Re-commit daily

Taking a  vow doesn’t mean to commit once. You must re-commit daily.

Honor

Seeking honor is the main enemy of bhakti.

Japa Affirmations

Some of the positive thoughts we need to cultivate for our Japa sessions:

1. I happily and enthusiastically welcome the holy names every Japa session.
2. I get to chant, I want to chant, and I love to chant.
3. I easily chant my prescribed number of rounds with focus and attention.
4. My beads are my connection with Krsna, and my ticket to back to Godhead.
5. I treat the maha mantra as Radha and Krsna, fully present in sound.
6. I fully honor my sacred relationship with the holy names during japa.
7. I turn of my world and turn on Krsna’s world when i chant my rounds.
8. I receive and feel Krsna’s mercy, mercy, and love in His name.
9. I chant in full awareness that the holy name is my greatest treasure.
10. I chant from my heart, feelingly praying to come closer to Krishna.
11. I chant to be accepted by Krsna, and to repair my broken relationship with Him.
12. I chant to please Radha and Krsna, not to gain anything material.
13. I meditate on the meaning of the names as i chant.
14. I organize my life to make my Japa the most important activity of the day.
15. I am totally dependent on Guru and Krsna to chant quality Japa.

How to stay high?

You will never stay low if your thoughts are high and never stay high if your thoughts are low.  Always remember that you can decide what you want to think about and that you will never rise higher than your highest thoughts.

Failure

How you manage failure and difficulty will determine how well you succeed.