Mala japa

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Dear Trishita,

 

Namaste. I also have the same problem while chanting mantras. But I found out one way which suited me very well, and I can keep my mind with mantra only during the recitation. May be you would like to try this way also.

 

First of all, I can not make recitation even in the morning because of non clearence of my mind all the time. Instead I found out to chant mantra in the evening that helped me, when finished all the wordly works. Then I used following technique given in one of the articles in rudracentre web site:

MANASIC JAPA : The Japa carried out only in the heart without any sound or lip movements.This way helped me very much as a meditation. Now I close my eyes and chant the mantra in my mind, and I do not effort to keep my concantration this way, because my mind is full of mantra.

 

May be this can help

Lisa

 

Aum Namah Shivaya> ----- Özgün Ileti -----> Kimden: "trishitamitra" <trishitamitra> Kime: > Gönderme tarihi: 19 Kasim 2007 Pazartesi 11:42> Konu: RBSC : Mala japa> > > > Respected Members> >> > I have been chanting 'Om Namay Shivay' with my 5-mukhi japa mala for a> while now.> > However I have recently noticed that I have been very distracted while> chanting ... in the> > middle my mind wavers and I start thinking about other things like what to> cook on that day> > or the things I have to do.> >> > I correct myself and bring my mind back my opening my eyes and looking at> the picture of> > Lord Shiva I have at the alter. But the fact that my mind seems to stray> is bothering me a lot.> > Any advice?> >> > Thank you for all your help.> >> > Om Namah Shivay.> > Trishita