Monday Morning Greetings 2026 #17 – Why Do We Not Fully Feel God When Chanting His Name?

An object (vācya) is different than the word that expresses that object (vācaka). For example, if one says water, it will neither quench your thirst nor clean anything. Chanting the names of God is different from chanting the names of ordinary objects because in chanting the names of God there is no difference between the object (vācya) God and the word or name that expresses it (vācya). By saying the names of God, you therefore get all the benefit of being with Him. The question arises—if God is non-different from His name and the most powerful and influential object, then why when we chant His names do we not feel His presence fully? The answer is simple. Although the influence of an object may be so intense that there is practically nothing that can cover the object itself, it doesn’t mean that one can’t cover oneself from the object. For example, although the Sun is almost all-powerful, one can cover oneself from its influence with a small umbrella. Similarly, although God, and…