How Does Chanting Work?
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The document discusses how chanting the name of God works to reduce excessive thoughts and bring spiritual benefits. It explains that our subconscious mind contains impressions that influence our conscious mind. Chanting can help create a new "devotion center" impression that occupies the subconscious. As this center grows through practice, it helps deflect unnecessary thoughts and modifies negative ones. When the devotion center expands to fill the entire subconscious, it brings experiences like bliss, merging with God, and aligning with God's will. The spiritual practice of chanting can thus help improve our mental state and make our existence happier.
How Does Chanting Work?
- 1. Cover How does chanting the Name of God work? www. S piritual R esearch F oundation.org
- 2. At the outset Tutorial 1: Start your spiritual journey Explains which Name of God we should chant Start your spiritual journey
- 3. 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% )
- 4. 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
- 5. From earlier tutorials | Impressions Our sub-conscious mind contains millions of impressions Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Impressions Recap
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. 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
- 12. 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
- 13. 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
- 14. 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 ...
- 15. 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.
- 16. Solution - creating a new centre | Effect of chanting the Name of God Spiritual practice of Chanting the Name of God Spiritual Experiences
- 17. Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Alleviation of worldly problems
- 18. Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Experiencing a subtle fragrance in the absence of a stimulus
- 19. Solution - creating a new centre | Types of spiritual experiences Experiencing calmness of mind even during life’s storms
- 20. Types of spiritual experiences – www. S piritual R esearch F oundation.org
- 21. Solution - creating a new centre | Devotion centre firmly established Conscious mind ( 10% ) Sub-conscious mind ( 90% ) Devotion centre
- 22. 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
- 23. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. How chanting works? | Modifying our negative thoughts Devotion centre influences other centres and positively influences our thought processes
- 26. How chanting works? | D evotion centre occupies entire sub-conscious mind Devotion centre
- 27. 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
- 28. 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