— Chapter Nine —

Sinning on the Strength of
Chanting the Holy Name

All glories to Sri Gadadhara Pandit and Lord Sri Gauranga; all glories to Lord Nityananda, the life of Srimati Jahnavadevi; all glories to Sri Advaita Acarya and Mother Sita; all glories to Srila Srivas Pandit, and to all the devotees of Lord Caitanya.

Chanting destroys all anarthas

SRILA HARIDASA THAKURA said, "The holy name is eternally situated in pure goodness. Only very fortunate jivas can take shelter of Krsna's holy name. Chanting quickly removes the ananthas from the heart; consequently, hrdaya daurbalyam (weakness of heart) disappears. When undeviating faith in the Lord's holy name develops, the propensity to sin is totally extirpated.

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All previous sins are also dissolved. The heart shines with positive purity. Sinful desires in the heart are rooted in ignorance. These three—sin, the seeds of sin and ignorance—are the source of all suffering for the conditioned soul.

"Chanting softens the heart and evokes compassion for all conditioned souls; the chanter constantly endeavors for their spiritual welfare. He cannot bear to see the sufferings of the conditioned souls, and tries to remove these sufferings by all means. He is unperturbed by y desires and the urge to enjoy the senses; he is repulsed by wealth and women. He follows the path of righteousness. He accepts only what is favorable for executing devotional service, and rejects that which is unfavorable. He has absolute conviction in all situations that Lord Krsna is his protector, savior and maintainer. He is free from attachments to the body and the notions of 'me' and 'mine'. In a humble