The power of Namasmarna (remembering name of the Lord) to keep the mind under control in today's busy world
Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba said:
Keep the Name of the Lord always radiant on your tongue and mind. That will keep the antics of the mind under control. When the lamp is burning, darkness will not spread its fumes around you. When the word for Brahman (Supreme Universal Reality), Om, is spelt with the last breath by the one dying, they attain the Divine. To make that final utterance of Om, just as the flower blossoms on the creeper of life, you need to dwell upon Om all through the years of your current life. The Geeta advocates the process of continuous meditation in a neat little formula: mam anusmara yuddhya cha! - "Keep Me in your memory and fight!" The cue here for you is to fight the battle of life, have God in your consciousness as your Charioteer at all times. This is not merely a direction for Arjuna; it is a prescription for all humanity.
- Divine Discourse, June 9, 1970. From http://media.radiosai.org/sai_inspires/2014/SI_20141209.htm.
Ravi: In today's busy world, I think the above words are very, very valuable. Of course, one should also have faith in the power of Namasmarna. That faith can come from reading teachings of contemporary/near-contemporary spiritual masters and other holy scripture. Perhaps the most famous example in Hindu scripture, of spiritual transformation by chanting the name of the Lord is that of Valmiki who turned from a hunter to a saint by chanting the name of Lord Rama (in an unusual way - Mara rather than Rama), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki#Early_life.
Keep the Name of the Lord always radiant on your tongue and mind. That will keep the antics of the mind under control. When the lamp is burning, darkness will not spread its fumes around you. When the word for Brahman (Supreme Universal Reality), Om, is spelt with the last breath by the one dying, they attain the Divine. To make that final utterance of Om, just as the flower blossoms on the creeper of life, you need to dwell upon Om all through the years of your current life. The Geeta advocates the process of continuous meditation in a neat little formula: mam anusmara yuddhya cha! - "Keep Me in your memory and fight!" The cue here for you is to fight the battle of life, have God in your consciousness as your Charioteer at all times. This is not merely a direction for Arjuna; it is a prescription for all humanity.
- Divine Discourse, June 9, 1970. From http://media.radiosai.org/sai_inspires/2014/SI_20141209.htm.
Ravi: In today's busy world, I think the above words are very, very valuable. Of course, one should also have faith in the power of Namasmarna. That faith can come from reading teachings of contemporary/near-contemporary spiritual masters and other holy scripture. Perhaps the most famous example in Hindu scripture, of spiritual transformation by chanting the name of the Lord is that of Valmiki who turned from a hunter to a saint by chanting the name of Lord Rama (in an unusual way - Mara rather than Rama), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmiki#Early_life.
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