When is chanting the holy name not beneficial?
Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2007-08-28 · 8 answers
I heard that sometimes because of ones conditioning chanting the holy name can be worse than not chanting it.
I would like to know more about that.
I would like to know more about that.
user [2] · 2007-08-28
my experience was with a mentally ill person coming to the temple, doing the morning program and after getting madder and madder. So, we had to stop them from chanting japa. Weird, huh?user [40] · 2007-08-28
what about when someone is talking to you and chanting at the same time. Its weird, I think that they are not really doing either.user [2] · 2007-08-28
you mean:i-have-to-tell-you-something-ram-ram-re-re-can-you-clean-the-pots-tomorrow-kishn-kishn-re-re
user [40] · 2007-08-28
yeah like that but for longer general conversationyou make me laugh mate
user [78] · 2007-08-28
funny lol :Duser [154] · 2007-08-28
even if separated by any inserts names such as ha-re will give benefit. there is no condition or contamination that can reduce holy names power, such as inpure place. "i-have-to-tell-you-something-ram-ram-re-re-can-you-clean-the-pots-tomorrow-kishn-kishn-re-re" is not deminishing the chanting however if done without attention in offensive attitude it is. the word in padma purana is pramAda and is sometimes listed as an offence - it means however more - intoxication (the original meaning in Rig Veda and Mahabharata). ; madness , insanity (later then Puranic meaning); negligence , carelessness about (in our case chanting).
However in ANY case its better to chant then not to. Even with all possible offenses. MHO.
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CCd
user [40] · 2007-08-28
i see what you meanjust hearing the words even if you dont know what they mean is enough to have effect
still, if your chanting chant if your talking then talk
user [191] · 2007-10-10
Very nice ccd, I totally agree, its the actual fact of the matter. Hari bol!