The Reading, Hearing, and Chanting Equation
📖 Reading Mentally = Knowledge.
🗣 Reading Audibly = Knowledge + Own Realizations.
👂 Hearing = Knowledge + Realizations of Advanced Speaker.
🗣 Chanting or Singing Alone = Own Nam Realizations.
🗣👂 Chanting Japa Audibly + Hearing Japa Recording at Same Speed in Sync = Own Nam Realizations + Nam Realizations of Advanced Chanter from Japa Recording.
👂🗣 Hearing & Singing Kirtan = Kirtan Realizations of Advanced Singer + Own Kirtan Realizations.
🗣 Reading Audibly = Knowledge + Own Realizations.
👂 Hearing = Knowledge + Realizations of Advanced Speaker.
🗣 Chanting or Singing Alone = Own Nam Realizations.
🗣👂 Chanting Japa Audibly + Hearing Japa Recording at Same Speed in Sync = Own Nam Realizations + Nam Realizations of Advanced Chanter from Japa Recording.
👂🗣 Hearing & Singing Kirtan = Kirtan Realizations of Advanced Singer + Own Kirtan Realizations.
Bhaktiratna Sadhu Maharaj
Harinam Tattva and Nitai Tattva Speaker, Author, and Kirtaniya. Grand-disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta. Shiksha-disciple of Srila Bhaktivedanta. Diksha-disciple of Srila Bhaktishastri Parampada das. Sannyasa-disicple of Srila Santa Goswami. Brahmacharya: 1971-2001. Parivrakacharya Sannyasa: 2001+. Paramhansa Sannyasa (Gaudiya Math): 2018.
Very well analysed. Thank you for the short summary Srila Gurudev. Will try to follow /\
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DeleteDandavat Pranams Shrila Gurudeva, Does that mean we can chant while hearing to a pure devotees chanting at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYes, absolutely dear Pran Nitai das. The hearing will be a distraction to our chanting if the speeds of our chanting and recording are different. But if we chant in unison with the recording, we are hearing our own chanting and also the recorded advanced chanting also, thus magnifying the power of the sound of the holy names and surcharing our own names with a pure devotee's sound vibrations.
DeleteJust one more thing Shrila Gurudeva, Is it not that the sound of oneself helps one to advance (while chanting) or is it like one can advance more rapidly the way you told? 🙏🙏
DeleteWhen we hear our own sounds, we advance to the maximum extent possible by our own sadhana efforts. But when we hear realized sound vibrations also, we instantly get the sukriti to advance to higher stages which were unimaginable to attain just by our own sound vibrations. This is the descending path or mercy, or the avaroha pantha. ry it and tell me if your remembrance is improving while chanting, as that is our only goal.
DeleteJoy Nitai dandavata pranam Srila Nitaipreshthji
DeleteThis is the best post. Especially the questions raised by Pran Nitai das prabhu ji cleared all the doubts...
Jaya Ho... Jaya Ho...
Thank you for these ultimate equations dear Srila Gurudeva. Without you, this world would never know such deep secrets of Nam Tattva...Joy Nitai! Hare Krishna! please accept my dandvat pranams _/\_
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