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The word muni-vratah is significant in this regard because those who are interested in advancing in spiritual life must be silent. Silence means talking only of Krsna-katha. This is the silence of Maharaja Ambarisa:
(More...) "King Ambarisa always fixed his mind on the lotus feet of the Lord and talked of Him only." (Bhag. 9.4.19) We should also take this opportunity in life to become as good as a great saint simply by not talking unnecessarily with unwanted persons. We should either talk of Krsna or chant Hare Krsna undeviatingly. This is called muni-vrata. The intelligence (samahita-dhiyah) must be very sharp and should always be acting in Krsna consciousness. The words etad abhyasatadrtah indicate that if one takes these instructions from a spiritual master with great reverence (adrta) and practices them accordingly, he will find this bhakti-yoga process to be very, very easy.
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