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Philosophy: When is chanting the holy name not beneficial?

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      CommentAuthorabhiram
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    I heard that sometimes because of ones conditioning chanting the holy name can be worse than not chanting it.
    I would like to know more about that.
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    my experience was with a mentally ill person coming to the temple, doing the morning program and after getting madder and madder. So, we had to stop them from chanting japa. Weird, huh?
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      CommentAuthorabrennan
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    what about when someone is talking to you and chanting at the same time. It's weird, I think that they are not really doing either.
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    you mean:
    i-have-to-tell-you-something-ram-ram-re-re-can-you-clean-the-pots-tomorrow-kishn-kishn-re-re
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      CommentAuthorabrennan
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    yeah like that but for longer general conversation

    you make me laugh mate
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    funny lol :D
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      CommentAuthorccd
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    even if separated by any 'inserts' names such as ha-re will give benefit. there is no condition or contamination that can reduce holy names power, such as inpure place.
    "i-have-to-tell-you-something-ram-ram-re-re-can-you-clean-the-pots-tomorrow-kishn-kishn-re-re" is not deminishing the chanting however if done without attention in offensive attitude it is. the word in padma purana is pramAda and is sometimes listed as an offence - it means however more - intoxication (the original meaning in Rig Veda and Mahabharata). ; madness , insanity (later then Puranic meaning); negligence , carelessness about (in our case chanting).
    However in ANY case its better to chant then not to. Even with all possible offenses. MHO.

    ys
    CCd
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      CommentAuthorabrennan
    • CommentTimeAug 28th 2007
     
    i see what you mean

    just hearing the words even if you don't know what they mean is enough to have effect

    still, if your chanting chant if your talking then talk
    • CommentAuthorPriya
    • CommentTimeOct 10th 2007
     
    Very nice ccd, I totally agree, it's the actual fact of the matter. Hari bol!

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