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Click Click Click
by Bhakta Jearold

All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

I must admit this clicker "debate" is pretty funny. I'm in the military, and I find myself pulling long and weird shifts. It's not very easy for me to bust out a beadbag to chant. So I click. 1728. Utilization is the principle, right?

I'm on a 24-hour shift as I write this, and I'm rocking the clicker right now. I've got walletsize pictures I printed on my computer too. We have to be proactive— and most important, chant. One of the first devotees I ever met suggested I chant while firing my rifle at the enemy, pulling the trigger with my free finger.

One way to combat inattentive chanting (the seed for all offenses) is to interchange between hearing and chanting. If the rounds feel dry, focus on hearing. The adjustment is almost immediate. I realize that most of you have been devotees for much longer, and I don't mean to make light of this issue, but the devotee who gave me my beadbag (tulasi smells nice too) also gave me Chant and Be Happy. Chanting regardless of how I count it makes me happy. Beadbags are better though... :)

Hare Krishna!
Bhakta Jearold (Hawaii)

© CHAKRA 21 February 2002