What if bhakti is not felt when chanting mantra

[Guest guest]

Dear Narasimha ji, Namaskar,

You've mentioned in your last post about not focusing too much on

technicality/theory and actually start doing it was an eye opener. I

was really afraid of doing it wrong (esp. my ishta devta is nrisingha

deva and I wanted to be careful)

I have a problem though, I am trying as much as i can, but two

things are happening that are not under my control and your guidance

will be kindly appreciated.

1. I try really hard to feel bhakti but i try to keep my mind as

distraction less as possible , but neither i feel bhakti and as i am

aware of all the distractions throughout the japa, i really feel bad

at the end of it. What else should i be doing to atleast feel my

attachment toward my ishta devta.

 

2. the laya of mantra changes slowly. after some purascharans, the

melody changes and different characters starts getting different

emphasis e.g. when saying nrisihgha , gha comes out more vocal no

matter what i try. should i be sticking to one laya , should i let it

mold as i keep doing it?

 

Regards

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

1. One may be afraid of telling one's father (or mother) " I love you " .

Especially one who has a strict disciplinarian for father may be too

hesitant and concerned about mistakes. Well, my friend, even if you make a

mistake when telling " I love you " to your father or mother, nothing bad will

happen. Even if they punish you a little, it is for your own good. Your

mother and father want you to succeed.

 

Even if you say " I love you " without much emotion and as a formality, they

do not mind. They still love you. After following formality for some time,

the emotion will come by itself!

 

The trick is to actually *see* god as father/mother. If that attitude is

there, the emotion in saying " I love you " (i.e. devotion in saying mantras)

will come by itself in time.

 

Think of the above and think of your ishta devata as the father. Try to

think that whatever you have is given by him and you owe everything to him.

 

2. This is irrelevant. Don't worry about it. With a veda mantra,

pronunciation must be fixed. If you are doing some other mantra, do not

worry about a constant pronunciation.

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

 

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Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:56 PM

What if bhakti is not felt when chanting mantra

 

 

> Dear Narasimha ji, Namaskar,

> You've mentioned in your last post about not focusing too much on

> technicality/theory and actually start doing it was an eye opener. I

> was really afraid of doing it wrong (esp. my ishta devta is nrisingha

> deva and I wanted to be careful)

> I have a problem though, I am trying as much as i can, but two

> things are happening that are not under my control and your guidance

> will be kindly appreciated.

> 1. I try really hard to feel bhakti but i try to keep my mind as

> distraction less as possible , but neither i feel bhakti and as i am

> aware of all the distractions throughout the japa, i really feel bad

> at the end of it. What else should i be doing to atleast feel my

> attachment toward my ishta devta.

>

> 2. the laya of mantra changes slowly. after some purascharans, the

> melody changes and different characters starts getting different

> emphasis e.g. when saying nrisihgha , gha comes out more vocal no

> matter what i try. should i be sticking to one laya , should i let it

> mold as i keep doing it?

>

> Regards