The oral repetition of the Name leads one to mental repetition which finally resolves itself into the eternal vibration. The mind or the mouth cannot act without the Self.

Nama Article 22nd September 2009

 

THE GREATNESS OF JAPA BY RAMANA MAHARISHI

 

A devotee asked, "How does the repetition of the name of God help Realisation?"

 

Sri Ramana Maharishi replied, "The original name is always going on spontaneously without any effort on the part of the individual. That name is aham – 'I'. But when it becomes manifest it manifests as ahamkara – the ego.

 

The oral repetition of the Name leads one to mental repetition which finally resolves itself into the eternal vibration. The mind or the mouth cannot act without the Self."

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare