Kabir was very much annoyed and told Kamal: "You have brought disgrace on my family by asking the merchant to repeat Ram Nam twice. Kamal reported to his father about the incident.
Kamal asked the merchant to repeat Ram Nam twice and yet he was not cured of this disease. Kamal got a severe scolding from his father Kabir for prescribing Ram Nam for a merchant, to be repeated twice for curing leprosy. Regular study of the Ramayana, Japa with Dhyana, morning and evening walks, should be regularly practised. Seekers after Truth should have unshakable, unflinching, unswerving faith at all times, in all conditions of life. Diseases are tests to try the sincerity of the aspirant. Many evil Karmas have to be exhausted or worked out.
An eager aspirant gets all sorts of diseases, because he is hurrying up for union with the Lord. It is a mental and physical tonic, besides a purifier and giver of Moksha. But Japa should be continued at all times. If you feel very weak, you can stop the practice of Asanas for some time. The hypnotic rhythm of Mantra repetition causes stillness in the mind. This rhythm causes harmony in the practitioner. Rhythm is harmony of pronunciation and proportion. There is rhythm in the repetition of a Mantra. Observance of Brahmacharya, truthfulness, Ahimsa, right conduct, recourse to Sattvic diet are necessary during the practice. But what is wanted is real Sadhana or practice. Books, doubtless, will help you and throw much light. Repeat any Mantra of a Devata you like best and feel its influence on the mind and the body and its revelations. If he says: "I am practising 'Who am I? enquiry," this is all wild imagination. A man of weak will, who has no faith in Japa, cannot expect to have progress in the spiritual path. You should not doubt the teachings of the scriptures. Japa and Dhyana are more important than Asana and Pranayama. Then he will realise the maximum benefits of the Mantra. He who does Japa of any Mantra must lead a virtuous life. It is better to die than to live without His Name. That man who does not repeat the Lord's Name lives in vain. Bhakti Yoga and Mantra Yoga are interblended. You should cultivate Bhakti or devotion if you want to attain success in Mantra Yoga. When the mind is made to dwell on the form of your Ishta Devata as well as on the Divine attributes, such as Omnipotence, Omniscience, etc., it is called meditation. This is more suitable for the householders. Victory to His Name, which blesses us for ever and confers immortality, supreme peace and eternal bliss.Ĭonstant repetition of the Names of the Lord (Japa, Smarana) is an easy means for crossing the ocean of mortal Samsara or earthly existence.
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