PUJYA SHREE MOTA

Thursday, June 30, 2011

NAAM-SMARAN (JAPA) AND ANALYSIS OF MIND

Trichinapalli,
3 March, 1943

Whenever your mind is not feeling light, and is heavy, you definitely should do " Hari Om " naam- smaran ( reciting and remembering God's name ) with enthusiasm, openness, love and complete absorption ( dhun, ધુન ). If you can not understand the cause of this kind of disturbance in your mind, try analyzing the cause of this agitation and anger in your mind with equanimity, at the same time doing naam-smaran. You must find the root cause of this mental disturbance. All this is very important for sadhak. Nothing should pass by without this kind of observation. In fact understanding of all this should be automatic and effortless. It is better if you do not have to make an effort to understand the cause of the mental disturbance. Know for sure that this stage of effortless noticing will become a reality, when effort is made repeatedly.

Again it is important to express your heartfelt importance in naam-smaran while you are analyzing with detachment. The cause of loosing tract while analyzing must be understood and corrected and all this must and should be expressed in real life.


Pujya Shree Mota
Jivan manthan ( જીવન મંથન )
Edition 3; page 352.



My two cents ---
                             I think this is a low acuity meditation method and can be done while walking. Just do naam-smaran loudly while observing your mind. This can be done on a regular basis or when your mind is agitated for any reason.


Ashwin