THE HOLY NAME · 09
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Inside the Name is already everything: rūpa, guṇa, parikara, līlā, premā
nāma · rūpa · guṇa · parikara · līlāname, form, qualities, entourage, pastimes — already within the Name
Inside the Name is already everything: rūpa, guṇa, parikara, līlā, premā
nāma · rūpa · guṇa · parikara · līlā
name, form, qualities, entourage, pastimes — already within the Name
Listen to Gurudev
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"You may be seeing this Harinama Sankirtan, but perhaps some of you are not seeing that inside it there is all Krishna — Nama, Rupa, Guna, Parikara, Lila, and Rasamrita."
Don't expect Krishna's form, qualities, and pastimes to arrive separately, as a reward for effort — later, after the Name itself. Gurudev says it plainly: you may be seeing this Harinama Sankirtan, but you don't always see that inside it there is already all Krishna — Nama, Rupa, Guna, Parikara, Lila, and Rasamrita. He recalls how a garland was strung for the guests: one flower, Hari; another flower, Krishna; and the thread holding them together was krishna-prema. You cannot see the thread, but without it there is no garland. So it is with the sound you are chanting right now: Krishna's form, entourage, and pastimes are already woven into it, only hidden, like the thread among the flowers.
Today, don't look for Krishna *behind* the Name — listen for what's already inside.
Source: Garland of the Holy Name and Prema · 2021-02-12
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