Passage 10

In English

Keep the Name as constant as breathing

The who spoke the sacred name of in his sleep felt very sorry, according to the story, that he let ’s name out of his mouth, for he believed that no one should know of his ‘love’ for . There are many who will not shout about their or their favourite Name and Form, but whether you declare them to others or not, keep them ever in your consciousness. Repetition of or any other name must be as constant as breathing. For this, practice is essential. A person once told Dr. Johnson, the famous English thinker, that he could seldom get time to recite the Name of God, what with the hundreds of things he had to do from morning till nightfall and even far into the night. Dr. Johnson replied with another question. He asked how millions of people found space to live upon the face of the earth, which is two-thirds water and the rest is too full of mountains, deserts, forests, icy regions, river beds, marshes, and similar impossible areas. The questioner said that man somehow struggled to find living space. So too, said Dr. Johnson, man must somehow find a few minutes a day for prayer to the Lord.