sheru
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I used to do Naam Japa in the past but since I have come to know about Advaita this practice is unacceptable to my mind. I can't find it logical. Though I have experienced it's mind purifying benefits yet it doesn't satisfy my logical mind. Is there any way I can do something other than Naam japa for mind purification.
Let's say I take a word kindness and recite it every day with bhava and feelings. Won't it generate the same benefits as doing Naam japa. Will doing Naam japa provide any additional benefits than this self invented exercise of reciting the name of a quality?
I understand that one-pointedness is the main goal of mantra or Naam japa but I want to achieve this without using any name of God. The reason behind it is that I used to do Japa of Jai Hanuman everyday. I became too engrossed in this japa that I felt disconnected from my family. Even after making sexual relation with my wife, I felt bad because I was not following the path(Brahmacharya) of my beloved Hanuman Ji. Kindly guide.
Let's say I take a word kindness and recite it every day with bhava and feelings. Won't it generate the same benefits as doing Naam japa. Will doing Naam japa provide any additional benefits than this self invented exercise of reciting the name of a quality?
I understand that one-pointedness is the main goal of mantra or Naam japa but I want to achieve this without using any name of God. The reason behind it is that I used to do Japa of Jai Hanuman everyday. I became too engrossed in this japa that I felt disconnected from my family. Even after making sexual relation with my wife, I felt bad because I was not following the path(Brahmacharya) of my beloved Hanuman Ji. Kindly guide.