to Amarnath about Maha Mantra

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Dear Amarnath ~ Thank you for explaining this is such detail. I really

appreciate it. Om Namah Shivaya is one of my favorite mantras. Shanti ~ Linda

 

 

Amarnath wrote:

 

" maha-mantra " means a great mantra

it varies from group to group

 

for some it is :

" Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama,

Rama Rama, Hare Hare "

 

for Haidakhan Babaji followers who consider him to be an Avatar of Shiva

it is :

Om Namah Sivaya

 

for example:

from Nitya @ http://www.sribabaji.org/portal/

Namaste

 

Shiva Pancaakshari Mantra, Om Namah Shivaya, is very very potent mantra.

To me, it is like pure Love.

Lets take a look what Shastriji, a direct disciple of Sri Babaji has to

say about this mantra:

 

 

" It is a 'mahamantra,' great mantra, a shortened and more powerful version

of the mantra central to all four Vedas. It is called a beej mantra, a

'seed' mantra. The smaller and more concentrated an object, the more powerful

it is. A seed contains within it all necessary power to create a mighty

forest tree, and so, by comparison, it is much more powerful than the tree.

 

So it is with 'Om Namaha Shivaya' it is the beej, seed, of the longer

version, and thus is a very, very potent mantra.