When there is love, every time the ‘name’ is chanted or repeated in the heart, it will naturally be preceded by the remembrance of the form of Radha or Krishn or Both, then this will be called the ‘chanting’ or the ‘remembrance of name’. Goswami Tulsidasji has rejected the mechanical meditation or repetition of the name and has stressed the importance of loving remembrance throughout the Ramayan. He explained that the name must be remembered not simply repeated.

It is the devotee’s purity, sincerity and love for Krishn, which makes it possible to experience the ‘sweetness’ of the name. One shouldn’t think that mechanical chanting of the name without loving remembrance will reveal God or award spiritual experiences. All the Saints and scriptures stress that the name should always be remembered or chanted with selfless love, only then it will sprout the seed of Divine love that lies dormant in the heart of the devotee. Just repeating or counting the name is simply considered a good deed. It is not devotion. Only the selfless love for Krishn can evolve Divine love virtues in the heart of a devotee, not the mechanical chanting or repetition of the name or any other worshipping formalities.

‘Radha’ is Radha Herself, and so is Krishn. If you just realize this truth, it is enough to explode your feelings of love for Her and to really feel Her presence in front of you…