India, June 3 -- I have been chanting God's names for a long time, but mostly inattentively. It is not that I did so intentionally, but it used to happen helplessly. I did not know how to get over this weakness, despite the fact that I knew that I was not reaping the full advantage of chanting.

To my credit, I never gave up chanting, doing it day after day. Finally, my Lord revealed why I was not attentive. The first reason became clear from the following three examples.

Hanumanji had just returned from Lanka, having met Mother Sita and burned Lanka. Obviously, Lord Ramachandra was very pleased. Seeing the Lord's mood, Hanumanji prayed, "O my Lord, please be kind enough to grant me Your unwavering 'bhakti' (devotion), which is the giver...