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One of the few Western experts in Hindu and Buddhist mantras, Thomas
Ashley-Farrand has practiced mantra-based spiritual discipline since
1973. In this illuminating book, he explains how and why mantras work
and shows how to use them for everything from controlling habits to
overcoming fear, from curing specific ailments to finding inner peace,
from graining wisdom to increasing mental clarity. In each of the more
than fifty mantras, all translated from the original Sanskrit, Ashley-Farrand
unlocks the power of every word, explains its appropriate application,
and tells you how to pronounce it in easy-to-follow phonetic symbols.
These mantras can be repeated aloud or in silence
and can be used by people of any religion or spiritual practice
"as you wash dishes, as you drive on the freeway, as you
meditate, or as you cook." Sound can help and sound can heal, and Healing Mantras now
makes this Sound Medicine available to everyone.
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sometimes say mantras silently when I am around other people. Is
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Extract: Some Simple Mantras |
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Shiva: Om Namah Shivaya
Ganesha:
Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha
Translation:'Om and salutations to the remover of obstacles for
which Gum is the seed.'
Lakshmi:
Om Shrim Mahalakshmiyei Swaha
Translation:'Om and salutations to that feminine energy which
bestows all manner of wealth, and for which Shrim is the seed'
Durga:
Om Dum Durgayei Namaha
Translation: 'Om and Salutations to that feminine energy which
protects from all manner of negative influences, and for which Dum
is the seed.'
Saraswati:
Om Eim Saraswatyei Swaha
Translation: 'Om and salutations to that feminine energy which
informs all artistic and scholastic endeavor, and for which Eim
(pronounced I'm) is the seed.'
Rama:
Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama, Jaya, Jaya Rama
Translation: 'Om and Victory to Rama (the self within), victory,
victory to Rama.'
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Mantras & Their Power
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- Mantras are energy-based sounds.
- Mantras create thought-energy waves.
- Mantras are tools of power and tools for power.
- Mantras have close, approximate one-to-one direct language-based translation.
- Mantras have been tested and/or verified by their original framers or users.
- Mantras are energy which can be likened to fire.
- Mantra energizes prana.
- Mantras eventually quiet the mind.
Source: www.sanskritmantra.com |
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