Mantra

A syllable, word or verse which has been revealed to a seer in meditation, embodiment in sound of a deity; spell or incantation.

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mantra: (Sanskrit) "Mystic formula."

A sound, syllable, word or phrase endowed with special power, usually drawn from scripture. Mantras are chanted loudly during puja to invoke the Gods and establish a force field. Certain mantras are repeated softly or mentally for japa, the subtle tones quieting the mind, harmonizing the inner bodies and stimulating latent spiritual qualities. Hinduism's universal mantra is Aum. To be truly effective, such mantras must be given by the preceptor through initiation.

See: Aum, incantation, japa, puja, yajna, mantra, mantra yoga, meditation.

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mantra: a sacred syllable, word or phrase that represents the eternal Truth. Mantras may be used in daily life for protecting the mind from falling into agitation and for spiritual evolution by reflecting on their significance.

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mantra

Sacred words or sounds invested with the power to transform and protect the one who repeats them; God in the form of sound. Mantras are the condensed essence of the reality from which they spring. Power in the form of sound.

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MANTRA

in Hinduism and Buddhism, mystic word used in ritual and meditation. It is believed to have power to bring into being the reality it represents. Use of such mantras usually requires initiation by a guru, or spiritual teacher.

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MANTRA: in Hinduism and Buddhism, mystic word used in ritual and meditation. It is believed to have power to bring into being the reality it represents. Use of such mantras usually requires initiation by a guru, or spiritual teacher.

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Gayatri Mantra: (Sanskrit)

1) Famous Vedic mantra used in puja and personal chanting. Om (bhur bhuvah svah) tat savitur varenyam, bhargo devasya dhimahi, dhiyo yo nah prachodayat. "(O Divine Beings of all three worlds,) we meditate upon the glorious splendor of the Vivifier divine. May He illumine our minds." (Rig Veda 3.62.10 VE). This sacred verse is also called the Savitri Mantra, being addressed to Savitri, the Sun as Creator, and is considered a universal mystic formula so significant that it is called Vedamatri, "mother of the Vedas."

2) Any of a class of special tantric mantras called Gayatri. Each addresses a particular Deity. The Siva Gayatri Mantra is: Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam, urvarukamiva bandhanan mrtyormukshiya mamrtat. "We adore the fragrant three-eyed one who promotes prosperity. May we be freed from the bondage of death as a cucumber from its stalk, but not from immortality." This is a famous verse of the Yajur Veda (from Rudranamaka, or Sri Rudram), considered an essential mantra of Siva worship used in all Siva rites.

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Mantra

A Sanskrit word, literally meaning "Mind Protection". Mantras protect the mind from ordinary appearances and conceptions.

In Buddhism there are four types of mantra:

1. Mind mantras
2. Inner wind mantras
3. Sound mantras
4. Form mantras

There are three main ways to recite mantras: verablly, mentally and by vajra recitation (the highest form of Tantric meditation)

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Mantra

A spell, a word or phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to attain mental peace, empty the mind and raise one's consciousness toward the Self or God; often called "names of God. " Mantra is a sound or set of sounds which are believed to have the unique power to restore us to a state of pristine harmony. Mantra Yoga is traditionally regarded as a complete and perfect yoga path.

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Mantra Gopya: (Sanskrit) The collected writings of Allama Prabhu.

See: Allama Prabhu.

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Panchakshara Mantra: (Sanskrit) "Five-syllabled incantation."

Saivism's most sacred mantra.

See: Namah Sivaya.

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mula mantra: (Sanskrit) "Root mystic formula."

See: Aum, Moola Mantra.

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Mantra: Ritual sound, word or phrase used as a tool to focus and quiet the mind. Mantra is a sound or set of sounds that are believed to have the unique power to restore us to a state of pristine harmony. Sea also Chant.

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Mantra

A spell, a word or phrase that is to be chanted repetitively in an effort to attain mental peace, empty the mind and raise one's consciousness toward the Self or God; often called "names of God. " Mantra is a sound or set of sounds which are believed to have the unique power to restore us to a state of pristine harmony. Mantra Yoga is traditionally regarded as a complete and perfect yoga path.

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 Mantra:

a prayer or sacred thought

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mantra (mantram)

(Sanskrit) Formula composed of syllables (meaningful or meaningless) whose sounds produce psychic or spiritual effects; sacred sound

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Bala and Athi-Bala:

Bala and Athi-Bala (mantra): Strength and super-strength. (RRV-6b)

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Japa - Repetition of a Mantra.

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Japa: Repetition of a mantra.

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Om: The mantra of the Divine

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Hum: great mantra of Agni and Shiva

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ASTRA: a missile invoked with a Mantra

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