Re: Chanting Gauranga

Nityananda! Gauraga! Hare Krsna!

Bruce you wrote: "What joy I had experienced from being in their presence, and they sung songs I didn't know all the words to--which exposed my deficiencies, but they laughed at this and encouraged me to keep going.  It was great!"

The Holy Name of Gauranga is an extremely powerful purifying fire that cleanses the dross from the heart rapidly (this grace of Gauranga Naam is confirmed in scripture). Gauranga Naam is non-different to Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. Because of associating with his light and person we also begin to see... his name is Caitanya!

As our hearts purify, our heart begins to shine upon all things and we begin to open. The dross begins to clear and we associate gradually with our true nature (Gauranga consciousness), rather than identifyng with the afflictive mind, a mind which is selfish and closed...

As we begin to purify our existence of that false 'seperated' self we begin to feel deeper connection with the 'other'. Your dream is wonderful because the nature of grace is light and we live freely in this plane of consciousness, even with the final remnants of sin (deficiency) remaining. Many people are too serious and condemn themselves with guilt and shame. Only if they really knew the nature of positive and progressive spiritual life...and the truth of the matter!

One could use the analogy of a flower or lotus, it opens in true beauty (gradually). Spiritual life for us is like that also. Gauranga Naam opens the heart gently, purifies the heart rapidly, reveals the deficiencies gracefully...and inspires us to dive deeply into love of Godhead. You are entering the kingdom of God. Be grateful ))

I hope this interpretation of your dream is helpful.

Also Bruce, it is very natural for the Mahamantra to appear within Gauranga (Naam), Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You are discovering your true self now... Please leave behind all doubt that Gauranga Jaap is incorrect - the love that opens the heart is never incorrect or a concocted fantasy.

The only thing that will block the lotus of our heart is pride and self conceit, which leads to further offences. Be swanlike...

y.s. Nava.

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