Disciple: Mother, shall I keep count while I do Japa?
Mother: If you count while you do Japa, your attention will be drawn to the counting. Do Japa without counting.
Disciple: Why doesn't my mind get absorbed while doing Japa?
Mother: You will succeed through practice. Don't give up your practice of Japa, even if your mind doesn't become steady. Do your spiritual practice ardently. Repeating His name will make your mind steadfast like the flame of a lamp protected from wind. Wind makes a flame unsteady. Similarly, desires prevent the mind from becoming concentrated.
Besides, if the Mantra is not pronounced correctly, it takes more time for one to achieve any result. A woman had ‘Rukmini nathaya' as her Mantra. She used to utter 'Ruku', 'Ruku', and on account of this her progress was retarded. But through the Lord's grace she later got her Mantra corrected.
- The Gospel of the Holy Mother, P219
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