Question: One of the elder relatives of my family does not want me to chant on beads. He says by using beads concentration is lost. He also says Kabir advised not to use beads. Can someone please give me material describing advantage of chanting on beads so that I can tell him or any pointers where I can get that material.
Answer by Romapada Swami: Please refer Digest 20-Q.2 Further references can be found in: Hari-bhakti-vilasa (quoted in Cc Madhya 1.35), Cc Madhya 4.125, Antya 3.100, 3.115, Sri Sadgosvami-astaka V.6 etc. Besides, our principal authority in following any spiritual practice is the precept and example of the acaryas. It is through the bona-fide spiritual master that sastra comes to life and since Srila Prabhupada, and all the previous acaryas, such as Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, Bhaktivinoda Thakur and so on have taught us and personally demonstrated by chanting on beads, therefore we accept the practice of chanting on beads as very important and beneficial.
