In bhakti, repetition of the divine name (Nama) creates presence and protection; applied to collective grief, naming the lost repeatedly becomes devotional remembrance.
Bhakti practice centers on Nama—the repetition of the beloved's name—as a way of invoking presence and protection. Mirabai repeated Krishna's name as both prayer and anchor. When a public figure or community member dies, or when tragedy strikes, we risk letting the person become abstract, mythologized, or forgotten. Nama practice invites the opposite: speak the name. Sing the name. Write the name. Share the story the name carries. This is not morbid repetition but devotional remembrance. Each utterance brings the person back into presence—not as ghost, but as influence, teaching, love extended. In collective mourning, Nama practice can structure remembrance: communities commit to speaking a person's name, sharing what that name meant, creating new stories around it. This prevents grief from being processed and filed away. Instead, the name remains alive, active, a living thread in the community's memory and identity.
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