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

Types of spiritual experiences – www. S piritual R esearch F oundation.org

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

How chanting works? | Deflection method – reducing the number of thoughts Devotion centre grows with spiritual practice
Faith in the centre augmented by:
Higher spiritual experiences
Changes in one’s basic nature for the better

How chanting works? | Deflection method – reducing the number of thoughts
Unnecessary thoughts from our subconscious mind are not allowed access to our conscious mind
The predominant thought that remains in our mind is the Name of God.
Devotion centre

How chanting works? | Modifying our negative thoughts Devotion centre influences other centres and positively influences our thought processes

How chanting works? | D evotion centre occupies entire sub-conscious mind Devotion centre

How chanting works? | D evotion centre occupies entire sub-conscious mind
This is a superlative state - Bliss
Experience of merging with God
Total alignment with God’s will
Total access to the Universal Mind and Intellect
His Holiness Bhaktaraj Maharaj

In summary
Many benefits of spiritual practice
Reduction in thoughts
Greater energy levels
Personality change
Happier existence
It helps us even if we do not have any faith. Of course if done with faith the results are multiplied.
Visit www.SpiritualResearchFoundation.org for further details

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