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The Quality of Chanting - Solution?
By Cakra Pani das

Since the spiritual health of individuals and our organizations are very intimate connected with the quality of chanting the Holy Names of Sri Krishna, I would like to introduce a new technique of chanting the Maha Mantra, which has proved to be quite potential for a beginner like I am. It is a technique of how to focus the mind on the Holy Name without giving him the chance of "spacing out", of wandering away into the countless subjects he is normally involved in.

We could call it the Swastika - Method since it is based on a parikrama - path that has very much the dynamic form of a swastika. We see often a similar technique used by devotees who walk in a circle around a tulasi plant, while chanting the holy name. I did this by my self many times in the early morning hours, in order to stay awake, but very soon I found my self in the dream world far away from the Holy Name although I was totally awake. So now try to imagine: Instead of walking in a circle, you walk on a pathway in form of a square around the tulasi plant. And whenever you have reached a corner, you stop walking until you have finished the full sequence Maha Mantra: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna, Krishna, Hare, Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama, Rama, Hare, Hare. And then by this last Hare you turn around 90 degrees and continue to walk slowly towards the next corner, and continue your chanting.

Like this, it almost impossible to space out, since you are only allowed to continue the walk, when you have reached the end of the Maha Mantra. Otherwise you simply stay in your corner, but very soon you will figure out that your mind has gone somewhere else. You can further intensify this method, by posting a Maha Mantra on the end of each walking direction. Or you can do it just on two corners and, in order to brake the circle of your mind, you try it on the two other corners without the postings.

So if you have problems chanting the Holy Name, just try this simple method, and very easily you will dive into the Nectar Ocean of the Holy Name.

Happy Chanting

Your servant

Cakra Pani das (AKA Chris K. Früh)

© CHAKRA 29-Nov-2003

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