How to do a Japa (how to chant a mantra)?
This is the question which everybody asks. The answer is that: You may chant the mantra at any time and all the time while eating, working, walking, travelling, inside the house, outside the house, on the bed, while enjoying sex etc. You should chant the mantra to yourself and think about it. It is not necessary to have faith in the mantra. This is a science and you will get the results after the prescribed number is complete. The same principle is reiterated by Saint Eknath in the 14th stanza of his Haripath. Thus, there is no restriction of time, cleanliness etc. in regard to mantra chanting. Ladies are also allowed to chant at any time. Draupadi, who was having ‘periods’ at the time of her tragedy in the Mahabharata, was chanting “Krishna-Krishna”. Thus, menses should not be treated as a bad or impure period for chanting as it is a natural phenomenon. Chanting the mantra is a Golden means to achieve moksha. For your own sadhana there are absolutely no restrictions. You will definite
