Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand

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world." Mantras, or simply chants, are short phrases packed with energy and

intention - specifically designed to generate powerful sound waves that promote

healing, insight, creativity, and spiritual growth. Healing Mantras is the

practical, how-to-guide that makes the strengths and benefits of mantras

available to everyone. The transformative power of sound has been passed down

to the present from the sagas of India, the classical scientists of ancient

Greece, and the medieval monks of Europe. Even though the science and

discipline of chanting and formal prayer are practiced in every religion around

the world, this is the first time that ancient Sanskrit mantras have been

explained and adapted to Western needs. In the beginning was The Word. And the

Word was with God and the Word was God... One of the few

Western experts in

Hindu and Buddhist mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand has practiced mantra-based

spiritual discipline since 1973. In this illuminating book, he explains how and

why mantras work and shows how to use them for everything from controlling

habits to overcoming fear, from curing specific ailments to finding inner

peace, from graining wisdom to increasing mental clarity. In each of the more

than fifty mantras, all translated from the original Sanskrit, Ashley-Farrand

unlocks the power of every word, explains its appropriate application, and

tells you how to pronounce it in easy-to-follow phonetic symbols. These mantras

can be repeated aloud or in silence and can be used by people of any religion or

spiritual practice "as you wash dishes, as you drive on the freeway, as you

meditate, or as you cook." Sound can help and sound can heal, and Healing

Mantras now makes this Sound Medicine available to everyone.

Frequently Asked Questions I want to work with more than one

mantra at a time, because I want to work on several things at once. Is

this a good thing to do?. I sometimes say mantras silently when I am around

other people. Is this OK? I have heard the one must receive a mantra from a

guru for it to work. Is this true?. I want to do a mantra on behalf of

another person. Is this

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Extract: Some Simple Mantras Shiva: Om

Namah Shivaya Ganesha: Om Gum Ganapatayei NamahaTranslation:'Om and salutations

to the remover of obstacles for which Gum is the seed.' Lakshmi: Om Shrim

Mahalakshmiyei SwahaTranslation:'Om and salutations to that feminine energy

which bestows all manner of wealth, and for which Shrim is the seed' Durga: Om

Dum Durgayei NamahaTranslation: 'Om and Salutations to that feminine energy

which protects from all manner of negative influences, and for which Dum is the

seed.' Saraswati: Om Eim Saraswatyei SwahaTranslation: 'Om and salutations to

that feminine energy which informs all artistic and scholastic endeavor, and

for which Eim (pronounced I'm) is the seed.' Rama: Om Sri Rama Jaya Rama, Jaya,

Jaya RamaTranslation: 'Om and Victory to Rama (the self within), victory,

victory to Rama.' Mantras & Their Power Mantras

are energy-based sounds. Mantras create thought-energy waves. Mantras are

tools of power and tools for power. Mantras have close, approximate one-to-one

direct language-based translation. Mantras have been tested and/or verified by

their original framers or users. Mantras are energy which can be likened to

fire. Mantra energizes prana. Mantras eventually quiet the mind. Source:

www.sanskritmantra.com

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