Internalising Mantras
We have all heard different kind of mantras and
always find them to be soothing and calming. I personally believe there is one
mantra that is particularly suited to every individual. You need to find that
mantra yourself. Listen to the sound of the various mantras which are easily
available on the internet – from the most common ones to those that are not so
common and slightly more complex to chant. Just remember the sound and rhythm
of the mantras create a certain vibration within you if chanted correctly and
with depth of emotion. Continuous chanting of such mantras leads you to a state
of thoughtlessness and then into a deep meditative state.
But first you need to identify the
mantra which is unique to you. Once you hear the mantra which is closest to
your heart you will instinctively know that – this is mine! Once you identify
your mantra you may start chanting it correctly – the chant needs to be slow
and rhythmic and should be in tune with your breathing. Once you practice the
chanting in tune with your breathing, you will start feeling the vibrations of
the chant within your body. The chant starts resonating within you, cleansing
your chakras and your meridians. After a period of time, you will notice that
you are not chanting the mantra but you can hear it within you, not only within
you – you will also start hearing it at random moments even though you are not
chanting it. When this happens, you know that the mantra and you are now one –
you have internalised the mantra!
When I was small my mother would
tell me to chant ‘Om Namaha Shivaya’ and I would chant when afraid of sleeping
after watching a particularly scary TV serial. I had noticed that I would fall
asleep before I reached the count of ten! This mantra would soothe me and calm me
into a sense of somnolence and quiet and soon I would be in la la land! Of late,
after joining Samarpan, the Guru mantra has been internalised and I can hear it
without actually saying it. The mantra resonates in each cell and atom of my
being when it starts automatically – it is so soothing that the eyes start
shutting in meditation as the vibrations generated by the mantra pull you
within and into the vast quietude of the internal cosmos!
Chant the mantra with full
awareness, listen and feel the sound as it reverberates within your being,
become one with it and suddenly you will notice that the mantra is you and you
are the mantra – there is unity, there is peace, there is the sound and the
sound is you!
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