Prayer List ... ( about japamala and japam)

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As our sister anita requested for information reg. japamala Here i want to tell

you something about the Japamala (a rosary)and Japam.

 

CHANTING OF MANTRA: There are three ways of chanting any Mantra.

 

1)The first one is chant loudly. This method may be used for some time till one

attains the required concentration.

2) Moving the lips slightly and making a small unclear sound of the words in the

Mantra (Naada). This gives pleasure to the mind as practice goes on.

3) The final one and the best one is chanting the Mantra mentally.

 

One may choose any of the above methods. In the intial stages its better to

choose first or second to increase concentration. Later we can do the last one.

 

But among these, Chanting Mantra Mentally with out moving lips is more effective.

We can recite any mantra within our heart without lips moving even while reading

a newspaper, even while watching a tv and even while having food and even while

sleeping.

Why a mantra has to be repeated for many number of times before something

substantial happens is because....

 

1)The karmic cloud(canopy of black cloud in the Vigyanamaya Kosha) is still

there and needs to be burnt.

 

2) Each mantra has a bouton energy and many bouton energies go to activate the

kundalini shakthi which needs a particular number of Ahutis (internal ahutis)

for activation.

 

3)Each veeja has a particular activational level and needs a certain amount of

impinging into the subconscious mind to penetrate.

 

4)The deity has fixed a certain fixed number for the mantra depending on the

cosmos conditions of that period.

5) Mantras have vibrations and energy when we recitethem they activate the

chakras in our body and energiseour souls.

 

While doing Chanting with Japamala, we should not cross the Mani bead (A single

bead hanging like Pendent of the mala).

 

 

Means if we do no. of rounds repeatedly, for the first round we do from 1st bead

to 108 bead in the anticlockwise direction. Then in the second round we can move

that 108 bead , up in clock wise direction to avoid discontinuity in chanting or

move the japamala position so that we can move that 108 bead in anticlock wise

direction. But we should not cross the Mani bead after completing the first

round.

 

Further is to be kept in mind that the mala having mixed beads (Containing

different types of beads) shall not be used for counting, however it can be

used for wearing it around neck.

In the intial stages we need japamala it increases the concentration and the

counting gives us self satisfaction so that we can do more and more. But later

we don't need japamala and counting.Just reciting the mantra without counting

and without moving lips.

 

 

Sairam

 

Bodla.Ramesh

Karimnagar.

 

 

 

Anita Bacha <bachanita (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Sai Ram Brother Soumendra,...Will you please consider to explain to those who do

not know how to recite a mantra 108 times with a jappa mala(a rosary) how to do

so? ...