Devotion is............... Eternal.
All will be immersed in divine music- but also knows exactly what it is............and means.
"What is the essence of Nama Sankeerthana? Its essential purpose is to know the love of God. Combining one's voice, tune, divine feeling and rhythm to the appropriate beat of the song, the devotee should immerse himself in the singing. Harmonizing the feeling with devotion and Love, the sacred words of the song should be an outpouring of love towards God.
"That alone is devotional singing."
"When the song is rendered without understanding the meaning of the words and without any inner feeling or genuine love for God, it is a mechanical performance. Bhaava (feeling), Raaga (melody) and Thaala (rhythm) are the essentials for right and righteous singing."
"Even the name Bhaarath signifies the combination of these three elements. (Bha-Ra-Tha) . In every action in daily life, the combination of these three elements should be observed. This rule can be applied even to one's studies. Bhaava, in relation to study of a subject, means understanding the subject thoroughly. Raaga implies cultivating a love for the subject and Thaala means expressing one's knowledge coherently and clearly."
“The wealth derived from singing God’s name, and meditation, is the influence of the higher energies in nature on one’s life. These not only cleanse the external body but also purify the inner tendencies.”
“Bhajan is one of the processes by which you can train the mind to expand into eternal values. Teach the mind to revel in the glory and majesty of God; wean it away from petty horizons of pleasure. Bhajan induces in you a desire for experiencing the Truth, to glimpse the Beauty that is God, to taste the Bliss that is the Self. It encourages man to dive into himself and be genuinely his Real Self. Once that search is desired, the path is easy. One has only to be reminded that he is divine. The malady is, it is being thrust out of recognition.
Man has come for a great destiny, on a sacred mission, endowed with special skills and tendencies to help him on, but, he fritters these precious gifts and crawls on earth from birth to death. Exercises like Bhajan elevate the mind and exhort the individual to seek and find the source of eternal joy that lies within him..”
“People may say that when you go to place of worship, Asrams etc. there is nothing but bhajan. Realize that there is nothing “Your heart grows when you are hearing bhajans with a full mind. On the other hand, if you do not sing melodiously, then you will not be getting joy. Community singing must be developed if you want to give to all people the thrill and joy of singing of prayers.”
“Bhajans should be sung with complete obliviousness of the body. Devotional fervour is more important than musical skill. The devotees who take part in the bhajans sang the bhajans whole-heartedly. Their hearts were full of sweetness. Hence sweet music flowed from their hearts.”
"The word of a song can be expressed in prosaic manner which has no appeal to the listener. But when they are sung melodiously as in the song: "Raama! Nannu Kaapaadu"--" Raama! save me," they tug at the heart-strings. Such sweetness is contained in the song when it is rendered melodiously. "
"Everyone, whether he is well versed in music or not, should listen attentively to the singer and try to repeat the words of the song with feeling of total devotion"
"Some persons attending bhajans do not move their lips at all. They may say that they are singing the songs mentally within themselves. This is not right. If you have devotional feeling, it should be expressed by the tongue joining in the bhajan. Only then it can be called Nama Sankeerthana- singing in unison with others. You must sing the names aloud, full-throated, as far as the voice can reach. Only then the Divine will respond in full measure and shower His grace. No one will go to the rescue of a drowning man if his cries are feeble. Only when he cries aloud at the top of his voice will the cries be heard and people will rush to save him. Sankeerthana means singing with fervour."
"Everyone should realize that every limb and organ in the body has been given to man to be used for a sacred purpose: The tongue to utter the Lord's name, the hands to offer worship, the feet to go the temple and so on. These organs should not be used for frivolous and unholy purposes. Sanctifying every one of the sense organs, man should purify the mind and contemplate on God."
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