Guest guest Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Sat Nam to Guru Rattana KYoga Group, Can anybody share advice about what to do with the breath while chanting? I have read for certain meditation we are to chant while breathing in (at least I think that is what I read!). I guess I could use some pointers on this from those of you who have mastered it. It doesn't seem to come naturally to me, using my voice and breathing at the same time. Don't singers breathe and then use the voice? I could use advice for chanting while retention and exhaling, also. I know I need the breath, but I also feel I need the vibration of the mantra. Maybe it is also good just to listen to the mantra? Believe it or not, there are times I feel to weak to breathe. Forgive the elementary nature of my questions. Hopefully I am not the only one out there wondering such questions. An off-board friend suggested I do RaMaDaSa, which really seems to sing to my being, physically and spiritually. Thank you, Deva! So I guess for now I am doing the OmNamMo GuruDevNaMo to tune in, and then the RaMaDaSa for my practice, but I plan to keep moving through the lessons as given here. And here is another question: If any of you had cancer, is there one mantra in particular you would stick with? It is kind of overwhelming to learn so many mantras. Blessings To All, Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Dear Connie, Sat Nam! Can anybody share advice about what to do with the breath while chanting? * Just chant and let the breath come in naturally, which will usually be little short breaths or you will pick up your own rhythm. I have read for certain meditation we are to chant while breathing in (at least I think that is what I read!). * Humm. I tried it and I think not. :+) I guess I could use some pointers on this from those of you who have mastered it. It doesn't seem to come naturally to me, using my voice and breathing at the same time. Don't singers breathe and then use the voice? * Yes. Inhale and then chant. The breath goes out on the exhale and then you inhale again. Some mantra meditations specify that you inhale deeply and chant so many repetions on that one breath. I know I need the breath, but I also feel I need the vibration of the mantra. Maybe it is also good just to listen to the mantra? * Listening is good too. But chanting outloud at least for a while is more grounding and you can get a better resonance in your body. Then after you feel the vibration in your body, then you can simply listen. And some meditations specify only internal chanting. Pick the one that you like the best. Believe it or not, there are times I feel to weak to breathe. * I can believe it. So then just listen and be aware of the automatic movement of your breath. Forgive the elementary nature of my questions. Hopefully I am not the only one out there wondering such questions. * There are always others who are glad someone else asked their questions. :+) An off-board friend suggested I do RaMaDaSa, which really seems to sing to my being, physically and spiritually. Thank you, Deva! So I guess for now I am doing the OmNamMo GuruDevNaMo to tune in, and then the RaMaDaSa for my practice, but I plan to keep moving through the lessons as given here. * RaMaDaSa is great mantra. Yogi Bhajan said it was the most powerful healing mantra on the planet. I chanted it daily for 16 years. Then I decided I wanted to branch out. When you find one that feels good, that is your mantra! At least for that time. We need to trust ourselves to know what we need. And here is another question: If any of you had cancer, is there one mantra in particular you would stick with? It is kind of overwhelming to learn so many mantras. * I haven't had cancer, but RaMaDaSa is a great one for healing. I personally don't like to do many mantras at the same time. One is great. Make that mantra your Guru and keep calling on that mantra. It will serve you in so many ways if you communicate that YOU are now my Guru. * I invite everyone to make one mantra your Guru. It is an awesome experience that will unfold over time. Do keep in touch, please. Blessings! Guru Rattana :+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Sat Nam Your e-mail is interesting. Breathing is a natural process and cannot be disturbed. While chanting any mantra, first inhale and chant so that exhaling and chanting go together. If silent chanting, mantra can be chanted both during inhaling and exhaling. This is my humble suggestion. Sat Nam On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:10 AM, Guru Rattana <gururattan wrote: > Dear Connie, > > Sat Nam! > > Can anybody share advice about what to do with the breath while chanting? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Dear Guru Rattana, I so appreciate your patient and thorough response to my queries. It does seem that I was complicating matters for myself. Nothing could be easier than singing a beautiful hymn of the angels from the heart. My experience with Ra Ma Da Sa is that it gently unties the knots of unlove and tension at the root of illness. That kind of healing, I feel, is the most important of all. It is a very simple and kind mantra. I will take to heart your suggestion of treating the mantra as Guru. My finances are unusually tight now, but miraculously and immediately a CD came to me. My son's online bookstore has never sold or had a kundalini mantra CD come through, so you can imagine my surprise when I saw that a copy of Ra Ma Da Sa had sold this weekend! It appeared in our bookstore at the same time I wished for it and was immediately sold in used condition at close to the same price it is selling for new here. I will be purchasing an original very soon, but for now, someone has seen to it that I have a borrowed copy right now! I am overjoyed at this miracle. For some reason, I was just feeling overwhelmed at imagined complications and something, somebody just showed me that God came make things happen very simply, even the seemingly impossible. God bless you for your loving guidance, Connie - Guru Rattana<gururattan Kundaliniyoga <Kundaliniyoga > Saturday, April 12, 2008 6:40 PM Re: Kundalini Yoga Chanting While Inhaling Dear Connie, Sat Nam! Can anybody share advice about what to do with the breath while chanting? * Just chant and let the breath come in naturally, which will usually be little short breaths or you will pick up your own rhythm. I have read for certain meditation we are to chant while breathing in (at least I think that is what I read!). * Humm. I tried it and I think not. :+) I guess I could use some pointers on this from those of you who have mastered it. It doesn't seem to come naturally to me, using my voice and breathing at the same time. Don't singers breathe and then use the voice? * Yes. Inhale and then chant. The breath goes out on the exhale and then you inhale again. Some mantra meditations specify that you inhale deeply and chant so many repetions on that one breath. I know I need the breath, but I also feel I need the vibration of the mantra. Maybe it is also good just to listen to the mantra? * Listening is good too. But chanting outloud at least for a while is more grounding and you can get a better resonance in your body. Then after you feel the vibration in your body, then you can simply listen. And some meditations specify only internal chanting. Pick the one that you like the best. Believe it or not, there are times I feel to weak to breathe. * I can believe it. So then just listen and be aware of the automatic movement of your breath. Forgive the elementary nature of my questions. Hopefully I am not the only one out there wondering such questions. * There are always others who are glad someone else asked their questions. :+) An off-board friend suggested I do RaMaDaSa, which really seems to sing to my being, physically and spiritually. Thank you, Deva! So I guess for now I am doing the OmNamMo GuruDevNaMo to tune in, and then the RaMaDaSa for my practice, but I plan to keep moving through the lessons as given here. * RaMaDaSa is great mantra. Yogi Bhajan said it was the most powerful healing mantra on the planet. I chanted it daily for 16 years. Then I decided I wanted to branch out. When you find one that feels good, that is your mantra! At least for that time. We need to trust ourselves to know what we need. And here is another question: If any of you had cancer, is there one mantra in particular you would stick with? It is kind of overwhelming to learn so many mantras. * I haven't had cancer, but RaMaDaSa is a great one for healing. I personally don't like to do many mantras at the same time. One is great. Make that mantra your Guru and keep calling on that mantra. It will serve you in so many ways if you communicate that YOU are now my Guru. * I invite everyone to make one mantra your Guru. It is an awesome experience that will unfold over time. Do keep in touch, please. Blessings! Guru Rattana :+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Dear Connie, Sat Nam! Ra ma da sa sa say so hung! I so appreciate your patient and thorough response to my queries. It does seem that I was complicating matters for myself. Nothing could be easier than singing a beautiful hymn of the angels from the heart. :+) My experience with Ra Ma Da Sa is that it gently unties the knots of unlove and tension at the root of illness. * Wow. That is beautiful. I will include that in my descriptions of the mantra. That kind of healing, I feel, is the most important of all. * Yes, healing the cause at the core. It is a very simple and kind mantra. I will take to heart your suggestion of treating the mantra as Guru. * Let us know. It is a beautiful process. It is alreay teaching you and us too. My finances are unusually tight now, but miraculously and immediately a CD came to me. * This is a great story. Thank you so much for sharing it. for now, someone has seen to it that I have a borrowed copy right now! * It works! I am overjoyed at this miracle. For some reason, I was just feeling overwhelmed at imagined complications and something, somebody just showed me that God came make things happen very simply, even the seemingly impossible. * This is a very healing lesson too. Things can be so simple. God bless you for your loving guidance, * You are most welcome. Love to all, Guru Rattana :+) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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