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BHAKTIIN YOGA 65during Japa. This is very very important. The relation of theword and its meaning is eternal.The mind of the yogiwho constantty repeats the pranavaand habituates the mind to the constant remembrance of theidea it canies, becomes one-pointed. The mind feels bliss inthe one Lord alone. God showers His blessings on the yogi. Hegets the fruit of samadhi and Kaivalya. you must mak-e theBhavana or the understanding of the iignificance of om enterthe mind over and over again by constant practice untir it becomespart and parcel or the very substance of the mental existence.The Japa of 9-,should always be accompanied bymeditation on lsvara. Mere parrot-like ripetition orgramophonicrepetition will not produce the maximum benefiIs. lt tras itsown effects. om serves as a boat to cross this ocean ofsamsara. om is a good companion for the mind. Just as soapwashes cloth, so also om washes the impurities of the mind. lfyou eat oranges twelve times, the force of samskara andVasana is increased in the mind. The greater the force of thesamskara, the greaterthe force of the visana for orange. Repetitionstrengthens the force of habit. By constant rep6tition ofom or any other Mantra, the force of spiritual samskaras is increased.This is a great asset for you in the spiritual path. lt willnot allow the mind to run into the ord grooves of MshayaVasanas or old ruts for sensual things.AO:6. Benefits ofJapal I-Zg^_o F, tE!99, ystr individual, tr+ soul, e1fors: cognition,3IF[ also, qd{fq obstacles, grffi: removal, y and.Thence comes the cognition of the individual sour and alsothe removal of the obstacles.NOTEST!1ough the grace of tsvara, the yogiwill not get any dis_ease. The divine grace will descend when one repeits om andmeditates on its meaning with concentration. Japa makes themind inward (Antarmukha vritti), and removes ali physicaland