Q: If someone is not doing meditation properly or correctly, could it bring negative effects on him? For example, if someone finishes meditation wrongly or does not chant the mantra properly. Please guide. Part of the question is that my kids are living with me in UK and their main language is English but they do try to follow me sometimes and they chant Gaytri Mantra etc, so I am little concerned about the pronunciation of the more difficult Sanskrit words.

A: Ajay, there can never ever be harm because of not doing things correctly.  The most important thing is, if you are willing to do something, why not learn how to do that? If you learn it properly, then there is no scope for any mistake. I believe in UK, to get a driving license is pretty hard and people go through nightmares whether they will pass the test or not. They work hard, they practice and finally get their license. After getting a license, the chances of committing accidents are reduced. Also the ability of the driver is tested by someone and the administration believes in his expertise of handling a vehicle on the highway and thus he is given a license.

So I can suggest to you that maybe you can sit with some learned person and learn the right way of doing it. And when you do anything divine with a kind heart, great aspiration and great love, no harm can ever come to you.