Radhanath swami on Art of chanting the holy names

Radhanath Swami on Art of chanting

Radhanath Swami on Art of chanting

We should take the name of God as a medicine. The guru is like a doctor who is giving us this medicine. Medicine must be taken regularly in order to have proper effect.  Even if we have good medicine if we do not take it regularly, according to the prescription, we will experience minimal effects.  We sometime use a mala or a rosary to chant; it regulates our chanting.  We have our regular time everyday where we have nothing else to do or think about, but absorb our consciousness in the sweet and beautiful sound of God’s name.

As we begin chanting our mind is going to run everywhere. It is natural.  Do not worry.  Because now our mind is like a restless child.  What is the nature of child? Always running where it should not.  What is the duty of the mother? Just to bring it back.  By constantly bringing it back, that child becomes trained and knows what is right and what is wrong and stays where he or she is supposed to be.  We have to train our mind just like we train our children. We chant the name of God and mind is running to our business, it’s running to our family affairs and it is running everywhere else.  Wherever it goes just bring it back to the holy name, bring it back attentively keeping it with the name and eventually mind will become purified.

– Radhanath Swami

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  3. Thank you Radhanath swami for this great article explaining us how to bring our mind back to the sound vibration of the holy name just like a mother bringing her child back.

  4. I liked the comparison of the flickering mind with a naughty child and we the souls with the careful attentive mother who always brings back her child to the right place!

  6. That is my first time I have visited here. I’ve discovered so much interesting stuff in your blog. From the tons of comments on your articles,to all the totally different posts. I guess I am not the one one having all the good reading here! keep up the great work. Thank you…

  8. Great Analogy. If we consider mind like child then we will have a better chance to control it.

  13. Radhanath Swami always gives practical solutions which can be followed by beginners like me. Thank you very for all the guidance.

  14. Radhanath Swami Maharaj has shared his deep realization with the Holy name and is compassionate towards us. Thank you.

  15. mhrj i beg at lotus feet to give me strength to bring back my mind on holy name as it always makes plan for future , lamentation of past.

  19. pamho. This explaination from you may help me in improving my chanting this is my humble prayer onto the lotus feet of sri sri radhagopinath.

  20. Thank you for trying to help this restless child though i think wild horse would be a more appropriate metaphor in my case.

  22. Such simple and realistic advice by Radhanath Swami about training our mind to chant the names of God attentively.

  26. it happens again and again that mind keeps on running over everywhere while chanting. May i be able to follow Radhanath Swami Maharaj’s advice on bringing it back again to the holy names!

  29. Thank you, for nice tip. I sometimes get tired of mind wondering during chanting , I hope by this analogy of mother and child I will be able to overcome it.

  30. I shall try to use the tips Radhanath Swami Maharaj is giving for chanting.

    I also need to get up early to make up a good chanting time.

  31. Ever wondered how a new movie or an album song just gets hooked onto our mind and lips, we seem do it effortlessly. Why because it interest us, surprisingly when we want to take the Lords name on a regular basis and incorporate it as our daily necessary activity it seems like a big struggle. How often do we hum a new movie or an album song when we are in utter distress?
    Now we know how our own mind cheats our consciousness.

  32. Great article – very well explained with a very simple and powerful analogy of a child. Thanks a lot Maharaj for blessing us with such wonderful techniques.

  33. Thanks for the very practical method to chant the holy names of the Lord. Also its very inspiring to know that one day the mind will be trained and will be fixed upon the Holy names.

  37. Radhanath Swami has explained in such a practical way that the mind’s nature is to wander away. But, it is how much we bring it back and train the mind to focus and relish the Holy Names. One day, by such sincere practice, the child like mind does get trained and learns to taste the nectar of the Holy Names. Thank you very much, Radhanath Swami, for this deep insight on the most important aspect of Spiritual life, chanting.

  39. absolutely brilliant. most simple and practical way to remember the Lord.
    thank you Radhanath Swami for this beautiful message

  41. This is a very inspiring fact Radhanath Swami has presented here. Maybe one day I would be able to taste what he has tried to explain here.

  44. H.H.Radhanath Swami reminds us that Holy Names are our medicine. As we chant it we realize many positive things happening to us.

  46. Training the mind is like training a child. Very good process of controlling the mind. All glories to Radhanath Swami.

  47. Its really really difficult to control this mind. It drags you everywhere and anywhere. On our own accord we cannot control this mighty mind. Maharaj beautifully explains the way to chant attentively and put our mind at lotus feet of LORD Krishna. Thanks. JAI !!!

  48. Fantastic comparison of mind with the child. Since I am a mother it was easy for me to relate and understand how to train our mind. Thanks Maharaj.

  50. Amazing article by Radhanath Swami guiding us the process of chanting the holy names of the Lord.

    Deeply realized.

  54. The mind keeps wandering.After chanting regularly our mind can be more stable and not roam everywhere.

  56. Very nice , Mind is restless, I should try chanting daily at a particular time. Thank you maharaj.

  58. yes! very true our mind is restless during chanting…… Maharaj has given such a practical example and in such a simple way he made. it. thank you Maharaj. we all really need this art of chanting

  59. If we hear attentively & follow the instructions of Radhanath Swami, then we can start chanting the Holy Names offencelessly

  60. how nicely the importance of chanting the holy name is put forward by radhanath swami, just stick to the basic rest everything will be taken care by the supreme soul, wonderful!

  61. The analogy of compairison of the mind with the child is very much appropriate. Extremaly difficult to control yet possible by surrender.

  63. absorb our consciousness in the sweet and beautiful sound of God’s name – H H Radhanath swami

  64. The doctor analogy makes things crystal clear. The medicine works, whether we know how or not.

  65. Thank you Radhanath Swami for explaining the importance of chanting the holy names with such a natural example. It will be easy to remember to chant attentively by remembering this analogy.

  66. Radhanath Swami has givena practical analogy which we can connect to. we are going thru the experience of raising a child who at this age is so restless and we have to constantly endeavour to bring him back to normal

  67. If we can develop the love that Radhanath Swami has for the Holy Names of the Lord, then automatically the quality of our chanting will also improve tremendously.

  69. Radhanath Swami nicely explains the training the restless mind with the analogy of training a child.

  71. Like chanting Holy name daily we also need to listen about glories of Holy Name and how to chant this Holy name from pure devotee of Lord like Radhanath Maharaj. We are like restless child and Maharaj’s word like training to us. Thank you Maharaj.

  73. Radhanath Swami would like to take us back to the spitiutal world. If we simply follow the instructions of Radhanath swami and focus on chanting by bringing back the mind, then we can achieve this. But its very difficult for people like me. Our only hope is the mercy of great souls like Radhanath swami. All we have to do is keep hearing and reading the instructions of Radhanath swami and meditate and desire to follow.

  77. Hare Krishna! This is such a valuable instruction to us who are really working very hard everyday to chant attentively. Thank you Maharaj.

  80. I am grateful to Radhanath Swami for sharing his unique experiences in how to undertake this most important spiritual activity of chanting the holy names of God.

  81. Very nice article, it gives me hope that eventually mind does get trained. and someday it will listen to Hari Naam

  82. Nice Article!!! Thank you for sharing the words of Radhanath Swami that the mind is a restless child but if we continue to chant the Holy Names instead, it will be back and we will be purified

  84. Thank you for sharing this. This practical tip by Radhanath Swami will certaily help one to reform his/her practise of spirituality.

  86. Bringing the mind back from its wanderings is a wonderful way to gradually fix the mind of the Holy name. We may keep struggling but slowly and gradually everything falls in place.

  87. Thanks a lot Radhanath swami maharaj for explaining nicely about chanting the holy name of lord with the example of doctor & medicine.

  89. Very nice and important explanation about how to control our mind while chanting. Thanks Radhanath Maharaj.

  90. Trying to focus the mind on the holynames is a difficult task – just to keep small children from doing naughty activities.

    However as recommended by Radhanath Swami, parents keep trying to engage the child in correct ways and eventually it works out.

    So we have to keep trying with help, guidance and blessings of the likes of Radhanath Swami

  91. Wonderful article. The process of chanting is beautifully explained. We experience problems with our mind running in so many directions when we start chanting and that is depressing. But the solution is here – just continue to bring it back from wherever it wanders.

  93. HH Radhanath Swami Maharaj has beautifully explained about chanting process. Whatever stage devotee may be he could train his mind for focussing on the Holy Name..thank you Maharaj

  95. thank you radhanath swami for the guidance .the firt bsiness of the living condition is yo revive its relation with its supreme father which can be attained only through regular chanting the holy names of god …

  96. Very nice guidance from Radhanath Swami on the sublime methid of chanting the Lord’s name holy names….

  98. The example has been given by Rdhanath Maharaj is very simple and sublime and we will try to follow this as our best Maharaj.

  99. Beautiful article by Radhanath Swami.He is teaching us the process of chanting the holy names of the Lord.

  100. Chanting the holy names is a simple process, but it is difficult because of the restless mind. So everyday morning, we have to practice bringing our mind back to hearing the holy names. This challenge keeps our life exciting!

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