DEDICATED TO

SRILA A.C SRILA A.C BHAKTIVEDANTA BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPADASWAMI PRABHUPADA

FOUNDER ACHARYA FOUNDER ACHARYA OF ISKCON OF ISKCON

HARE HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA

THE THE MANTRA MANTRA FOR FOR SUCCESSSUCCESS

HEATHEAT

MISERYMISERY

COLDCOLD

HAPPINESSHAPPINESS

WHY DO WE WANT TO BE WHY DO WE WANT TO BE HAPPY ?!?HAPPY ?!?

....Because we are spirit ....Because we are spirit soulssouls

NATURE OF A SPIRIT SOULNATURE OF A SPIRIT SOUL

SAT ( ETERNAL)SAT ( ETERNAL)

CHIT ( KNOWLEDGABLE)CHIT ( KNOWLEDGABLE)

ANANDA ( ALWAYS HAPPY )ANANDA ( ALWAYS HAPPY )

THEREFORE BEING SPIRIT SOULS WE ALWAYS WANT

TO BE HAPPY !!

HOWEVER, MISERIES PURSUE US

THE 3 TYPES OF THE 3 TYPES OF MISERIESMISERIES

Adhi - athmikAdhi - athmik

Self inflicted miseries - on the mind and/or the bodySelf inflicted miseries - on the mind and/or the body.

Adhi - bhouthikAdhi - bhouthik

Miseries inflicted on one living entity by another Miseries inflicted on one living entity by another living entity or entities.living entity or entities.

Adhi - daivikAdhi - daivik

Miseries inflicted on us because the devas Miseries inflicted on us because the devas (demigods) and/or controllers of the nature are not (demigods) and/or controllers of the nature are not happy.happy.

““Dharma projita kaitavo atra paramo nirmatsaranam Dharma projita kaitavo atra paramo nirmatsaranam satamsatam vedyam vastavam atra vastuh shivatam tapatrayah vedyam vastavam atra vastuh shivatam tapatrayah unmoolanam”unmoolanam”

All the three types of miseries are destroyeddestroyed by pure devotional service to LORD KRISHNA INTRO-Srimad Bhagavatam

In this Kali Yuga, it is In this Kali Yuga, it is difficult, or even impossible, difficult, or even impossible,

to perform the yajnas the to perform the yajnas the way they were performed in way they were performed in

the previous yugas.the previous yugas.

Therefore, What do we do Therefore, What do we do thenthen

??????????????

We should perform Japa Yajna or Mantra We should perform Japa Yajna or Mantra Meditation.Meditation.

(However,(However, Meditation as described in the Meditation as described in the Bhagavad-Gita is quite difficult to practice Bhagavad-Gita is quite difficult to practice in this Yuga, because it is difficult to in this Yuga, because it is difficult to control the mind. This was confirmed by control the mind. This was confirmed by Arjuna, 5,000 years ago, when the world Arjuna, 5,000 years ago, when the world was devoid of the turbulence, which is was devoid of the turbulence, which is part of life now!)part of life now!)

“…………“………….Of yajnas I .Of yajnas I

am the chanting of am the chanting of

the holy names the holy names

(Japa), and of (Japa), and of

immovable things I immovable things I

am the Himalayasam the Himalayas””

Bhagavad Gita - Bhagavad Gita -

Ch.10 Txt 25Ch.10 Txt 25

INFACT EVERY INFACT EVERY

RELIGION propagates RELIGION propagates

chanting of the chanting of the

Names of GOD !!!Names of GOD !!!

ChristianityChristianity

Christ glorified theChrist glorified the

Lord’s holy name byLord’s holy name by

saying “Our Fathersaying “Our Father

who art in Heaven,who art in Heaven,

hallowed be Thyhallowed be Thy

Name”Name”

SikhismSikhism

Guru NanakGuru Nanakprayed “In theprayed “In the

ambrosial hours ambrosial hours ofof

the morning Ithe morning Imeditate on themeditate on thegrace of the truegrace of the true

name”name”

IslamIslam

MuslimsMuslims

repeatedly repeatedly chantchant

the sacred the sacred name ofname of

God - “Allah”God - “Allah”

BuddhismBuddhism

Buddhists alsoBuddhists also

practice practice repetitionrepetition

of the name ofof the name of

Lord BuddhaLord Buddha

(namu amida (namu amida butsu)butsu)

Hinduism

Therefore we were given Kali Santarana Upanishad

……to overcome the ills of Kali Yuga

…………to overcome miseries……….chant !!!!!!

Hare Hare Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare…..Hare…..

Hare Rama Hare Rama Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Hare…..Hare…..

““Always chanting My glories, Always chanting My glories, endeavouring with great endeavouring with great determination, bowing down before determination, bowing down before Me, these great souls always worship Me, these great souls always worship Me with devotionMe with devotion””

-B.G Ch. 9 Txt. 14-B.G Ch. 9 Txt. 14

MANAH + TRAH

MINDSAVES

What is a mantra?

“To those who always think of me and chant my glories, I give them what they need and maintain what they have”

-BG Ch 9 Txt 22

BENEFITS OF CHANTINGBENEFITS OF CHANTING

Freedom from the reactions Freedom from the reactions of KARMAof KARMA

Relief from Relief from unwanted drives unwanted drives

& habits& habits

In our present condition, we are slaves In our present condition, we are slaves to many needless thoughts and to many needless thoughts and

desires.desires.

BECOMES MORE PROSPEROUSBECOMES MORE PROSPEROUS

“I’ve noticed that as chanters progress from one level to deeper level, they become

more realistic, more tolerant

and more energetic.”

Dr. Donald R. Tuck

Associate Professor, Western Kentucky University

““I remember, in I remember, in my college I my college I had a big had a big picture of a picture of a mandala and mandala and we used to try we used to try to chant and to chant and meditate in meditate in front of it.” front of it.”

George George HarrisonHarrison

““I started I started chanting on my chanting on my japa mala and japa mala and studying studying Prabhupada's Prabhupada's books. books. Chanting Chanting LordLord Krishna'sKrishna's name name changed my changed my lifestyle” lifestyle”

Alfred FordAlfred Ford

MISERIESMISERIES

HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA MAHA MANTRAMAHA MANTRA

CONNECTION WITH CONNECTION WITH THE LORDTHE LORD

SOLUTION TOSOLUTION TO MISERIESMISERIES

JAPA YAJNAJAPA YAJNA

BENEFITS OF BENEFITS OF CHANTINGCHANTING

INFLUENCE OF INFLUENCE OF CHANTINGCHANTING

TIMETIME

NATURENATURE OF THE SOULOF THE SOUL

Chant…… and be

Happy!!!