How to start naam jap: what the first month actually looks like
What number to begin with, what to attach it to in your day, and why the second week is where most people stop. A practical walk through the first thirty days.
The teachings, one question at a time
Longer pieces on what Premanand Ji Maharaj teaches and how to actually practise it: naam jap, the Radha naam, the stotras devotees recite, and the practical side of going to Vrindavan. Each article takes one question and stays with it.
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Why Premanand Ji Maharaj says Radha Radha: the Radha naam explained
The Radhavallabh position in plain words: where it comes from, why Shri Radha stands at the centre, and what it changes in daily practice.
Gayatri Mantra: meaning word by word, and how to chant it
The Gayatri Mantra in clean Devanagari with every word explained, where it comes from, when it is traditionally chanted and how to begin.
How to control anger: what Premanand Ji Maharaj says to do in the moment
Not a theory of anger but the instruction he repeats for the ten seconds when it rises: do not give it a second thought, and put the naam there instead.
Places to visit in Vrindavan: a two day plan that works
Where to stay so the pre-dawn queue is walkable, which temples to see on which day, what to carry, and how to fit in satsang at Radha Keli Kunj.
Ekadashi vrat: rules, what to eat and how to break the fast
What is given up and what may be eaten on Ekadashi, the three ways the fast is kept, how it ends on Dwadashi, and how to keep it if you work or are unwell.
How to use a japa mala: 108 beads, the right fingers and the Sumeru rule
Which hand and which fingers, where a round begins, why you never cross the Sumeru bead, and what to do if you do not have a mala at all.