Mixed up Mantras (and their meanings)

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Here ya' go Leo,

Some frequently used Mantras

 

Adi Mantra

Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo

I bow to the creator, I bow to the divine teacher

 

 

Bij Mantra

Sat Nam

Sat is the essence of truth, Nam is the projection of truth

 

 

Guru Mantra

Wahe Guru

Indescribable wisdom, Bliss beyond words. It expresses the indescribable

experience of going from darkness to light.

Wa-Infinity He-Identity Guru-from darkness to light

 

 

Panj Shabad

Sa Ta Na Ma

Sa - infinity (birth), Ta - Life, Na - Death, Ma - Rebirth

 

 

 

Aap Sahaee Hoa Sache Da Sache Dhoa, Har, Har, Har

The "Lord Himself" has become our protector, the Truest of True has taken

care of us. God, God, God

 

 

Siri Gaitri Mantra

Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung

Ra- sun, Ma-moon, Da-earth, Sa-impersonal infinity, Say-totality of

experience and it is personal, So-personal sense of merger and identity,

Hung-the infinite

vibrating and real. "I am Thou"

 

 

"Leo Miller" <gr82bme

 

> Sat Nam ya'll,

> Could somebody please set me straight? What is the difference between

Ra Ma Da Sa and Sa Ta Na Ma. I just haven't got a good handle on this

Sanskrit thing yet and I'm just never quite sure if I'm doing the right one.

Oh sure, I double check the Online KYT and stuff, but I just don't feel very

confident while I'm doing it. Even if I do get them mixed up, how badly am

I screwing up? Any negative effects? Or will I just look silly in class?

> Things just seem to work out better when you follow the directions,

and I'd hate to cheat myself here.

>

> Sat Nam and chuckles,

> Leo