Japam Procedure

[Guest guest]

While doing Japa is it a good practice to as many number of times as

possible or do it at a slow pace, enjoying each and every Bijas and

letters?

 

Like we can chant LS really for a long time enjoying, contemplating

and meditating on each name. But I have also seen groups chanting

LS at really fast pace.

 

I read some where absolutely there is no use if you chant Gayathri

Mantra, unless you leave enough pause at four different places.

 

Especially when time is a constraint, do we focus more on the mantra

or on the counts?

 

Is the fruit of the Puja based on count or on quality of Japam ?

 

This might sound little mundane for advanced Upasakas, but

definitely relevant for the beginners.

 

Regards

Balaji

[Guest guest]

Namaste

 

> While doing Japa is it a good practice to as many number of times

>as

> possible or do it at a slow pace, enjoying each and every Bijas and

> letters?

 

I guess it will be the practitioner's choice. Please see end of the

post

 

> Especially when time is a constraint, do we focus more on the

>mantra

> or on the counts?

 

Counts initially. Whatever one's teacher prescribes as the minimum

daily requirement.

 

> Is the fruit of the Puja based on count or on quality of Japam ?

 

Quality is very important I was told.

When we start this new, if we are not counting, usually the mind will

be elsewhere and so lacks quality. There can be no quality japam

without a count. These things vary from person to person and cannot

be generalised.

 

> possible or do it at a slow pace, enjoying each and every Bijas

and

> letters?

 

It is good not to hurry and do it at a slow pace. But if it is too

slow to the point that there is no count, it is not japa anymore.

 

Some of this is actually hard to put it in writing. The best way to

figure what works for the individual is to experiment. Something that

worked for X may not work for Y. Because of this, please take

whatever is said above with a grain of salt.

 

Ofcourse your teacher is the final authority on these issues.

 

Rgds

[Guest guest]

it depends on the sankalpa.

 

Regarding gAyatri one should be able to differentiate the five padas while

chanting, even when done mentally irrespective of the speed. if there is no

differentiation then the sin occurred is equal to brahmahathya

 

regards

Vishwam

 

 

subrabalaji <subrabalaji

 

Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:21:51 PM

Japam Procedure

 

While doing Japa is it a good practice to as many number of

times as

possible or do it at a slow pace, enjoying each and every Bijas and

letters?

 

Like we can chant LS really for a long time enjoying, contemplating

and meditating on each name. But I have also seen groups chanting

LS at really fast pace.

 

I read some where absolutely there is no use if you chant Gayathri

Mantra, unless you leave enough pause at four different places.

 

Especially when time is a constraint, do we focus more on the mantra

or on the counts?

 

Is the fruit of the Puja based on count or on quality of Japam ?

 

This might sound little mundane for advanced Upasakas, but

definitely relevant for the beginners.

 

Regards

Balaji

 

 

 

 

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