Modern criticis

Now coming to the modern criticism of some people (like J.Krishna Murty, JK) about
mantra chanting  as  a  practice.  It  should dull the  mind  and  make  a  person  more  nonthinking. This criticism is also unfounded. When a person is totally balanced, calm and
focused then maybe he can take up a thought and continue to think about it. But as we
had  seen  in the  mechanism  of  mantra chanting that  mind thinks  based on the  law  of
association  and  it  simply  jumps  from  one  object  to  another  if  the  direction  is  not
continuously given. One who had developed those abilities of mind can only pursue this
process of thinking and it is totally unreasonable to expect that every one should  have
that ability of the mind. We are condemning others for their inability to do that. Mantra
helps in gaining the ability to think properly and in an organized way.  It helps one to
contemplate  properly.  Hence  putting down  the  japa  of  a  mantra  is  like  removing  the
crutches without developing the ability to stand on one’s feet and run. In fact even after
one  develops  the capacity  to  contemplate  one  need  to  do  mantra  japa  in  order  to
rejuvenate and  revitalize  the capacity  of  the  mind  to  carry out the contemplation
effectively and efficiently. Because of these  reasons the mantra japa should  not be put
down just  because  I  had  not  practiced and do  not  believe in it. Millions  have seen its
results and this must also be kept in mind before passing on any judgment.