Ram Nam
Ram Naam (राम नाम) means "the name Rama", which is no different than lord rama himself. Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism. A popular mantra is Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram (often prefixed with "Om"), which was popularized in western India by Samarth Ramdas. It is often referred that he is Everywhere, and present in every particle of nature, whether living or non living.
Uttering "Rama" three times is equal to pronouncing the "Vishnu" a thousand times.
The mantra was often used by Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu.
"Ram Naam Satya Hai" (The name of Ram is truth) is commonly chanted by Hindus while carrying a dead body to the cremation ground in India, Nepal, Guyana, and southern Bhutan. This recitation implies that ultimate truth is lord.Only he is the ultimate truth and remaining everything is fake or temporary.
In this age of kaliyug only hari naam (Krishna,ram,etc) have the potency to kill our inside demons bring out the real self, the true self which is pure & immortal (soul)
Some very powerful RAM mantras.
1. Ram. (Sanskrit) राम
2. Shree Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram. (Sanskrit) श्रीराम जयराम जयजय राम
3. हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे... हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे !
4. हे रामा पुरुषोत्तमा नरहरे नारायणा केशवा गोविंदा गरुडध्वजा गुननिधे दामोदरा माधवा !
हे कृष्ण कमलापते यदुपते सीतापते श्रीपते वैकुंठाधीपते चराचरपते लक्ष्मीपते पाहिमाम !!
Neem Karoli Baba encouraged the constant repetition of "Ram" in order to become closer to God, saying: "By taking the name of Ram, everything is accomplished."
Tyagaraja the great composer of carnatic music regarded music as a way to experience the love of God. His songs were on Ram Nam. He attained kapala Moksha on January 6, 1847.
Swami Ramdas is a well-known example of a modern day saint who attained Nirvana through constant repetition of "Om Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram" and established Anandashram, where this mantra is sung continuously from morning to night. Swami Ramdas is better known as BABA Ramdas.
From a practical point of view, the remembering of RAM NAM is actually reorienting to our true self. It is akin to a proper physical, instinctual, emotional and intellectual (holistic) stance that enables us to live in a way conducive to individual and global blossoming. As per Gita (9th chapter), if we remember God (i.e. true self) by any name, we succeed in individual and universal blossoming.
Most of the saints such as Jnaneshvar, Eknath, Kabir, Tukaram, Samarth Ramdas, Shri Gondavlekar Maharaj, Kancharla Gopanna and in recent times Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave were strong proponents of remembering the name of God (called NAMASMARAN or JIKRA) in accordance with our tradition. Mahatma Gandhi has written a book titled "Ramnam".