All
religious disciplines are calculated
to give man, the necessary concentration
on the divine and ultimately take him
to the goal. They cleanse and intensify
the faculties of his mind- knowing,
feeling, and willing.
A mantra is a sacred word or words.
It is a mystic sound symbol of god.
Mantra is so called because it is achieved
by mental process. man- in mantra is
for manana- ie thinking and tra is for
trana, ie liberation from the bondages
of the phenomenal world. It was discovered
by the saints of ancient India.
Mantras are letters arranged in a definite
sequence of sounds of which the letters
are the representative signs. The mantra
of any devatha [ form of god] is that
letter or combination of letters which
reveals that devatha to the consciousness
of the devotee who has evoked him, by
the power of his spiritual practise.
Sound precedes the manifestation of
form in creation. Since from certain
sounds certain forms evolve, every sound
is responsible for a particular form.
Mantras are vibrations which posses
both constructive and destructive power.For
example:
- Gayathri Mantra is
used for spiritual up liftenement.
- Sudarhana is used
for protection from negative energies.
- Sree Sooktham for
wealth.
- Dhanwanthary Mantra
for healing and so on.
Every mantra must be
intoned and uttered in the proper sound
and rhythm.
How Mantras Work
There are different chakras in our energy
body. Out of these, 7 chakras are major
chakras, because all of them come under
the route of Kundalini. Each chakra
is associated with certain sounds. We
know that every sound produces a corresponding
vibration in the energy field. When
a person constantly chant a mantra,
that sound will continuously produce
a vibration in his energy field. Before
a sound comes out through our throat,
it was there in the nadis(energy channels)
and in nerves. So we can say that a
sound first manifest in the energy body
and then comes out through the physical
body.
The continuous japa (chanting) of a
mantra will invoke the corresponding
letters in each chakra. The pattern
of letters and sound in a Sanskrit mantra
can thus create a very similar movement
in the chakras. Such a continuous vibration
will affect the Kundalini. So by the
constant use of a Sanskrit mantra the
kundalini energy will start moving and
this gives power and the required condition
for the person who used it.
