Post by sarmasastrigal on Sept 24, 2012 11:51:33 GMT 5.5
Nama Sankirtana
Qn. Please brief me about Nama Sankirtana?
Ans. Nama sankirtana or chanting and singing God's names (Bhagavan-nama) brings us peace, happiness and freedom from petty worries. Each of us should cultivate the habit of daily nama sankirtana, otherwise known as bhajan with other family members at home and in community
functions as often as possible. Perhaps this could be one of the reasons we find the inclusion of Bhagawan names several times in our daily
Sandhyavandana too.
The joy that one experiences while doing bhajan cannot be described - it has to be experienced.
No alternative to nitya karma:
However, please do not fall into the misconception that nama sankirtanam is an alternative to nitya karma and other karmas that one has been ordained to perform. These cannot be skipped simply because you do bhajans.
Recently I have come across someone telling that doing nama sankirtanam could be an alternative to performing Sraaddha. This is absurd.
The precepts and practices given to us by our ancestors such as Bodhayana, Aapasthamba, Aasvalaayana and other Sutradhars are rare jewels and we dare not ignore these or liken them with the chanting of Bhagavan-nama.
If we do so (and this is unfortunately happening more and more) the loss will be only ours.
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Pl note:
The above Q&A is taken from the book 'The Great Hindu Tradition' in which one can find such FAQs in hundreds on our culture, Vedic tradition and anushtanams.
Qn. Please brief me about Nama Sankirtana?
Ans. Nama sankirtana or chanting and singing God's names (Bhagavan-nama) brings us peace, happiness and freedom from petty worries. Each of us should cultivate the habit of daily nama sankirtana, otherwise known as bhajan with other family members at home and in community
functions as often as possible. Perhaps this could be one of the reasons we find the inclusion of Bhagawan names several times in our daily
Sandhyavandana too.
The joy that one experiences while doing bhajan cannot be described - it has to be experienced.
No alternative to nitya karma:
However, please do not fall into the misconception that nama sankirtanam is an alternative to nitya karma and other karmas that one has been ordained to perform. These cannot be skipped simply because you do bhajans.
Recently I have come across someone telling that doing nama sankirtanam could be an alternative to performing Sraaddha. This is absurd.
The precepts and practices given to us by our ancestors such as Bodhayana, Aapasthamba, Aasvalaayana and other Sutradhars are rare jewels and we dare not ignore these or liken them with the chanting of Bhagavan-nama.
If we do so (and this is unfortunately happening more and more) the loss will be only ours.
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Pl note:
The above Q&A is taken from the book 'The Great Hindu Tradition' in which one can find such FAQs in hundreds on our culture, Vedic tradition and anushtanams.
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