and other important festival days. He should spend the entire festival day and night chanting and singing the glories of the Lord in association of saintly devotees. The ideal way to observe these festivals is to be in one of the dhamas (Navadvipa, Vrndavana, Puri, etc.) with sadhus (pure devotees in the line of Srila Rupa Gosvami) reading and discussing sastra (Vedic literatures like Bhagavad gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam and other Vaisnava scriptures). He should wholeheartedly participate in. these festivals without anxiety or hesitation. These festivals will gradually re-kindle the dying spark of spiritual taste. Thus he will gradually again become attracted to the pastimes of the Supreme Lord.

"Tasting the superior flavor of pure spirituality, he'll naturally be disgusted by his inferior material attachments. He'll be enraptured by the sweet songs about the Supreme Lord sung by the devotees, and his ears will fill up with nectar. His mind will become dislodged from matter and fixed in the pastimes and holy names of the Lord. When his mind is once again settled upon the holy name, he can chant eternally in a joyous and peaceful mood.

According to the science of yoga, you, the life particle are seated in the heart (but not inseparably—you can remove the physical heart, but you will not be removed with it). Your influence spreads throughout the body by means of this vast network of channels (nadis) that carry the life force to every cell of the body.
Siddhaswarupanda

Enthusiasm for chanting

"One must diligently complete the prescribed number of holy names according, to his vow, and he must always check that he chants his rounds sincerely. Those who chant distractedly are always eager to somehow complete the fixed number of holy names and be done with it. It is important to concentrate on the quality of the chanting and not on trying to artificially increase the number of holy names. The name of the Lord should be pronounced distinctly. Only by the grace of the Lord can this be achieved. Thus one should pray to the Lord that he never falls victim to the wiles of the illusion of distraction, and that he can continue to taste the full nectar of the holy name.

Procedure for overcoming distraction

"The devotee should make it a regular practice to spend a little time alone in a quiet place and concentrate deeply on the holy name. He should utter and hear the name distinctly, It is impos-