Holding sugar in the palm
Of your hand,
Does not lead
To knowledge of
Its sweetness.
Only by eating sugar,
Can its sweetness be known.

Merely repeating holy names
Like Rama, Krishna, and Govinda,
Even for a thousand years
Cannot bring liberation.

Mantra must be repeated
With full knowledge
Devotion and Concentration.

~ Swami Nityananda

Source:   Ken Anirudha Van Skaik notes on Facebook