Mantras recieved from lineage are called jagrata mantras and only.
they have the power to engender an awakening in the student. We might.
find that a mantra that is written correctly and begin practicing it.
with all the proper steps, but still fail to recieve the promised.
result. But when an accomplished master confers the same mantra, it.
exhibits its powers. As an example, i (pandit Rajmani Tigunait) will.
share one of my own experiences.
When i first came to the united states, i was fascinated with one of.
the most revered scriptures, Saundaryalahiri. It consists of 100.
mantras and it the subject of a number of well known commentaries -.
one of which explains the practical application of the.
mantras.According to the commentary the aspirant must repeat the.
mantra (in this case a long verse) 1000 times a day for 45 days. My.
master, Swami Rama, was in a distant city, so i undertook the.
practice on my own and completed it. But to my disspointment I did.
not notice any of the effects the commentary described.
I thought that perhaps my mind was not 1 pointed, or my heart not.
pure enough. Or perhaps my karmas are not in my favour. I also.
remembered a saint saying that in kaliyuga, these practices have to.
be done 4 times more intensely than the scriptures stipulate. Thus, i.
continued the practice and exceeded even that amount. Still the.
promised result did not manifest.
Meanwhile, my master called me to him. One day he said very.
lovingly, "I want u to do a special practice. It is very important.
for u." Pointing at a book he said, "Can u bring that book?".
I got up and brought the book to him. It was the Saundaryalahiri, the.
scripture I had been studying and practicing on my own. Swamiji.
opened the book to the verse I had repeated 1000's of times and.
putting his finger on it said, "Practice this mantra for 33 days".
I asked, "Is there any ritual or anything else to be done as part of.
this practice?".
"No, just do the japa".
"How many times, Swamiji?".
Therefore, each morning they have Guru Puja or worship of Guru. ... As the guru worship ended, all devotees (without stopping singing) turned towards the Deities and started singing Hare Krishna mantra. Indulkeha told us that that is the most important mantra. Followers of the Hare Krishna chant that mantra every day. ... The Chant of the Hare Krishna is called the Maha Mantra. ...
This is followed by one hundred thousand repetitions of the Vajrasattva ("indestructible being") mantra intended to purify ,"(Chungju). After the practitioner practices acts of commitment, devotion, purification, and offered knowledge to others one must still go undergo a million repetitions of guru yoga mantra. ... A vajra guru must bless the mind, body, and speech. The teacher, vajra guru, and the student must join their energy together to create "abhisheka." ... The "Abhisheka" is understood as an "interaction in the guru's mind." ...
In 1940, Mahout met Swami Brahamananda Saraswati, who was the Guru Dev, or divine teacher, and a key religious teacher in India. ... Mahout became the Guru's follower, and studied with him for 13 years. ... Alternative Healing continues to say that before the Guru's death in 1953, he asked Mahout to develop a simple form of universal meditation that could be learned and used by everyone. ... This technique requires a special "mantra", or a single, repeated word. ... The mantra is to be kept a secret to stay beneficial to the individual. ...
They were passed on from teaching or Guru to disciple by word of mouth. Hindus may practice a variety of forms Yoga such as Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Nada Yoga, Mantra Yoga, Japa Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. ... The guru or yoga teacher will guide a yogi through eight stages of yoga to eventually reach. ...
Bhatij had told me that he always takes bath in every mornings and utter the mantras given by his guru. ... I stopped wearing Janai, taking bath every in the mornings and uttering mantras given by guru, going to temple, speaking the truth and so on. ...
We are to focus on a mantra, thinking the words without speaking them. ... At age 75, Jane has found a new niche preaching the gospel of yoga (Original Fitness Guru). ... Celebrity guru, Deepak Chopra has published several books on the subject of yoga and other holistic disciplines. ...
Hinduism is easily the oldest major world religion that is still in use today. It has not only survived countless attacks but has also thrived and has changed little to none in the last 2500-3000 years. Hinduism has been able to accomplish this through a variety of traits that it possesses. One such trait is that Hinduism is inclusive. By inclusive I mean that practicing Hindus never try to convert a Christian, Jew, or Muslim to their exact manner of theological thought. ...
America's Other Government Religion has reappeared as a factor in American political and social arenas. "When does the instrument of religious freedom become a weapon of religious intolerance? Why do we so frequently read about some aspect of the unlawful wedding of politics and religion? ...
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