There are, on the ordinary course, there are four kinds of means: karma, jñāna, yoga and bhakti. So karma, jñāna, yoga is impossible in this age; therefore you have to take this process of bhakti-yoga, the simple method, chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa. And if you chant, then the result will be immediately, ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam (CC Antya 20.12, Śikṣāṣṭaka 1). Your heart will be cleansed by simply this process of chanting and dancing. You will see transcendentally, and if you continue, everything . . . everything has to be practiced regularly.
So either here or at home, or if you are in an apartment—anywhere—you practice this, and gradually you will see, you will understand what you are. This is the gradual process of self-realization. And as soon as you are self-realized, then bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam (CC Antya 20.12, Śikṣāṣṭaka 1): then your all anxieties for material existence will be clarified. Bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam. This very word has been used, dāvāgni.
Dāvāgni means forest fire, forest fire. This particular word is used because in the forest, the fire takes place automatically. Nobody goes there to set fire, but it takes place. Similarly, in the material world, at least in American cities we have seen, there is always fire brigade running, trrm-trrm-trrm-trrm-trrm-trrm, because there is somewhere must be there some fire.
So this is crude example, but actually our heart is always burning due to dissatisfaction. We don’t want it, but by circumstances it begins to burn like that, bhava-mahā-dāvāgni. So that will be subsided if you chant.
- ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
- śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ
- (CC Antya 20.12, Śikṣāṣṭaka 1)
Just like you have seen the waxing moon daily increases; similarly your transcendental, blissful life will increase daily like the moon, and one day it will be like full moon, and at that time you will enjoy life. You will understand. That is . . .
- brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā
- na śocati na kāṅkṣati
- samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu
- (BG 18.54)
Your life will be sublime. So practice it; make an experiment of this mantra. You will be happy. Our mission is to see everyone, sarve sukhino bhavantu. Be everyone happy. We are not here to exploit somebody. We are not selling this mantra, but we are distributing free. Please take it and be happy. That is our mission.
- ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
- śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
- (CC Antya 20.12, Śikṣāṣṭaka 1)
Your life will be full of knowledge, transcendental, blissful knowledge: vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam. ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaṁ: and the transcendental bliss will increase, āmbudhi. āmbudhi means ocean. As the ocean increases on the full-moon night, similarly, when your knowledge will be like full moon, your ānanda will also increase. So these things will be achieved, paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam: "All glories to the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra." So please accept our request and try to chant and be happy.
Thank you very much. (applause)