Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya is the Sanskrit mantra for the heart. It was like I had found a safe place inside myself which didn't change. When I wanted to connect to my intuition, I chanted the mantra and waited for an answer to come. The mantra grounded me when life got hard. When I couldn't sit still, I took my attention back to my mantra. When I couldn't stop the mind chatter, I returned to my mantra. Mantras worked beautifully for me when I started meditating. Mantras would be an easy access point into meditation for me. Sound touches me at a very deep level and can completely transform my state in just a minute. I was fascinated by this because I’ve always responded very powerfully to music and sound. In turn, our thoughts and feelings about ourselves and certain life areas will start to transform. Once the energy starts to open up, that part of the physical body will also feel different. We are changing our consciousness over that area at a specific level. When we say a specific mantra, it's like we are beating a gentle drum over a certain energy point and waking it up. If we want to work on different life areas, we choose different mantras, which 'speak to' different parts of our consciousness. My teachers told me that when we chant the words, we will notice our attention going to specific parts of the physical body. There are different mantras for the different energy points and each one sounds very different. The different elements of the mantras resonate and vibrate at specific frequencies throughout our bodies. The Sanskrit mantras have been designed with our energy points in mind. I learned that mantras follow the science of vibration. Meditating with a mantra was one such habit I wanted to take on, so I sought out information. If I understand the rationale behind it, I'm more likely to get on board and it's more likely to stick. I needed to know what they did and why they worked.įor me, like a lot of my clients, it is important to understand the why before I decide to take on a practice or habit. When I wanted to understand more about mantras, I sought out teachers who could explain them to the rational, logical part of my brain. Mantras are designed to bring focus and control to the mind. 'Man' means mind and 'tra' means vehicle. The word Mantra translates roughly to mind-tool. So I understand what it's like to try and work with a mantra which doesn't have any meaning for you. I understood Hindi and Punjabi but Sanskrit sounded completely different: a completely foreign language to me. Sanskrit mantras sounded like strange sounds to me growing up. The mantra of the heart: Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Did you know that chanting a mantra can help you meditate AND benefit your leadership ability too? Here's how:
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |