Imagine that you are recalling in your mind the mantra between drips, that each section of the mantra is falling from the crown of your head one drop at a time: Om bhur-bhuvah svah, drip, tatsavitur-varenayama, drip, bhargo devasya dhimahi, drip, dhiyo yo nah pracodayata, drip. When you are recalling the mantra this way, your mind will concentrate better and your other thoughts will not intrude. It’s a very subtle technique that I have figured out after years of practice and it has made a tremendous difference to the outcome I have gained from mantras.

