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List of Most Positive Mantras to Sing
You can use short mantras, such as the famous "So Ham", which means "I am". This is an "ajapa" mantra: it is not recited or chanted aloud.
It is often used in meditation sessions.
Inhale on So and exhale on Ham. This mantra helps cultivate self-compassion, awakening and self-awareness.
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You can use positive affirmations as mantras.
These phrases can also become your mantras, if you feel they are more relevant to you.
It will be especially true if you can integrate them more easily into your daily exercises, like in your ukulele practice.
The Gayatri mantra is one of the oldest mantras, dating back to the Rig-Veda . At the time, only Brahmins were allowed to recite it.
It is an invocation to the Sun and its power. It is also a metaphor for existence, illuminating consciousness.
The words are as follows:
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svah,
Tat Savitur Varenyam,
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi,
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat.
There are many translations. Swami Vivekananda's gives the follwing one: "we meditate on the glory of the Being who produced this universe, may He enlighten our minds".
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In Hindu mythology, Ganesh is the fruit of the union of Shiva and Parvatti. He is a particularly important elephant-headed god, lord of prosperity, beauty, grace and compassion.
The Ganesha kirtan is dedicated to him and is used to sweep away obstacles that may prevent a person from advancing.
It is pronounced "Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha", meaning to honor Ganesh, the breaker of obstacles.
The mantra "Om mani padme Hum" comes from Tibetan Buddhism, invoking essential wisdom and union with the universe. It can be translated as "the jewel of the Lotus". It is of paramount importance throughout the Buddhist world as one of its most famous mantras.
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You now choose the mantras that resonates with you play them in your ukulele practice or you can accompany your yoga or meditation practice.
Mantras are powerful tools for harmonizing energies and calming the body and mind.
They have been used by many religions, spreading since Vedic times throughout much of the Far East and South-East Asia. Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism use them to calm the mind or protect oneself, to celebrate and honor a deity, to thank him or her or to ask for a favor. In Buddhism, it's a powerful meditation aid that's used all the time.
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