Spiritual Healing – Day 5
On the spiritual path, mantra repetition takes on a significant meaning. Through the repetition of God’s name, we come to know the meaning of that name. God in Her ultimate form is unknowable, but the mystics of various religious traditions knew that we had to have some way to describe God. So they came up with different names of God, to represent various aspects of God that could be described, and experienced. By connecting to a piece of God, you connect with the entirety of who He is. This experience leads you to a deeper understanding of yourself and God.
Examples of Mantra Meditation
Any phrase may be used for mantra meditation. Usually, a mantra is used for some specific effect, to either create a positive quality, or free yourself from a negative one. For example:
* I am present now * I love myself * I am free from anger * I am free from sadness * Love is my experience
These are just a few. If you wish to utilize a name of God for Mantra meditation, you may choose one from whatever religious tradition best fits your beliefs.
OM Mantra
According to Hinduism, OM is the primordial sound from which all creation arose. Consequently, many people use the sound of OM as a focus for their meditation. The sound of OM has four distinct aspects to the creation of the sound.
- ah sound
- a long o sound
- mmmm sound
- Silence
As you tone each of these, try to feel the place in your body where the sound is vibrating. This might be your chest, or your throat, or your third eye. My personal experience has been that each unique sound of OM vibrates in a different area of the body. If this is difficult at first, try plugging your ears when you make the sound of OM, and you’ll experience it inside yourself.
