Guest guest Posted May 6, 1999 Report Share Posted May 6, 1999 Namaskar, I need a clarification. I was told by a member of another mailing list that the Pranava Mantra `Hari Om' must not be told aloud or written. Is it true? If so, why? But in the Chinmaya Mission, the salutation is `Hari Om'. R. Dinakaran Chennai India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 > " R. Dinakaran " <DYNES > >Namaskar, > >I need a clarification. I was told by a member of another mailing >list that the Pranava Mantra `Hari Om' must not be told aloud or >written. Is it true? If so, why? But in the Chinmaya Mission, the >salutation is `Hari Om'. Dear R. Dinakaran, All over India I have heard " Hari Om " , so there must be multitudes of sinners running around........ What a strange idea! We can never " take the name of the Lord in vain. " Swamiji says in the religion of India there is no such thing as blasphemy. ------ Swami Yogeshananda The Eternal Quest 302 Sycamore Drive Decatur, GA 30030 (404) 373-0107 yogeshananda http://www.eternalquest.org/ ----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 1999 Report Share Posted May 7, 1999 On Thu, 6 May 1999, Swami Yogeshananda wrote: > Swami Yogeshananda <yogeshananda > > > " R. Dinakaran " <DYNES > > > >Namaskar, > > > >I need a clarification. I was told by a member of another mailing > >list that the Pranava Mantra `Hari Om' must not be told aloud or > >written. Is it true? If so, why? But in the Chinmaya Mission, the > >salutation is `Hari Om'. > > Dear R. Dinakaran, > All over India I have heard " Hari Om " , so there must be multitudes of > sinners running around........ > What a strange idea! We can never " take the name of the Lord in vain. " > Swamiji says in the religion of India there is no such thing as blasphemy. > > ------ > Swami Yogeshananda > The Eternal Quest > 302 Sycamore Drive > Decatur, GA 30030 > (404) 373-0107 > yogeshananda > http://www.eternalquest.org/ > ----- > There is difference between reciting n telling. telling is like one is teaching the mantraa to someone which is like giving a dikshaa. So in this sense the telling may or may not be loud. So it depends on Guru. But the recitation can be loud. i too many of times along other disciples of my Pujyaa Gurudev have uttered " Hari Om " loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 1999 Report Share Posted May 9, 1999 Namaste, If I may join this mantra discussion.... I ran into somewhat the same connfusion the first time I heard others chanting my own Ishta mantra aloud. The explanation given me was this. When one receives a mantra from a guru a spiritual power is transmitted from guru to disciple. This sacred power awakens the disciple's own spiritual nature -- which develops and bloosems as the disciple repeats the mantra. This is a sacred, personal treasure one keeps to oneself. One doesn't reveal ones personal mantra to anyone. the twin idea is that the special power passeed from guru to disciple will be lost in making one's own mantra public, and that by working privately with our mantra the effect is intensified. Certainly one can write or repeat one's mantra aloud when doing spiritual practice alone. Anything which helps us in meaningful spiritual practice is valuable. What the disciple is keeping to oneself is the specially transmitted power between guru and disciple, not the mantra itself which is part of .... spiritual consciousness <?> .... At any rate, the idea is mantras are often chanted aloud in group situations because they carry their own power. One needn't be upset or worrried if the mantra being chanted happens be one's own. Simply join in.... without revealing that it is your personal mantra. Jayanti At 9:03 PM -0700 on 5/6/99, Swami Yogeshananda wrote: > Swami Yogeshananda <yogeshananda > > > " R. Dinakaran " <DYNES > > > >Namaskar, > > > >I need a clarification. I was told by a member of another mailing > >list that the Pranava Mantra `Hari Om' must not be told aloud or > >written. Is it true? If so, why? But in the Chinmaya Mission, the > >salutation is `Hari Om'. > > Dear R. Dinakaran, > All over India I have heard " Hari Om " , so there must be multitudes of > sinners running around........ > What a strange idea! We can never " take the name of the Lord in vain. " > Swamiji says in the religion of India there is no such thing as blasphemy. > > ------ > Swami Yogeshananda > The Eternal Quest > 302 Sycamore Drive > Decatur, GA 30030 > (404) 373-0107 > yogeshananda > http://www.eternalquest.org/ > ----- > > > > ------ > Always wanted to set up a book club, but can't find the time? > > Create an online book club through ONElist. > ------ > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 1999 Report Share Posted May 9, 1999 Greetings, There is only one mantra that was given to me by the Highest source. I have no human guru, so I use only one mantra, the highest and most holy mantra of all (except for one other that I use only chanted aloud to " clear the mind " of stray thoughts, which I will not mention). Since my " guru " is also the guru of all, within all, if it is shared there can be no loss of power from it. So I will say, my mantra is OM. To me, there is no higher or more worthy mantra. OM is the bow. The Self is the arrow. The target is Brahman. Shooting straight, with a powerful draw on the bow, one will hit the target. OM Shanti, Tim At 05:39 PM 5/8/99 -0700, you wrote: >Jayanti <jayanti > >Namaste, > >If I may join this mantra discussion.... I ran into somewhat the same >connfusion the first time I heard others chanting my own Ishta mantra >aloud. The explanation given me was this. > >When one receives a mantra from a guru a spiritual power is transmitted >from guru to disciple. This sacred power awakens the disciple's own >spiritual nature -- which develops and bloosems as the disciple repeats the >mantra. This is a sacred, personal treasure one keeps to oneself. One >doesn't reveal ones personal mantra to anyone. the twin idea is that the >special power passeed from guru to disciple will be lost in making one's >own mantra public, and that by working privately with our mantra the effect >is intensified. > >Certainly one can write or repeat one's mantra aloud when doing spiritual >practice alone. Anything which helps us in meaningful spiritual practice is >valuable. > >What the disciple is keeping to oneself is the specially transmitted power >between guru and disciple, not the mantra itself which is part of .... >spiritual consciousness <?> .... At any rate, the idea is mantras are often >chanted aloud in group situations because they carry their own power. One >needn't be upset or worrried if the mantra being chanted happens be one's >own. Simply join in.... without revealing that it is your personal mantra. > >Jayanti ----- Visit The Core of the WWW at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html Music, Poetry, Writings on Nondual Spiritual Topics. Tim's Windows and DOS Shareware/Freeware is at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/shareware.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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