426--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- One Good Quality Grade 'A+' Chant

[Guest guest]

Question from Surya:I know that both quality of the repetition and the

number of repetitions is important but which is more important? Would

it be more beneficial to chant one, slow, repetition with serious

concentration as opposed to lets say 11 repetitions faster without

the same quality of concentration?

 

Swamiji's response:Remember the king who went to the rishi's son and

said, "As a king I committed many kinds of crimes against humanity:

leading my armies into war, we killed, plundered, pillaged, and

destroyed our enemies. What can I do to be free from all of that

sin?"The rishi's son said, "Go home and say the name of Ram two

times, and you will be free from all sin."

The king was delighted and went home.

When the rishi returned to the ashram that night, he asked his son if there were any visitors.

"Yes, Father," replied the young boy, "a king came wanting to know

what he could do to be free from all of the sins he had committed."

"What did you tell him?" asked the father.

"I told him to go home and say the name of Ram two times, and that will free him from all sin."

The father was angry. "You could have told him to say it once!"