Guest guest Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Just curious, what if any, is the difference between chanting Wha Guru and Whahe Guru? Sat Nam, Prithi Kaur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 No difference in pronunciation or meaning, just a difference in the spelling. DS Millis, MA Karin wrote: > Just curious, what if any, is the difference between chanting Wha Guru > and Whahe Guru? > Sat Nam, Prithi Kaur > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 No difference in meaning, but a difference in mantra rythm. Wahe Guru is 4 separate sounds I haven't seen "Wha Guru" as a mantra. I have seen: "Wa-he Groo" The rythm is what creates the whole system to transform when chanting. So it's important. Also, Wa-he gu-ru is used as a rythm of 4 sounds while pressing the tip of each finger against the tip of the thumb alternately, as for Sa-Ta-Na-Ma in the Kirtan Kriya. Wa-he Groo is used as a mantra without pressing the tips of the fingers to the thumb tip. Awtar S. Rochester, NY > No difference in pronunciation or meaning, just a difference in the > spelling. > DS > Millis, MA > > Karin wrote: > >> Just curious, what if any, is the difference between chanting Wha Guru >> and Whahe Guru? >> Sat Nam, Prithi Kaur >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Sat Nam Awtar and Prithi Kaur, Good point, Awtar. There is enough misspelling due to varying transliterations going around that one needs to look closely at the instructions (for a particular yoga set or mediation) to determine what pronunciation is to be used. In it's nuclear form one can break it down for different effects. In casual reading you will find various spellings but the intended pronunciation, meaning and intent is always the same. Be it Whahe Guru, Wahe Guru, Wah Guru, Wha Guru or whatever spelling you run across, it all boils down Gratitude. The default and correct pronunciation is Wha Hay Goo Roo, but you often only hear the "Wah" with the "Hay" part barely audible but there nonetheless. Additionally, in Punjabi and Gurmukhi, you will hear consonants quite commonly followed by a vowel sound. Sat Nam, Dharam Singh Millis, MA yoga wrote: > No difference in meaning, but a difference in mantra rythm. > > Wahe Guru is 4 separate sounds > > I haven't seen "Wha Guru" as a mantra. > > I have seen: "Wa-he Groo" > > The rythm is what creates the whole system to transform when chanting. So > it's important. > Also, Wa-he gu-ru is used as a rythm of 4 sounds while pressing the tip of > each finger against the tip of the thumb alternately, as for Sa-Ta-Na-Ma > in the Kirtan Kriya. > > Wa-he Groo is used as a mantra without pressing the tips of the fingers to > the thumb tip. > > Awtar S. > Rochester, NY > > > No difference in pronunciation or meaning, just a difference in the > > spelling. > > DS > > Millis, MA > > > > Karin wrote: > > > >> Just curious, what if any, is the difference between chanting Wha Guru > >> and Whahe Guru? > >> Sat Nam, Prithi Kaur > >> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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