Does one have to leave existing spiritual practice to start chanting?
The reasons may include:
Liking for their type of spiritual practice like ritualistic worship, recitations of holy verses, reading Holy texts, visiting temples, mosques, churches etc, doing meditation, yoga, etc.,
Thinking that they have to stop their current form of spiritual practice in order to start chanting the Name of God as a spiritual practice. Resistance in exploring something new.
The following are our suggestions to our readers in such cases:
Augment any spiritual practice: To begin chanting the Name of God, one does not have to stop one’s current form of spiritual practice, but in fact, can augment it with chanting.
Improves current spiritual practice: It is the experience of many seekers that chanting has, in fact qualitatively improved their current form of spiritual practice. For example, seekers have noticed a greater level of concentration and devotion when chanting during ritualistic worship, studying holy texts, meditation, etc.
Continuity in spiritual practice: Continuity in spiritual practice is very important for spiritual growth. Continuity in spiritual practice can be accomplished best through chanting. Since one can chant mentally, it can be done anytime, anywhere and even during other activities. Thus it helps one to maintain continuity in whatever form of spiritual practice that one is following currently.
Regular and continuous chanting:
Results in tranquility of mind thus benefiting one both at a mental as well as physical level. Further facilitates development of faith and devotion thus acting as a spiritual remedy.
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