What is mantra-chaitanya like? Take for instance, when I called you father you replied immediately. That is because the name and the named are not different. That is why if called by the name the named responds. No sooner the mantra is uttered, the mantra-devata (the deity represented by a specific mantra) or the most loved image of God appears, then that very mantra is said to be a conscious mantra. That is called mantra consciousness. ~ Sri Anandamayi Ma Pic - Ma near Shiva Lingam For more such amazing posts of Ma, follow the WhatsApp channel of Sri Anandamayi Ma: http://bit.ly/srima_wachannel