Namasmaran(Chanting his holy name)

Namasmaran is act of chanting holy name/mantra of Lord.

Once maharshi vyasa told to group of sages who came to him that "How fortunate are those destined to be born in Kali Yuga (dark age),It is easy to win grace of lord only by doing namasmaran,as compared to other ages where in rigorous penance is prescribed".

Benifits of Doing Namasmaran as told by Bhagavan himself:

a) The best antidote for all ills.
b) The boat that will take accross sea of births and deaths.
c) Will give you consolation , courage and the true perspective.
d) The fountain of primal enegry.
e) Since its inner activity,it helps inner transformation.
f) will keep the antics of mind under control.
g) Nearness to God is attainable.
h) Prarabdha(previous birth effects) will melt away like fog before sun.
i) Vitamin G which is required for nutrition of Mind.
j) Withdraws the mind from sensory tangle.

Event Science shows that by doing Namasmaran all ill idea's , bad impressions from sub-conscious mind can be removed.This method is called "deflection method".
For details about this method you can visit
http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/articles/id/spiritualresearch/happiness/gaininghappiness/happiness_reducingincorrectimpressions_d

what name to chant??

Select any name and form you like for all names and form are his.
what ever name and form we are comfortable with can be choosen.As bhagavan tells "There is only one God and he is Omnipresent".
Do not talk ill of other names and form.Behave like woman in joint family.
She always servers and respects all elders in her family but her heart is dedicated to her husband whom she loves and revers in special manner.
If we are sincere then we should appreciate sincerity of others too.

Methods of Doing Namasmaran:-

There are mainly two ways of doing Namasmaran.
One doing by holding JapaMala(Rosary) in hand and counting beeds.
Or else one can do without rosary.

Usualy Rosaray will contain 108 beeds.So we can do japa in multiples of 108's.
The reason for rosary containing 108 beeds is that, a human being does respiration 21600 times a day.
And our saints and sages have found out we chant "Soo Hamm" unknowingly when we breath.
when we inhale we chant Sooo, and when we exhale we chant Hamm.English translation of Soham is "I am That".
Means we unknowgly chant that "I am That", ie i am the supreme Soul.
So its multiples of 108.ie 108 * 200 = 21600.


In both the methods , any name selected should be chanted in mind and form of Lord should be seen infront of mental eye's.

When to Do :-

As such there is no timing for doing namasmaran, it can be done anytime , anywhere.
But saints and sages recommend to do namasmaran during 4 Am to 6 Am.
But since Namasmaran is a mental work we can do it even while doing any other work.
Bhagavan always tells "Dil mein Ram , hath mein Kaam" , meaning Have holy name of Lord rama in heart and do your work.

Some suggested Names/Mantras for chanting:-

a) Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram.
b) Hare Krishna ,Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.
c) Om Sai Ram
d) Om Namaha Shivaya
e) Gayatri Mantra
f) OM
g) Om Namo Narayanaya