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Dear Members,

 

Source: Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi

 

Talk 485 .

 

Devotee : While engaged in Atma vichara (the

investigation of the Self), I fall asleep. What is the

remedy for it?

 

Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi .: Do nama-sankirtana (sing

the name of God).

 

Devotee : Should I not go on with repetition of sacred

syllables, ( mantra japa), e.g., Krishna or Rama's

name, when I worship images?

 

Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi .: Mental japa is very

good. That helps meditation. Mind gets identified with

the repetition and then you get to know what worship (

puja) really is - the losing of one's individuality in

that which is worshipped.

 

Bhagawan Ramana Maharishi has often said that if we go

to Manolaya (Sleeping state) we will not go to moksham

(liberation) but mosampovam (reach the undesirable

state).

 

Hence during meditation or doing atma vicharam many

may get in to the sleeping state and think that they

are medidating. They also feel fresh, as all of us

would be, after a sound sleep.

 

But this is not meditation. Real meditation is being

in the thoughtless state when we are awake. The

easiest way to practice the " real " meditation is to

Chant the Name and watching our mind constantly to

ensure that no thought arises between the first Name

chanted and the next time the same Name is chanted.

That is there should be no thought between the first

" Hare Rama.... " Mahamantra and the next " Hare

Rama.... " Mahamantra.

 

To put it short in our Sri Sri Swamiji's words we

should marry the two names, meaning that there should

be no thoughts between the chanting.

 

This is real meditation. As we are chanting the Divine

Name, it has got the power to eliminate other thoughts

from our mind with out effort.

 

Hence Chant,

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

 

Regards

 

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