Karttika 2006: Japa Meditations – October 10-12, 2006
Dhanurdhara Swami October 13th, 2006
Karttika 2006
Japa Meditations
October 10, 2006
Govardhana
Caterpillar Logic and Taste for the Holy Name
Bhaktivinoda Thakur explains that the fourth verse of the Siksastakam represents the stage of ruci, taste:
“O Almighty Lord! I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor have I any desire to enjoy beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only want Your causeless devotional service in my life, birth after birth.”
Just as the caterpillar cannot go to the next leaf unless it is firmly planted on the leaf before, we cannot attain the platform of ruci (taste) until we become detached from material life symptomized by na dhanam, na janam…
October 11, 2006
Govardhana
As a river requires two embankments to surge forcefully, spiritual taste, prema, flows within the banks of union and separation. Similarly chanting with relish requires these two opposing moods.
I chant. Yes, Krishna is there in His holy name. It is the internal potency – Vrindavana, sweetness personified – but I am so unfortunate that I have no attraction for the holy name. I chant with union and separation.
October 12, 2006
Govardhana
What is the holy name without the heart, without some feeling? Chanting means searching for the heart, how we feel about Sri Krishna in the form of His name. Chant the name, but search for the heart of the name, for feelings towards it, even the feeling of sadness and repentance of one with no devotion for it.
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