Mantras - An Enquiry

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Sat Nam all,

 

Your posts and pointers on mantras have been most interesting. Just

wanted to address some issues raised by Crow about their efficacy.

 

Being introduced to mantras through Kundalini Yoga led me to seek

answers. How do they work?

 

The physical universe as we know it was created by sound. This is

written in the ancient scriptures and oral histories of many

religions and cultures. Everything in the universe has a frequency or

vibration. Mantras have sounds that literally change the vibrations

of our chakras, thus, changing the experiences we attract to us. Each

letter in Sanskrit represents a sound that corresponds to one of the

petals of our chakras.

 

A most informative book on the subject is "The Power of Mantra And

The Mystery of Initiation" by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PH.D.,

Himilayan Institute Press, 1996.

 

The practice of Mantras is a separate discipline in itself with its

own lineages of yoga masters (on the physical and other planes). The

above-mentioned author is a part of that tradition. He explains that

a mantra only has power if it is enlivened by a guru who is part of a

lineage. The mantras prescribed by Yogi Bhajan and his lineage would

certainly seem to qualify. Our intention and discernment would seem

to be crucial if we are designing our own practice. (The author also

explains why practice of unprescribed mantras can be ineffective or

in the case of the Siddha mantras, dangerous.)

 

If magic is defined as manifestation through means that are unseen on

the physical level, then I am definitely a witness and believer in

the magic of mantra practice.

 

Think about invisibility in terms of frequency. To illustrate this to

yourself, play with your window fan. Turn it on at a low speed. Can

you see the fan blades spinning? Turn it to a high speed. Do the fan

blades disappear? The high speed is analagous to a high frequency, or

vibration. The blades are there, but they move so fast, they seem to

disappear.