Mantras

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Using Mantras for Meditation
To use a mantra during meditation, first of all find a comfortable place

where you will be undisturbed. Find the meditation position that is
comfortable for you and take a few moments to quieten your mind and
relax your breathing.
Try and take a deep belly breath before you chant your mantra of choice.
If the mantra is short enough, try and chant it on the outbreath of one
single breath. If it is longer, then let it flow over the course of several
breaths. You can either chant your mantra out loud or chant it in your
head.
If the mantra has a meaning, just be aware of it, but try not to focus on
the meaning of each word as you say it. The general sense of the mantra
will remain in your awareness without you needing to direct energy
towards it in particular.
Release any worries you may have about how to best pronounce the
mantra. There are lots of available clips on YouTube where you can find
the correct pronunciation if this is something which bothers you. More
importantly, use the mantra to enable your meditation.
As you bring your meditation to a close, spend a few moments in the

quiet and give thanks for your moments of peace.
Mantras:
Shiva Mantras
Om Namah Shivaya
Translation is:
“I honour the divine within myself”
or
“I honour that which I am capable of becoming”
It is said this mantra helps to get rid of self-imposed limitations, sins and
weaknesses. It is a mantra used to elevate the psyche and attain higher
states of consciousness.
Shiva Maha Mrityunjaya
Aum Trayambakam Yajamahe, Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam; Urva

Rukamiva Bandhanaan, Mrityor Mokshiye Maamritat
Translation is:
“We meditate on the three-eyed reality which permeates and nourishes all
like a fragrance. May we be liberated from death for the sake of
immortality.”
Lord Shiva is known as the “three eyed one”, because his third eye has
been opened by the powers or penance and meditation. So by using this
mantra, we are asking him to bless us and awaken our third eye of
spiritual knowledge, to ultimately gain spiritual freedom from all things
material.
Gayatri Mantra
Om bhur bhuvah svah tat-savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi

dhiyo yo nah pracodayat.
Translation is:
"O Divine mother, our hearts are filled with darkness. Please make this
darkness distant from us and promote illumination within us."
Gayatri is a mantra which inspires righteous wisdom, allowing us to

intuitively find wise solutions to our problems.
Ganesha Mantra
Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
Translation is:
"Om Salutations and Prostrations to Lord Ganesha."
This is to promote success without troubles, incorporating supreme

knowledge and peace.
Lakshmi Beej Mantra
Om Hreem Sri Lakshmi Bhyo Namaha
Translation is:
“Goddess Laxmi reside in me and bestow thy abundance on all aspects of

my existence”
This mantra is used when seeking wealth and abundance.
Durga Mantra
Om Dum Durgayei Namaha
Translation is:
“Om and Salutations to that feminine energy which protects from all
manner of negative influences"
This mantra is said to protect you from negative energies. It increases

your personal power, prosperity and positive energy. It helps you to
succeed in a positive way, while blocking negative forces against you.
Hanuman Mantra
So Ham
Translation is:
“ I am that I am”
This mantra is said to be a universal mantra. Inhale on the So and exhale

on the Ham.
This is said to be the mantra of the true self, that it is inherent in all of us.
It repeats itself continually along our breath. It is said that as long as this
mantra keeps going on inside of us, we remain physically alive. Once it
stops, so does our physical body.
There is conflicting advice as to whether to breathe in or out on the “So”.

For me it comes more naturally to use “So” on the outbreath, but use it
how it works most naturally for you.
I hope that these mantras may help you start or enhance your
meditational practice. Just writing this article has reminded me how
comforting I find them. My favourites are the Om Namah Shivaya and
the Om mantras.
I even have the Om symbol tattooed on the inside of my ring finger!
Good luck with your meditational practice and please let me know how
you get on! Here’s to uncluttered minds and focussed thinking!

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To use a mantra during meditation, first of all find a comfortable place

As you bring your meditation to a close, spend a few moments in the

“I honour the divine within myself”

“I honour that which I am capable of becoming”

Aum Trayambakam Yajamahe, Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam; Urva

Om bhur bhuvah svah tat-savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi

Gayatri is a mantra which inspires righteous wisdom, allowing us to

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

"Om Salutations and Prostrations to Lord Ganesha."

This is to promote success without troubles, incorporating supreme

Om Hreem Sri Lakshmi Bhyo Namaha

“Goddess Laxmi reside in me and bestow thy abundance on all aspects of

This mantra is used when seeking wealth and abundance.

Om Dum Durgayei Namaha

This mantra is said to protect you from negative energies. It increases

This mantra is said to be a universal mantra. Inhale on the So and exhale

There is conflicting advice as to whether to breathe in or out on the “So”.

I even have the Om symbol tattooed on the inside of my ring finger!

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