Q: Is there any value in namasmarana (repetition of names) of God?
A: Oh God. I think morning itself I answered this question. I do not want to disrespect all these traditions. See, they all help you to come up to a certain level. But if you ask from the level of which I am talking about, that of unclutching, it is not going to help you. Namasmarana is not going to help you. Let you be very clear, remember that you are unclutched, that will help you.
See, namasmarana, simply repeating the name, what are you trying to do? You are trying to create the same shaft, which you can't. Try your best to create the shaft. Try your best, let us see if anybody says, 'I am successful in doing namasmarana 24 hours a day'. You cannot. By your very nature you will be renouncing.
See whether it is thought of Rama or thought of kama, you will be constantly renouncing. But you think no, no, I have to hold on to Rama, neither holding on will be possible nor renouncing will be possible. Both will be rising and falling.
It is you who give the label, the value. Oh, Rama's thoughts are really good, I have to hold on. You try to create that shaft and elongate that shaft. But you can neither elongate nor break. When you understand nothing can be done about the shaft you are liberated from the shaft. You can have only one freedom, that of liberating yourself from the shaft. Either you can completely throw away all the garbage or have all of them in your head and play that game. You can't have the arranged garbage. No. You can try your best. You can try your best. I tried my best. Everyday I used to do 20 000 japa. I had a long mantra. 20 000 times I used to repeat the mantra in one sitting. In one sitting I'll do 20 000, which means, in one hand 2 mala, on another one mala. By the time I did 108 on one hand, I would move one bead on the other. By the time I finished this108 of one and 108 of the other it was more than 10 000. Then I would do with the second mala another 10000.
So much of namajapa I did. Finally I understood it is not going to lead me anywhere. So let you be very clear, it's not going to help.