Message #15229

[brock]

i have often wondered about the chanting. If at the very critical moment when i have made incorrect decisions or had an accident... if at that moment i was practicing the chanting of the holy names would i have avoided these circumstances or certainly lessened the impact.

I have also wondered about this point, Steve. There seem to be different schools of thought on the subject. Some say that by chanting or mantra certain negative destinies could be avoided. I don't know for sure, but I can say that i'm not so sure on this philosophical score. It could be seen as a superstitious interpretation of methods of meditation. But, I can't be sure on this one. I would suggest that the aim of mantra and chanting is not to control the outcomes of events as much as it is to bring the mind to quiescence so that it can perceive sat, the real.