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Namaste Anil,

 

You are always welcome. Glad you are clear how to proceed. Before

performing japa, drink some water to prevent dehydration which causes

lethargy. Do not perform mantra japa with a full stomach which causes

discomfort and exhaustion for some people. Do some pranayama

exercises or breathe in and out gently and slowly for about 15

minutes to half an hour. The breathing should bring the mind, body

and spirit to calmness. When calmness is achieved then proceed with

mantra japa.

 

If you are doing 2 mantras one after the other, after 108 times of

the first one, take a rest for half an hour before commencing the 2nd

one. During rest time, its also essential to drink water or tea and

do some pranayama again to attain calmness of mind. You will find

that during the state of calmness which is conducive to meditation or

mantra japa, there is less likeliness of making mistakes as the mind

is also conscious of every syllable while its being recited. The

chances of rushing is also very much reduced. You will also find that

without rushing, one can actually conclude japa in faster time. All

the above takes time to cultivate and practise makes perfect with the

passage of time.

 

If you can begin with the above slowly, allowing yourself time to

practise gently without being anxious, dehydrated, short of breath

and come out with no lethargy, it will benefit a lot.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Om Bholenath

 

 

 

 

, Anil Kumar

<yogi75ank wrote:

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> Namaste Narasimhaye,

>  

> Dhanyavaad for all the clarifications. Iam clear now on how to

proceed.

>  

> Yes the only worry about mantra japa is to not to rush it. But

there are some days after we do mantra japa for sometime and it

reaches a certain level and past karma's before clearing out bring in

lethargy or some kind of problem and then we make a small mistake and

it becomes a big issue etc. etc. and eventually we run short of time.

>  

> Just a bit skeptic on that part as I see a bit of travel in the

coming few months due to work.

>  

> Hoping that  God/ess will keep things calm.

>  

> Aum Sree GauriShankaray Namah

>