Gurunathar’s Divine Message Moolam Pooja 10-08-2011
There is something I would like to elucidate. As I have mentioned before there is no room for shyness or diffidence in carrying out devotional work for those who wish to progress on the spiritual path. As you chant or sing the names of God, hesitation to do so will not help you in any way. As you repeat the names of God over and over again the many living things around you will progress towards Mukthi as they hear you.
I see some friends mumbling their shlokas and prayers (without clearly audible pronunciation). It would be better to say it in your minds silently. One say it loud and clear or two, say it in your mind. There is a reason for this. Just the way you progress from worshiping the form to the formless so you progress from loud to silent prayer. Two aspects qualify this kind of worship. First there should be a deep silence within us and secondly, the concentration is so deep that no sound around you can penetrate and disturb you; this is how meditation should be. If such is the case whichever the sanctified place to which you go or whatever the occasion or time there need not be any hesitation in chanting God’s name or meditating. Chanting God’s name is like the modern telegraph system in establishing a connection between God and you. One moment you say his name and the next it has reached God! So whichever stage of meditation you have reached chant God’s name at least a few times before you start.
{Translation of Gurunathar’s Divine message given to and read by Guruji Shri.K.V.Narayanan}