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In this discourse two questions have been answered by Om Swami.
The first question asked was- sometimes while chanting a mantra, the mantra cannot be heard after some time and maybe at that point one is meditating, but after some time the chant can be heard again. What does this mean? And Is this ok? [Understanding Mantra Meditation]

Om Swami says that when one is chanting or meditating on sound they should be able to hear it always. To build a one-pointed focus, it is better to do chanting for a shorter duration as the focus can be maintained that way. The moment the focus is lost, the chanting too cannot be heard but the moment the focus returns one is able to hear the chanting once again. When one is unable to hear the mental chant then it means that they have lost their focus and it does not mean that they were meditating. He says, to progress in anything practice is of paramount importance. Similarly if one wishes to progress in meditation they need to put their efforts and their time on it.

The second question was-As mentioned by Om Swami earlier that every person’s action has an effect on another person, does this apply to a renunciate? Does renunciation mean that they start their life afresh?

Om Swami says that this is what is said in the shastras and that is why renunciation is given so much importance. In the four varnas in a person’s life renunciation comes last so that one is able to detach from their attachments and live their last moments of life. In the third stage which is the forest-dwelling stage a person becomes aware of their attachments and desires and will know where they are in their spiritual quest. In renunciation, a person reaches a state of complete detachment and some may choose to forego the earlier stages of life and enter this directly. When a person gets connected to a lineage and becomes a renunciate then they have detached from their past and have started afresh and that becomes their reality.
Listen to these discourses fully to get a complete understanding on the topics.

Timeline:
00:00 Start
01:58 Is it better to do meditation for short time in the beginning
02:32 How is the Akshamala done
03:24 How does practice help in one-pointed focus
06:17 Why does renunciation come last in the four varnashrams

Thumbnail, Intro and outro animation: Sushree Svadha Om
Piano music: Adi Sharma

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