SINGING GOD'S NAME

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SINGING GOD'S NAME

 

Bhakti (devotion) in essence is two-fold. On the one hand there is

an intense attachment towards God, nurtured by deep emotion and, on

the other, an earnest urge of love for him. When these two elements

are combined we find bhakti to be either an attachment emerging out

of love or love manifesting itself as attachment.  

 

The essential feature in bhakti is that this feeling is in relation

to the highest - the supreme lovable one who is real and

imperishable - and not in relation to the objects of the world that

are transitory and therefore unreal. Such love or devotion assumes

various forms of expression and goes by different names. Narration

in poetry or prose, singing the glory of the Lord, and more

popularly, singing the name of the Lord are some of them.  

 

A harmonious, rhythmical note produces a distinctive image. This is

not imagination - for every sound there is a particular image. It

has been scientifically proved that certain sounds produce certain

particular figures over some distinct surface. So it is reasonable

to believe that the respective names of God, associated with their

respective forms, can also produce their images on the mental

surface. Through continuous repetition, the name forms a deep-rooted

impression in the mind of the repetitioner, who ultimately attains

God-vision.  

 

God and his name are identical and inseparable. He dwells where his

name is sung. The whole atmosphere is sanctified by his name -

peace, purity and bliss prevail there. His name carries the message

of love. His name frees the soul from affliction, unrest and

bondage. His name knows no barriers, no distinctions. His name

purifies the vicious lower self and elevates it to sublimity, to

universal consciousness and transcendent God-head.  

 

Bhajana is meditation on God. Life without bhajana of some sort is

useless my dear friends. Life without worship is dull, dreary. It is

a mere burden on this earth. All religionists do their own bhajana

in their own way. The goal is the same; the paths are different. The

object of doing worship is to attain infinite, eternal peace,

immortality and freedom from the wheel of birth and death.