"The very first step in understanding what this is all about is giving up the concept of an active, volitional 'I' as a separate entity and accepting the passive role of perceiving and functioning as a process." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Monday, June 20, 2011

Benefit Of Japam

Sri Ramana Maharshi

Q. Is there no benefit at all in doing japam with the mouth?

Who said there is no benefit? Such japam will be the means for chitta shuddhi (purifying the mind). As the japam is done repeatedly the effort ripens and sooner or later leads to the right path. Good or bad, whatever is done never goes to waste. Only the differences  and the merits and demerits of each will have to be told, looking to the stage of development of the person concerned.

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