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Guide to Mantra Chanting
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Magic of Mantras
Mantras for Meditation
Singing mantras is an
ancient spiritual practice of singing to God,
repeating vibrational
sounds and words. Singing words of
mantras
, prayers or devotional songs we become
pure love and joy. Chants of Pagans and Neo-pagans are done
for mystical and magical purposes because it is believed that sounds can profoundly affect
both man and the universe. Singing mantras that have a meaning of infinite love, or Cosmic
ideation, we shift our focus into Cosmic, into Universal, into Divine and start to resonate with
peace and contentment.
Mantras and Meditation within Various Spiritual Practices
The word
meditation
comes from ‘meditari’ (Latin), meaning
‘to concentrate’.
Buddhism Meditation and Mantras
Buddhists pursue meditation as a spiritual tool within their
path toward Enlightenment and Nirvana.
Buddhist meditation techniques include breath meditation, meditations for developing
mindfulness and concentration. Zen Buddhists are the Masters in the area of breath
meditation and mindfulness, and the Tibetan Buddhist tradition is famous for their
visualization guided meditations.
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Buddhism Mantra Singing
Singing mantras is a major part of Buddhist meditative
practices. Buddhists sing: ‘Om Mani Padme Hum’ or sing
through their major Buddhists texts, chanting their way
towards Wisdom using various instruments including the
dharma drums, gongs, bells, Tibetan Balls, etc. The sound
of each instrument is to send positive vibrations to the
beings of other realms: from humans to animals to Gods and spirits. It is said that the sound
of the drums echo the sound of Buddha's teachings.
Christian Meditation
Christian meditation is the process of contemplation of the Bible’s scenes or a simple silent
‘merge’ with Christ or God.
Christianity and Signing Devotional Songs
For Christians, chanting of the name of Jesus or
Maria within songs, prayers or singing directly to the Lord is
an ancient way of expressing love for God.
Through the Christian meditation a devotee builds the
personal relationship of love with Jesus.
Vocal prayers, meditations, singing devotional songs, and contemplation (Bible study) are
Christians’ spiritual tools to communicate with God.
The Catholic rosary is a string of beads containing five sets with ten small beads. The Hindu
japa mala has 108 beads and the Muslim mishbaha has 99 beads. Each bead is counted as a
person recites a mantra or repeat a prayer.
Meditating and chanting with rosary beads is done within Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and
Christianity
.
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Hinduist Meditation
Meditation is a major spiritual tool within Hinduism that helps the practitioner realize union
of one's self, one's ātman, with Brahman, the omnipresent Consciousness.
Yogis believe that the meditative state of mind is the highest state in which the mind exists.
Hinduism Chanting Mantras
Within Hindu’s spiritual practices, the practice of singing
mantras is essential. Love, devotion, openness fill ones
heart through chanting and singing meditations on various
God’s names. Kirtan, or singing the devotional songs to
Gods (Krishna, Shiva, Shakti, etc.) is one of the best ways to
help quieten the mind and go into whether singing or sitting meditation.
Within a mantra meditation, a practitioner focuses on mantra. The mantras could be either a
combination of sounds (like the mantra Aum) or a combination of words: So-ham (I am It),
Tat Twam Asmi (one with Brahman) or words associated with deities and their qualities. It is
believed that when a mantra is chanted properly, with devotion and love, the sound of the
mantra becomes the deity itself. Mantra chanting is an important part of daily lives of Yogis.
‘Every true Mantra fulfils six conditions. 1) It was originally revealed to a sage, who
achieved self-realization through it and passed it down to others. 2) It has a
presiding deity and 3) a specific metter. 4) It possesses a bija, or seed, investing it
with a special power that is the essence of the Mantra. 5) It has dynamic divine
power, or Shakti. 6) There is a plug that conceals the
pure consciousness hidden in
the Mantra. As soon as the plug is removed by constant prolonged repetition, pure
consciousness is revealed, and the devotee receives the vision of his deity.’
Meditation and Mantras, Swami Vishnu-Devananda
Asanas, Pranayama, meditation, contemplation, and singing mantras are the spiritual tools
used to help a Yogi merge with Universal Consciousness.