Chanting the Lord’s Name- momooin

[Guest guest]

My dear friend, <br><br>What you have written is

very true. Indeed in the Kaliyuga only Name of Lord

can reach us towards the destination.<br><br>Sharing

the points of differences between the Chanting the

Name of Lord and Chanting Mantra. <br><br>1.

Repetition: <br>(Name): Present <br>(Mantra):

Present<br><br>2. Utterance of the intention (sankalpa) behind the

chanting:<br>(Name): Absent<br>(Mantra): Present<br><br>3. Rituals

such as sacrificial fires, etc.<br>(Name): Not

performed<br>(Mantra): Are performed<br><br>4. A count of the

chanting<br>(Name): Not maintained<br>(Mantra): Is maintained, as the

effectiveness of the mantra is based on the specified quantity.

No benefit is acquired if the specified count is not

met.<br><br>5. The minimum amount<br>(Name): -<br>(Mantra): A

celibate (brahamachârî) and a householder worshipping the

ahitâgni fire: 108; a retired householder (vânprasthî) and

yati: 1000<br><br>6. The motive<br>(Name): Either with

or without expectations (sâkam /

nishkâm)<br>(Mantra): With expectations (sâkam) to protect oneself, to

destroy the enemy, or to acquire supernatural powers

(siddhîs), etc., or without expectations (nishkâm)<br><br>7.

Initiation (dîkshâ) from the Guru<br>(Name): Mostly absent

(sometimes, initiation of the Lord's Name).<br>(Mantra):

Essential (initiation of a mantra) as the Guru also teaches

the correct pronunciation. <br><br>8. Ritualistic

rules and restrictions<br>(Name): Absent<br>(Mantra):

Present; examples of ritualistic rules: bathing before

commencing chanting of a mantra, following a diet of only

fruit or milk, etc., during the specified quantity of

chanting (anúshthân) of the mantra; an example of a

restriction is abstaining from eating meat.<br><br>9. The

pronunciation<br>(Name): In any manner<br>(Mantra): Benefits are derived

only if the pronunciation is correct.<br><br>10. The

time of practice<br>(Name): Anytime; there is no

restriction of time<br>(Mantra): At a particular time, for

example, the Gâyatrî Mantra if chanted at sunrise proves

more beneficial.<br><br>11. The place of

practice<br>(Name): Anywhere, even in the toilet.<br>(Mantra): Only

in a pure place, for example, a home, the banks of a

river, a cow shed, a place where fire is worshipped, a

place of pilgrimage, in front of the idol of the deity

of worship (upâsyadevatâ)<br><br>12. Possibility of

harm<br>(Name): Never<br>(Mantra): It may prove harmful if the

pronunciation is incorrect.<br><br>With love<br>Sanatan

<br>Glenn-Sampada