SAI RAM,

 

About Namasankeertanam Swamy says:-

 

"Remember that there is nothing in this world as powerful as the Lord`s name.  It is not arms and bombs that will save the world. Only God`s grace can protect the world. It is man`s foremost duty to pray for God`s grace. Prayer is of supreme importance. Together with melody and rhythm, you have to impart feeling to your singing to make Namasankeertanam a sacred offering to the Divine"

 

According to Bhagawan Baba a ragam(tune) without bhavam(feeling) is a rogam ( an infliction).  Swamy says,"Giving up conceit and exhibitionism, you must sing the Bhajan  in a spirit of humility and devotion.  That is the right way to perform bhajans. Saint composer Thyagaraja  in one of his songs advised the mind to chant Lord Rama`s name with full awareness of the power of the name. In daily life also awareness is needed in every step and prayer.  When all the participants in a Namsankeertanam session sing in unison, sacred vibrations are produced and Divine energies are released.  When these vibrations fill the world, imagine what changes they can bring about. When one sings alone, his heart is merged in the song. But when many sing to-gether,it acquires a Divine power.  That is why Guru Nanak commended community singing".

 

Namasankeertanam or Bhajan is one of the processes by which one can train the mind to expand into eternal values. Let us teach our mind to revel in the glory and majesty of God and wean it away from petty horizons of pleasure. Namasnkeertanam induces in us a desire for experiencing the truth, to taste the bliss that is God. It encourages us to dive into ourselves and be genuinely our real Self. Exercises like Bhajan elevate the mind and exhort the individual to seek and find the source of eternal joy that lies within him. Namasankeertanam gladdens the singer and showers joy on those who listen. It cleanses and purifies atmosphere by its vibrations

(to be continued)