Naam Japa has a great power in it but to be truly effective one must add to it love for the Deity from your heart.
While stopping of thoughts completely is not an easy thing, it is very much possible to direct the flow consciously towards an object. Thus, you
It is true that Sri Aurobindo gave the name Krishna and Kali to the Master of the Integral yoga and His Power as he writes
Meditation is a purely mental activity, which only concerns the mental being. One can concentrate while meditating, but this is mental concentration; one can attain
It happens because of a hypersensitivity of the nervous system which becomes hyperconscious and responds this way, especially when it engages in internalising activities. …
It is an indication that some more preparation and purification is required to enter the doors. It is also important to do physical exercises regularly
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
Read a passage or two, or a page. Then reflect and meditate upon the lines quietly, not by straining the mind to try to understand
Concentration upon the Mother’s photographs and praying to Her is one powerful way to connect. But a prayerful attitude can be kept whole day by