| The Power of Mantras |
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| Silvan Parks | |||
| Wednesday, 20 February 2008 | |||
  Mantras, with their ability to still the busiest mind, are a simple and powerful tool in meditation. The word Mantra can be translated as ‘Manas’ meaning ‘mind’, and ‘Tra’ meaning ‘try’ or ‘to free from’, a Mantra therefore is a tool used by the mind to free oneself from the mind. Spoken, chanted, or mentally vocalised, the Sanskrit words in Mantras have no translation, they are about energy rather than meaning and it is the syllables of the words that create this energy, this in turn has a particular healing affect on the spiritual, physical and psychological body. The principle of the effects of Mantras lies in the vibration that they cause. Every cell in our body is vibrating and any imbalance in this vibration will lead to ill health or dis-ease. The purpose of the Mantra is to bring the cells back into balance, to reprogram the vibrations into a state of health. There are a huge number of different Mantras each of which is based upon certain ‘seed’ sounds, simple words or syllables, also sometimes referred to as the “primordial sounds of nature”. Each of these might relate to a particular chakra along the body or relate to personal goals such as abundance or freeing from negativity. Instructions for Mantra Meditation Choose one of the simple Mantras listed below.
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