Carrying Out The Orders of The Guru
Without sadhana, without having unflinching faith in the words of sad-guru, without being disciplined, without being trained one cannot carry out the orders of the Guru.
Upadeshamrita
Rupa Goswami wrote a book called Upadeshamrita to instruct us. I request you to take this book and follow its instructions very seriously.
Commitment
Initiation is a kind of registration.The main thing is how sincere, serious, dedicated and honest you are. If you are committed to Sri Guru & Vaishnavas, then you will surely progress in spiritual life.
Reactions of not following
1. It is useless to take diksha and not following rules & regulations properly. Then there is no meaning of diksha and Guru also has to suffer.
2. If a disciple doesn’t follow sincerely, then Guru has to suffer physically & mentally also. So if a disciple has some love for his Guru, he will follow rules & regulations strictly.
Real Diksha
Guru is like an axe who cuts the attachments deep within one’s heart. Real diksha means that he has no attachment to anything of this material world.
Qualification of Guru
Guru means Sad-guru, otherwise he cannot take you back to godhead.
Secrets of Chanting
Brahma muhurta is the best time to chant. As the day increases, it becomes difficult to concentrate. Prabhupada says that 99% spiritual advancement depends on chanting only. So chant offenseless and attentively. Even a fraction of second should not be wasted.
Potency
Only by chanting hari-nama, one can go back to godhead. No need to do big-big things. Big posts can’t help.
Answers to all Questions
Don’t talk while chanting. Hari-nama can answer all your questions.
Chant as much as possible
16 rounds are nothing. Chant as much as possible. 16 rounds are minimum.