Making the Right Connection

One of the great aids for pacifying and purifying the mind is the repetition of a holy name—a name denoting ultimate reality in either personal or impersonal form.

The practice is often overlooked because of its simplicity, and also due to a certain scepticism which pervades the modern mind, but its efficacy is indicated by Rumi: ‘When the holy name of God comes into the mouth, neither impurity remains nor sorrow.’