There was a king who was a great devotee of God. He used to secretly pray and worship the Lord. The queen too was a great devotee of the Lord. From childhood she was engaged in devotion and worship. After marrying the king, even in her new home, she celebrated many festivals of the Lord, served the Brahmins, served the poor and grieving. 

 She was immersed in worship and meditating on the Lord and celebrating the various festivities. The king never objected to all these activities. At times the queen used to say Maharaj ! You too sometimes chant the Divine Name of the Lord - Ram ! ’He used to smile it off. The queen was quite unhappy about this, as to what to do about it, but the rest of her life was very good. He never objects to my doing satsang, bhajan, meditation etc; but the king himself never did any bhajan. One day, the queen saw that the king was in deep sleep. He was tossing and turning and in his sleep he uttered the Divine Name “Ram”. As the morning arrived, the queen began to prepare to celebrate the incident. She invited a lot of Brahmins, children, young girls, and celebrated. The king asked “what is the occasion for the celebration today. Today there is no special festive day of the Lord ? ‒ The queen said ‒‘Today it is a very joyous day in our lives.’ What is the joyous occasion ? ‘Maharaj! for many years I was hoping that you would say the Lord’s Name. At night, in your sleep, from your mouth came out the Name of the Lord.’ The king said ‘It slipped out? ‘Yes’ on saying so, the King breathed his last breath. ‘Oh ! all my life I kept this in secrecy, now that the secret is out, what is the point of living ?’ गुप्त अकाम निरन्तर ध्यान सहित सानन्द । आदर जुत जपसे तुरत पावत परमानन्द ॥ These six points, when present in your japa, that japa is instantly and exceptionally glorious. Repeating the Lord’s Name in secrecy, is great. People do not see the japa taking place, rather one can’t even tell - this is great point, but minimally, there should be no pretentiousness whatsoever. By this the real “naam japa” does not take place. Rather it is disrespect o “naam japa”. In place of “naam japa” you are buying honor-greatness, respect, you are drawing people towards you. This is a business dealing with naam japa. It is not some merchandize that needs to be sold ! What wealth is there like “naam japa” to show for? People do not even reveal the worldly wealth, they keep it most hidden. This is the real wealth that needs to be kept inside. माई मेरे निरधनको धन राम । रामनाम मेरे हृदयमें राखूं ज्यूं लोभी राखे दाम ॥ दिन दिन सूरज सवायो उगे, घटत न एक छदाम । सूरदास के इतनी पूँजी, रतन मणि से नहीं काम ॥ From Book in Hindi “Manas Mein Naam Vandana” by Swami RRamsukhds