“First of all, all of us must have love and respect for our mantra, the mantra that was given to us by our master.
Your entire being will thus be transformed and you will then realise your divine nature.” Now you have to let the milk stand you have to attain a state of inward stillness by constantly repeating your mantra and doing other spiritual practices. In the same way, Amma has transmitted part of Herself into you. Having added the culture, you let it stand for some time, and thus, all the milk is transformed into yoghurt. The natural way to get yoghurt is by adding a spoonful of yoghurt to warm milk. But you have to nurture that seed by meditating, praying and chanting your mantra regularly, without fail. She transmits a part of Herself into your heart. “When Amma gives you a mantra, She sows a seed of spirituality within you. Children, we should always chant the mantra in our minds while walking, travelling or working.” We should resolve to chant a certain number of rosaries daily. A rosary can be made of 108, 54, 27, or 18 beads of rudraksha, tulasi, crystals, sandal, gems, etc., with one Guru (main) bead. We should always keep a mala (rosary) with us for doing japa. “Deciding to chant the mantra a certain number of times daily will help foster the japa habit. Until then we may use one of the mantras of our beloved deity like ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, ‘Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya’, ‘Om Namo Narayanaya’, ‘Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare’, ‘Hari Om’, ‘Om Parashaktyai Namaha’, ‘Om Shivashaktyaikya Rupinyai Namaha’ or even the names of Christ, Allah or Buddha.” “It is always advisable to obtain a mantra from a Self-realized master. Once you reach the peak, you can relax and rest forever.”
Therefore, children, try to repeat your mantra constantly. Mountain climbers use a rope to pull themselves up. “The period of sadhana is like climbing a high mountain. Then japa will go on even if we don’t attend to it, even in sleep.” Thus japa should be practised constantly with each breath. Later it can be done moving the lips slightly. In the beginning japa should be done in a low voice. “Children, do not forget to always repeat your mantra. You don’t need to analyse the reason just make use of the mantra by constantly chanting it, and it will take you to the state of realisation.” Children, you are Amma’s own, and Amma wants all Her children to reach the ultimate goal. Why do you give us mantras without first testing our competency?”Īmma: “Simply because Amma loves you! How can a mother not want to help her children! However incompetent her children may be, a mother can only be compassionate towards them. Question: “Amma, long ago, a spiritual master would put a potential disciple through rigorous tests before giving him a mantra. The mantra can also be compared to a ladder that you climb to reach the heights of God-realization.” The mantra is the oar of the boat it is the instrument you use to cross the samsara of your restless mind, with its unending thought waves. You are trying to cross the ocean of transmigration, the cycle of birth and death. “Mental purity will come through constant chanting of the divine name.
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