Guest guest Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Sri Sri Anandamayi Maa on Japa Karma accumulated for ages and ages, sins and desires are wiped out by God's sacred Name. Just as lighting a lamp illumines a cave that has been in darkness for centuries, even so the obscurity of numberless births is annihilated by the power of a divine name. The Name and the Named are identical for He Himself appears as Name. The letter (aksara) is indeed God's own guise. When the Name one repeats becomes alive, it is as when a seed is sown the tree grows out of it. If the Name that appeals most to any particular person is constantly repeated, one arrives at the realization that all names are His names, all forms His forms. Furthermore, that He is without name and form will also by and by come to light. Whenever you possibly can, sustain the flow of a sacred Name. To repeat His Name is to be in His presence. Just as a human friend opens his heart to you and tells you all about himself when you come to him, so, if you associate with the Supreme Friend, He will reveal His true Being to you. The fact that you are aware of your incapacity to concentrate on God's Name is also His grace. Even though not interested take the Name as a medicine. This also will have a good result. You will improve. God's Name is not like worldly medicine that acts at times and at other times does not; God's Name invariably bears fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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