Do not change the name and form that you loved, cherished and selected for remembrance (smarana). Changing the name and form is not a fault if done in ignorance, but after continuing the repetition of the name and meditation on the one name and form faithfully, and after knowing that changing is wrong and harmful, to still change is certainly incorrect. Concentration is impossible if you change the name very often. Your mind won’t attain one-pointedness. The goal of spiritual discipline is this one-pointedness. Hence avoid constant adoption and rejection of different names of the Lord. Select a single name to repeat for japa and meditation. Be strongly and fully convinced that all the Lord’s names and forms are but the same name and form that you pray to. Your chosen name and form must not give you the slightest feeling of dislike or disaffection. Whatever inconveniences you may encounter, continue spiritual practices without any break or modification in your discipline.
Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba
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