Re: Is it better to chant alone or with a group?
It is said that one should progress from dussangatvam ( bad company) to sassangatvam ( good company) to nissangatvam ( no company). Chanting in groups is better to start with as it will keep you motivated, and somebody in the group is always admired as a good bhakta and becomes a role model to follow.
Again, whether to retain good company or move solitary is largely dependent on one's tradition and the kind of religeous practice one is involved in. The final goal of all these is to bring about more concetration of the mind, from where it can be channeled into deeper spiritual experiences - some may benefit in a group and some alone , it depends on the person.
He is the one on whom our hope depends. For if Hanuman survives, all we though dead are yet alive. But if his precious life be lost though living still we are but dead: He is our hope and sure relief -Jambavan (Yuddha Kanda. 74). Impossibility=Hanuman
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