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Bhakti

Sir, the popular bhakti song ‘Shokoli tomari iccha….tomar kormo tumi koro ma, loke bole kori ami’, which you often mention, was sung by Pannalal Bhattacharya. He was a legendary Shyama Sangeet singer. Dwijendralal Roy was mainly associated with patriotic songs. One of his famous songs is ‘ Dhono dhanye puspe bhora’. ๐ŸŽผ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐ŸŒผ๐ŸŽถ

Yes as a child I was quite fond of Pannalal ji. Actually I was referring to the writer, not the singer. May be you could

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Dear Sir, few days ago during sleep I experienced a very brief episode of sleep paralysis. While in a half-sleep state and aware of the paralysis, I noticed that Ram-naam Japa was occurring automatically within my heart, without any conscious effort. It was not vocal but inwardly reverberating, accompanied by a sense of Joy. ๐Ÿ˜ด๐Ÿ’ค๐Ÿ›Œ๐ŸŒƒ[…]

It means that your inner being has some kind of bhakti towards Lord Rama and hence his remembrance came naturally to you.

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Could you please guide me on how I can shift this concentration to the Heart Centre?ย This is more on the personal front. In the readings of Sri Aurobindo thus far – and in your talks – there is a gentle nudge to gradually shift the Concentration to the Heart Centre in order to open the Psychic.ย ๐Ÿ’“๐Ÿง˜๐ŸŽฏ[โ€ฆ]

It comes with practice. I myself encountered this difficulty initially since I used to practice, like most persons, concentration in the forehead. While shifting it

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