A King who was on a hunting trip
found an old lamp and he rubbed it and out came a genie. The genie told the
King that we would do whatever the King orders him to do but on a condition
that he has to be kept always busy. If the King fails to give him work he would
devour the King. King thought he can use this genie to do the endless chores in
the kingdom and keep him engaged all the time. So King took the genie with him
to the kingdom and asked the genie to plough fields in his kingdom, get grass
for the cattle, build castles etc. The genie completed these works very swiftly
and came back to the King for more work. The King gave some more tasks that the
genie completed even that in no time. Now the King ran out of tasks to be given
to the genie. The genie threatened that if it does not get any task to do, it
will kill the King. This scared the King. Finally, the Queen came up with an
idea. The Queen asked the genie to erect a pole in the backyard of the palace.
Then the Queen instructed the genie to keep climbing and getting down the pole
over and over again. This way, she kept the genie busy and used it only when
required. Rest of the time, the genie had to climb up and down the pole over
and over again. Queen saves the life of the King.
Our mind is also like the genie it
is hard to keep it still. It is always projecting thoughts which are constantly
doing the flip flop. To keep the mind still it has to first reduce the
projection of too many thoughts, so an important and ancient method of keeping
the mind still is by Chanting (Nama Japa). Chanting has the power to transform
an ordinary disturbed mind to a peaceful mind. It is said that if we chant
repeatedly each syllable in any chanting has its own particular vibration
frequency which resonates the petals of the imaginary chakras present in our
vertebrate.
Our language has also got the same
syllables and every time we talk those resonances is felt but there is no
rhythm and are irregular, but in chanting a Nama Japa there is rhythm and
regularity. This rhythm helps mind to stay calm and thoughts are reduced, once
there are fewer thoughts there is stillness in mind and a still mind is
peaceful mind. A peaceful mind generates power is always happy and satisfied in
its presence and not easily disturbed by the unexpected circumstances that may
appear on our life path. It has the power to overcome and prevent stress and
anxiety and awakens inner strength and confidence. A peaceful mind is crucial
for clear thinking and to generate creativity.
