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Why We Must Avoid Offenses to the Holy Name - Tokyo, Japan 19800826 #JayapatakaSwamiArchives

Name: Why We Must Avoid Offenses to the Holy Name - Tokyo, Japan 19800826 #JayapatakaSwamiArchives
Uploaded: 2025-08-10T16:08:36Z
Duration: 47 s
Channel: Jayapataka Swami
Description: Jaya Pataka Swami and another speaker discuss Harinam initiation and why offenses to the Holy Name jeopardize spiritual help and forgiveness. They…

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Jaya Pataka Swami and another speaker discuss Harinam initiation and why offenses to the Holy Name jeopardize spiritual help and forgiveness. They emphasize that the Holy Name, identified as Ka and Rama, is personal and supremely merciful.

Today we're sitting and there's a Harinam initiation ceremony. Harinam is the beginning of one's spiritual advancement, is a positive entrance into spiritual life where Ka accepts the devotee as a spiritual servitor of his lotus feet.
However, we have to be careful not to take the chanting of the Holy Name for granted.
The Holy Name is Ka, Holy Name is Rama.
Holy Name is Person. Therefore, just like we can offend anyone.
If we misbehave, we can offend our Teacher, we can offend our parents.
Similarly, we can offend Ka. We can offend the Holy Name.
The Holy Name. He is most Merciful.
Therefore, we have to be very careful not to offend the Holy Name. Because if he is offended, then who will help us? Who is there more merciful?
Just like, for instance, sometimes we may do something wrong and we may offend our Headmaster, or we may offend some particular authority.
Then we will think, who is more.
Kind than him, who is more compassionate?
Let me go to that person and.
Plead my case so that we can get forgiven for our mistakes.
But when we come to the Holy.
Name, there's no one more Merciful.
There's no one more kind. So if we offend the Holy Name.
Where can we go for some special favor? Therefore, one is the Scriptures advise us that we have to be very careful to avoid offenses to the Holy Name.