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Meditation
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Devotional
Chanting
For any army
to achieve victory, the gathering of its many soldiers into one
unified force is essential. This also holds true for success in
meditation. To meditate effectively, our thoughts-like undisciplined
soldiers-need to be focused one-pointedly. Chanting before you meditate
can greatly enhance your practice, because it helps to command the
attention of your thought-soldiers and direct them dynamically towards
God.
Yogananda introduced
a new kind of chanting in the West that is based on the repetition
of meaningful phrases, such as Door of my heart, open wide I keep
for Thee. Wilt Thou come, wilt Thou come? Will my days fly away
without seeing Thee, my Lord? Night and day, night and day, I look
for Thee night and day. In this kind of chanting you are singing
to God in a deeply intimate and loving way-which is the most magnetic
way of all, if we are to draw His response.
The first featured
article, The Art of Chanting by Swami Kriyananda, is from his Video
Course in Meditation. It is highly recommend that you view and/or
listen to it because he gives an excellent and deeply inspiring
presentation on the spiritual benefits of devotional chanting. Reading
the articles: How to Chant; Chanting Quiets the Mind; and The Power
of Chanting; will greatly enrich your overall understanding and
practice of chanting. Lastly, in the section, Sing These Chants!,
you will be able to listen to and learn four chants.
• The
Art of Chanting, streaming video with Swami Kriyananda.
From A Course in Meditation (Part Two). 
15 minutes
• How To Chant—Swami
Kriyananda-Awaken To Superconsciousness
• Chanting Quiets the Mind—Wave
of the Sea
• The Power of
Chanting—Savitri Simpson
• Learn and Sing
these Chants!
• Door
of My Heart—Swami Kriyananda, Kriyananda Chants Yogananda
• I
Am the Bubble—Ananda Singers, Wave of the Sea
• I
Will Never Forget Thee—Ananda Singers, Wave of the
Sea
• When
I Awake—Swami Kriyananda, Kriyananda Chants Yogananda
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