The proper way to chant is to give up all of our internal thoughts.
It is almost impossible to meditate on the void and empty our mind of all thinking.
Our mind is always being pulled here and there by something.
But the chanting process is easy because we simply concentrate on the mantra.
However, our meditation on the mantra will be most effective if we can avoid the internal dialogue we always have within our mind.
We should not be chanting while we make plans for the day, or while focusing our attention on other things.
The maha-mantra is the Supreme in the incarnation of sound.
Therefore, we must chant with complete respect and veneration.
We must give the mantra our full attention, otherwise it is offensive.
The process is to simply chant and hear. That is all. If we can do that, then we will make rapid progress and quickly attain the second stage of chanting, which is the offenseless stage.
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