Good japa is like flying down the highway in fourth gear. Good japa produces inspiration, realization, detachment, increased desire to serve, attraction to study scripture, and an ability to see maya's workings more clearly. And there are so many more gifts good japa delivers. Yet we deprive ourselves of these gifts when we chant "courtesy japa."
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Courtesy japa
Good japa is like flying down the highway in fourth gear. Good japa produces inspiration, realization, detachment, increased desire to serve, attraction to study scripture, and an ability to see maya's workings more clearly. And there are so many more gifts good japa delivers. Yet we deprive ourselves of these gifts when we chant "courtesy japa."
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Tools
Japa is done Using:
Karamala
This involves the doing of Japa on the fingers and can be done on the fingertips. The second and more effective way recommended in the scriptures is by doing Japa on the segments of the fingers. One of the important rules to observe when doing this type of Japa is to keep the fingers together and not separate.
Manimala
This is the most recommended and the most common way of doing Japa when a Mala (or Rosary) made of beads threaded together is used.
Likhita
Writing Names of Lord on anything
Karamala
This involves the doing of Japa on the fingers and can be done on the fingertips. The second and more effective way recommended in the scriptures is by doing Japa on the segments of the fingers. One of the important rules to observe when doing this type of Japa is to keep the fingers together and not separate.
Manimala
This is the most recommended and the most common way of doing Japa when a Mala (or Rosary) made of beads threaded together is used.
Likhita
Writing Names of Lord on anything
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Loud japa is not better than mental jap
Haribhakti Viläsa (Närasià ha Puräëa and Yajïavalkya, Haribhakti Viläsa 17.161-162) says:
tri vidhä japa yajïaù syät tasya bhaven nibodhaya;
väcikaç ca upäà çuç ca manasaç ca tridhä mataù
mantram uccärayed vyaktäà japayata sa väcikaù;
kiïciccabdaà svayaà vidyäd upäà çuù sa japaù småtaù
upäà çu japam uktasya tasmäcchato guëo bhavet;
sahasro mänasaù prokto yasmäd dhyäna samo hi saù
"There are three kinds of japa— vocal, muttering and mental.
Loud chanting of the mantra is called vocal japa, whispering is
called upäà çu and mental chanting is called mänasik japa. Whispering
is a hundred times better than loud japa and mental chanting is a
thousand times better. This is equal to meditation."
Japa Position
Falling asleep during japa is tamo-guna(Mode of Ignorance) ,
walking around is rajo-guna(Mode ofPassion) and
sitting down is sattva-guna(Mode of goodness).
walking around is rajo-guna(Mode ofPassion) and
sitting down is sattva-guna(Mode of goodness).
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