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RE: MANTRA AND MEDITATION: THE PRIMORDIAL VIBRATION OF THE BEING
From what my teachers told me in India, the word "mantra" comes from the Sanskrit words "man" mind, and "trayate" to free. A mantra is used to free the mind. I have been chanting a specific mantra for some years, more so in my youth on japa mala, or 108 chanting beads for two hours a day. It certainly assists in freeing the mind from the negative self-talk and aids in focus. Thank you for a lovely post.
Indeed. That's absolutely correct.
Mantras are repetitive sounds - used to penetrate the depths of the unconscious mind and adjust the vibration of all aspects of your being.
Mantras are vibrated through chanting aloud, mental practice, or by listening to them. Though it can be even practiced silently but that's the later part of Mantra Meditation. As the primary focus of it is to chant aloud and listening to the sound (not the Mantra in particularly).
In yoga, mantras are typically chanted in Sanskrit. The Sanskrit word mantra is derived from the root of man which means “to think,” and tra from trai which means “to protect or to free from bondage” or “to free from the mind.”
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Good to hear, pun intended, lol. Thank you for the feedback. Apparently the brahmanas chant their Gayatri mantra silently three times a day...Om bhur bhuva swaha...
Another one I like is
Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Yeah I know, I've read about these and indeed, these both Mantras have great Powers.
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Thanks for sharing... :)
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