God is within, in the deep recesses of our heart, in the form of the two sounds, Mahanaam or great name. One sound, Gopal, apprises you of the Supreme; the other sound, Govinda, of the Beyond. The Mahanaam is our real Self, the Guru. The human mind is only the pragmatic self which cuts into pieces the Integral Existence that is Mahanaam, and therefore exhibits multiplicity.
No earthly guru can initiate a person or, in other words, give diksha. Mahanaam spontaneously manifests as and when it chooses to do so. The Divine Will, which is the outward manifestation of Sri Satyanarayan, is the sole creative and sustaining principle in this universe. As Divine Power, or Energy, Maha-naam is revealed to our senses in various forms. It is the Shabdabrahmn. Shabda means sound, Brahmn refers to God, the Essence of Existence. Mahanaam is identical with Truth.
The matrix of all multiplicity, Mahanaam is the eternal refuge of all existence. The two sounds, Gopal Govinda, epitomise the bipolarity of our life in this world overflowing with the joy of infinite existence. Existence, consciousness, joy... this is the order of progressive manifestation of the Infinite. In Existence as Existence, the two sounds are in perfect identity. That is Satyanarayan, symbol of Truth, and Mahanaam is His joyous manifestation.
Submit to Mahanaam in love; do your work with Him as the Agent. Have patience with the vicissitudes of life which are tokens of His Infinite Love. Don’t restrain, don’t indulge. Be natural, shorn of all inhibitions. Work is worship when the sole frame of reference is the Soul, the vibrant Mahanaam. No one can come into this world without the two sounds of Mahanaam vibrating within.
Mahanaam is prana or life. Gopal Govinda is the warp and woof of your existence. The respiratory function is set into motion by its spontaneous vibration. If you closely follow the track of respiration you may be led to a rediscovery of the vibration of Mahanaam.
Other than Name, there is nothing. Name is the Supreme Authority. Name is the Guru. Name is God. Name is Almighty and Truth. No need of going to anybody, going anywhere. You have become full of Him. Remember Mahanaam with love and complete self-surrender. That is the only way.
As soon as the veil of ego is lifted creative power evolves in the mind of the seeker and Mahanaam disappears. My role is that of a witness. The seeker sees the Mahanaam, which is the Name of Self, dwelling in the seeker’s heart and constantly chanting the Mahanaam. The resonant sound of Mahanaam is heard by the seeker at the time of revelation.
You can turn yourself into a Vrindavan. The mind in the state of Manjari (like a budding seed) tastes the Rasa (relishes Divine Love) of Govinda (God within). That is what is meant by residence in Vrindavan.
The region of repose of respiration within the body, which is Void, is the place where from out of Void emerges Name. Therein lie Vrindavan and Govinda. It has no contact with the body in as much as it transcends mind. The concentrated mind is Buddhi (absolute, discriminative, intuitive). This state is possible only when one goes beyond mind or when one reaches the Void. I am kissing myself, kissing kiss itself. The mind flowers into a sheaf (Manjari), the intelligence grows transparent (conscious), and the life force becomes Joy.