Is the quality of chanting inversely proportional to the speed of chanting?
From Sushant Kulkarni
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yeah Hare Krishna question from Sushant Kulkarni Prabhu is the quality of chanting inversely proportional to the speed of chanting answer not necessarily the quality of chanting depends primarily on two factors one is the clarity of pronunciation and the intensity of devotion now the clarity of pronunciation is the way we externally or physically express our sincerity to Krishna and the intensity of devotion is actually our longing to connect with Krishna longing to please Krishna by our chanting so that is what primarily determines the quality of our chanting now the speed with which we chant is something which will vary individual to individual so some devotees can chant fast and concentrate better some devotees need to chant slower and concentrate better generally speaking if we chant too fast our pronunciation will become very slurred and it will be not a proper service to the holy name on the other hand if we chant very slowly then our mind will get distracted because it will not have adequate engagement so generally for most devotees around 7 minutes is the average time which they take for chanting some devotees chant in 6 some devotees chant even in 5 minutes one round some devotees may take 8 minutes 9 minutes also it depends also on one’s physical capacity of the lungs some devotees can chant one mantra in one breath and that means after chanting one mantra they have to take a breath and that takes time some devotees can chant 2 mantras even 3 or 4 so those who have a stronger lung capacity will be able to chant more and therefore they will be able to chant faster others will have to take a little more time so we shouldn’t bother too much about the time but it’s not that slower chanting is necessarily more attentive chanting each of us has to take stock individually and find out how we can be most attentive when we are chanting and accordingly arrive at optimum speed thank you Hare Krishna