best way to chant maha mantra

[pran vallabha]

hare krsna to all.
i have been wodering that when one chants the maha mantra is it best to hear the transendental vibration.because someone said it is best to meditate on krsnas pastimes but i dont want to do that artifically. i think it is best to hear the sound vibration and then hopefully rememberance of krsnas pastimes will come automatically . could some one please clear this up for me .thanks
haribol

[anadi krishna das]

One should come on the level of raganuga-sadhan, by hearing about all the details of the lilas, one wants to get into, like for example reading those lila described in Govinda Lilamrita,
(see for example Nishanta lila under the link: http://spirituality.forumup.de/about354-0-spirituality.html )
than this is what Sri Caitanya wanted to give to the jivas as recorded in CC 1.4.15

prema-rasa-niryāsa karite āsvādana
rāga-mārga bhakti loke karite pracāraṇa
rasika-śekhara kṛṣṇa parama-karuṇa
ei dui hetu haite icchāra udgama

To taste the highest prema rasa and
to preach rāga-mārga bhakti to the people
rasika-śekhara kṛṣṇa, most mercifully
appeared for this two reasons.

bāhya, antara, — ihāra dui ta' sādhana
'bāhye' sādhaka-dehe kare śravaṇa-kīrtana
'mane' nija-siddha-deha kariyā bhāvana
rātri-dine kare vraje kṛṣṇera sevana

Madhya 22.156-157

This (Raganuga bhakti)- ihāra is really -ta' a dual -dui
Practice -sādhana –
external bāhya (and) internal – antara
Externally -'bāhye' in the trainee body -sādhaka-dehe
one does -kare hearing and chanting
-śravaṇa-kīrtana
In the mind -'mane' one does -kariyā
visualizing (imagining)- bhāvana one's own -nija
perfect body - siddha-deha
day and night ratri-dine (in the mind!) one does -kare service -sevana
for Krishna -kṛṣṇera in Vraja -vraje.

[pran vallabha]

hare krsna
thanks for the reply .
that is what i thought it's no good being artifical with it . it's got to grow on it's own with the right assocation and instructions ......haribol.may u have krsna's blessings

[candrakanta dasi]

I think it's best to do as you think... hear the name. Also can remember what gurudev told us at chanting times seems good too... :-) Naturally, as we progress I'm sure we will automatically be immersed in pastimes of Krsna.. better to wait till we gain the maturity in bhakti rather than artificially try to think or meditate...