How to dwell on the form of the Lord Krishna as well as on the Divine attributes?
A. First practise with open eyes Trataka on the picture. Place it in front of you. Then close the eyes and visualise the picture. Then meditate on the attributes of the Lord such as Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence, Purity, Perfection, etc. Q. I am not able to repeat the Mantra mentally. I have to open the lips. Mental repetition of the Mantra takes for me much time and even the letters are not clearly repeated. Kindly tell me what is this due to. While doing Japa and meditation at a time, I am not able to fix or concentrate the mind on the Lord. If I fix the mind on the Lord I forget to repeat the Mantra and roll the beads, when I tum my mind to roll the beads I cannot concentrate on the Lord. A. You will have to first start with loud repetition of the Mantra and then practise Upamsu Japa (in a whisper). Only after practice of Upamsu Japa, for at least three months, you will be in a position to do mental Japa. Mental Japa is more difficult. Only when all other thoughts subside t
