samskaras and vasanas or strong impressions and most of them are not so good.  When I look at myself I can see many of them. I would like to share a small story about myself.
Before I came to Krishna Conscious I had a very negative tendency of wickedness. I used to get tremendous joy when I used to see others suffering and many times I purposely troubled others to obtain much happiness. After I came to KC, things began to change, such tendencies reduced and I thought they disappeared.
I currently live in the house of Grihastha devotees and they a very sweet son, once their son was crying and suddenly as I heard it the same wicked joy came over me, I started thinking what is this, I am supposed to be a devotee who is compassionate, this behavior dosent suit me. I suddenly remembered how deep rooted these sanskaras are.

How will they go, scriptures say that its is not in my power to root them out, no they run too deep, not possible, but yes Lord Nityananda can root them out, by His mercy material life can be completely rooted out.
It is therefore very important to absorb the mind in thoughts of Lord Gauranga Krishna, to search for Lord Gauranga, to call out to Him, to think of Him to look for Him everywhere, to see Him in whatever we do, to be always dependent on Him.
The mind should be pervaded with His sweet holy name and pastimes,  yes then He will take them away by His own sweet will.
I have been doing this exercise, about remembering the wonderful qualities of Lord Gauranga Krishna, I write them on a piece of paper and take them out and read them some times through the day.
In SB 3.28.20 onwards Lord Kapiladeva prescribes how one should meditate and remember Lord Shri Hari, it�s a beautiful meditation. In BG 8.9 Lord Krishna describes how the devotee should remember Him. There is a beautiful book called Gauranga Lila smarana which describes the Ashata Kaliya lila of Lord Gauranga throughout the day.
There are so many Vaishnava literatures to absorb the mind. I recollect in one of the videos Swami Gaurangapada said, �Pure chanting comes from pure hearing�. That�s a profound quote.
Most of my life is spent in sleep, when I am awake I am distracted, even when I am chanting I am distracted, its very important that I don�t cheat myself of this wonderful opportunity of KC.  Statsistics show we have on an average 85,000 thoughts in a day, I have to really ask myself how many of these thoughts are on something connected with Krishna. Most of my thoughts are simply waste, let me instead take shelter of these wonderful vaishnava literatures and lectures and most importantly holy names Nityananda Gauranga Hare Krishna MM to absorb my mind in Krishna.



Thank you for tolerating me.

Your servant
Bhushan

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