Spiritual Healing – Day 5

The Name of God as a Mantra

In the case of the Hebrew tradition, there are 72 names of God, each representing some aspect of God. In the Islamic tradition, there are 99 names of God, which again represent various aspects of God. Many people believe Hinduism has many gods, but again, each individual god in Hinduism represents some aspect of the ultimate reality which is beyond thought or conception.

Here are some examples of spiritual mantras:

1. Om Namah Shivaya – sanskrit for: “I honor the God within.”
2. Soham or Hamsa – sanskrit for: “I am That.”
3. El Shaddai – A Hebrew name for God, translated as “God Almighty”
4. Elohim – Another Hebrew name for God, translated as “to whom one has recourse in distress or when one is in need of guidance”
5. Allah – The Islamic name for God
6. Govinda – One of the Hindu names for God, which refers to God’s power as he pervades everything

There are many, many more. The idea to keep in mind is that each name represents a particular quality or aspect. By focusing on that aspect, you come to know it in a deeper way.

Mantra Repetition for Developing Virtues

There are so many great virtues: patience, compassion, kindness, humility, fearlessness. Whatever virtue you wish to imbibe, use a mantra to invoke it’s power in your life. It may sound like this:

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“I am filled with compassion for others,” or…

“I experience patience when working with others,”

Or, you might just repeat the word to yourself over and over: Kindness… kindness… kindness…