How Does Chanting Work?

Cover How does chanting the Name of God work? www. S piritual R esearch F oundation.org

At the outset Tutorial 1: Start your spiritual journey Explains which Name of God we should chant Start your spiritual journey

At the outset Tutorial 2: The spiritual nature of the mind Explains the nature of our sub-conscious mind and the centres in it Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% )

At the outset Tutorial 3 : Why we do the things we do Explains how our sub-conscious mind influences our decision-making and whether we are predominantly happy or sad throughout our lives

From earlier tutorials | Impressions Our sub-conscious mind contains millions of impressions Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Impressions Recap

From earlier tutorials | Centres Strong stimulus / Repeated stimulus A reinforced impression creates a ‘Centre’ Deep rooted impressions in our sub-conscious mind are known as centres Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Recap

From earlier tutorials | Main Centres Similar centres group together to form bigger centres like the Temperament centre Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Recap

From earlier tutorials | Main Centres The give-and-take account centre is instrumental in deciding how we react to various stimuli and whether we feel happiness or unhappiness from life’s events Conscious mind (10%) Sub-conscious mind (90%) Identification and interpretation centre Like and dislike centre Instinct and desire centre Temperamental characteristics centre Give-and-take account centre Recap

The issue | Analogy of the mind to the sea Just as the sea keeps casting wave after wave to the shore, the impressions from our sub-conscious mind constantly bombard our conscious mind with thoughts. Conscious mind Sub-conscious mind

The issue | The problem with incessant thoughts Problem 1: Number of thoughts 90% of them useless Take up our time and energy Will Kate say yes? What should I have for dinner? That Ferrari was really cool I could do with a salary raise. I should have spoken up in the meeting

The issue | The problem with incessant thoughts Problem 2: Type of thoughts Decided by our destiny 65% 35% Destined Free will Our life in the current era

The issue | The problem with incessant thoughts Problem 2: Type of thoughts Decided by our destiny 65% 35% Destined Free will Our life in the current era On average most of destiny is adverse

Root cause of the problem is inherently spiritual in nature The issue | The problem with incessant thoughts A spiritual solution is best suited to overcome it

Solution - creating a new centre | Analogy of a thorn to remove a thorn Just as we remove a thorn embedded in our foot or hand with a needle or thorn ...

Solution - creating a new centre | Devotion centre Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) New impression – Devotion centre … we create a new divine impression to remove the defective ones.

Solution - creating a new centre | Effect of chanting the Name of God Spiritual practice of Chanting the Name of God Spiritual Experiences

Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Alleviation of worldly problems

Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Experiencing a subtle fragrance in the absence of a stimulus

Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Experiencing calmness of mind even during life’s storms

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Solution - creating a new centre | Devotion centre firmly established Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Devotion centre

How chanting works? | Eradicates the two problems of our mind Problem Solution through chanting Excessive, unnecessary thoughts Deflection method Negative thoughts Divinity in the Name of God