Yoga - Mantras - Side Effects?

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Mantras - Side Effects?

lallous

2006-10-15, 4:27 pm

Hello

I've been reading about chanting and repeating mantras, and the basic idea
is:

Mantras are a sound / vibration, and when uttered they produce a form of
vibration / effect that can alter certain things or alleviate certain
situations.

For example, there are mantras for bringing abundance, mantras for removing
obstacles, for seeing behind the veil of illusion, etc...

Now the simple forumla is to repeat the mantra many times (with a certain
mental attitude).

This was part one of my observation, any comments / corrections /
suggestions are welcome

The second part is a question:
Are there any side effects to chanting a certain mantra / mantras?

Please comments,

--
Elias

hbkta@aol.com

2006-10-16, 2:31 am

lallous wrote:
> Hello
>
> I've been reading about chanting and repeating mantras, and the basic idea
> is:
>
> Mantras are a sound / vibration, and when uttered they produce a form of
> vibration / effect that can alter certain things or alleviate certain
> situations.
>
> For example, there are mantras for bringing abundance, mantras for removing
> obstacles, for seeing behind the veil of illusion, etc...
>
> Now the simple forumla is to repeat the mantra many times (with a certain
> mental attitude).
>
> This was part one of my observation, any comments / corrections /
> suggestions are welcome
>

in a nutshell, you pretty well have it.

> The second part is a question:
> Are there any side effects to chanting a certain mantra / mantras?
>
> Please comments,
>
> --
> Elias

omjaroo

2006-10-16, 2:31 am

Elias,

Welcome to alt.yoga :-) I hope you will visit us often on your journey!

lallous wrote:
> Hello
>
> I've been reading about chanting and repeating mantras,

Would you share with us what/who you have been reading?

Also, I suggest you stop reading and start doing them :-)

> Mantras are a sound / vibration, and when uttered they produce a form of
> vibration / effect

This is correct.

> that can alter certain things or alleviate certain situations.

This is superstition.

> For example, there are mantras for bringing abundance, mantras for removing
> obstacles, for seeing behind the veil of illusion, etc...

This is a low level understanding of the meaning/purpose/function/power
of mantra.

> Now the simple forumla is to repeat the mantra many times (with a certain
> mental attitude).

The "formula" or purpose of repeating the mantra is to replace
ineffective and damaging "garbage" thoughts with sublime thought. This
is the requirement for "many" repetitions. The junk we think all day
comprises thoughts which are repeated many times over many years. The
antidote to this junk noise is replacing it with spiritually tuned
sound or mantra.

> This was part one of my observation, any comments / corrections /
> suggestions are welcome
>
> The second part is a question:
> Are there any side effects to chanting a certain mantra / mantras?

Yes there are a great many "side effects" and they are all good! You
can not be hurt in any way when connecting to or calling into the
Universe unless your intent is evil. Even then any effect you
experience will only serve to remind you of the error of your way.

Is there a particular mantra you are drawn to? Are you interested in
mantra (japa) meditation? Here is a serious "old school" resource.

http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/japayoga.htm

Jared
o
^

lallous

2006-10-16, 8:27 am

Hello omjaroo,

"omjaroo" <omjaroo@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1160982463.104781.290690@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Elias,
>
> Welcome to alt.yoga :-) I hope you will visit us often on your journey!
>

I'm not new here, you've probably answered me before.

> lallous wrote:
>
> Would you share with us what/who you have been reading?
>
> Also, I suggest you stop reading and start doing them :-)
>
>

I'm reading / listening to material by Thomas Farrand, the sacred words of
power.
http://www.sanskritmantra.com/mnsacred.htm

>
> This is correct.
>
>
> This is superstition.
>

That's not what I learned from the my resources (see above).

>
> This is a low level understanding of the meaning/purpose/function/power
> of mantra.
>
>
> The "formula" or purpose of repeating the mantra is to replace
> ineffective and damaging "garbage" thoughts with sublime thought. This
> is the requirement for "many" repetitions. The junk we think all day
> comprises thoughts which are repeated many times over many years. The
> antidote to this junk noise is replacing it with spiritually tuned
> sound or mantra.
>

Yes, in general, I do agree that it serves to replace the mind's thoughts,
however, it must have an additional role, otherwise why there exists a
variation of mantras?

>
> Yes there are a great many "side effects" and they are all good! You
> can not be hurt in any way when connecting to or calling into the
> Universe unless your intent is evil. Even then any effect you
> experience will only serve to remind you of the error of your way.
>
>

So, it is okay to call mantras even w/o guidance?

>
> Is there a particular mantra you are drawn to? Are you interested in
> mantra (japa) meditation? Here is a serious "old school" resource.
>
> http://www.dlshq.org/teachings/japayoga.htm
>
>

No certain mantras, I have chosen to repeat the one of the Ganesha mantra
for 40 days, then will go to another one.
Though I want to stick to one which can balance everything, and at the same
time I want to see / experience its effect.

--
Elias

omjaroo

2006-10-16, 4:28 pm

> > Welcome to alt.yoga :-) I hope you will visit us often on your journey!
>
> I'm not new here, you've probably answered me before.

Elias,

Yes you are correct. I see that we had a conversation about fasting a
year or two ago.

My apology. I should have said, welcome back, seems its been a while
:-)

> I'm reading / listening to material by Thomas Farrand, the sacred words of
> power.
> http://www.sanskritmantra.com/mnsacred.htm

Thanks for the info.

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> That's not what I learned from the my resources (see above).

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> Yes, in general, I do agree that it serves to replace the mind's thoughts,
> however, it must have an additional role, otherwise why there exists a
> variation of mantras?

Same reason there are so many flavors of ice cream, I suppose.

>
> So, it is okay to call mantras even w/o guidance?

Like most things yoga there is plenty of guidance on basic Japa. One
can always start with the classics like "om". If and when a more
personal mantra is needed to move one along their spiritual path then
guidance will be forth coming.

I chose a mantra that seemed to "speak" to me very strongly. So
strongly that when I first started using it, I got scared. It felt like
the words were taking over my mind. Kind of like a song you can't get
out of your head. My reaction to the mantra was very compelling. So I
backed off of saying it for a couple days and asked someone I trust
here in alt.yoga about it. I got some reassuring advice and some
information about the mantra itself. So heartened I returned to using
it and this time things were much calmer and more nearly how I have
experienced other mantras.

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> No certain mantras, I have chosen to repeat the one of the Ganesha mantra
> for 40 days, then will go to another one.
> Though I want to stick to one which can balance everything, and at the same
> time I want to see / experience its effect.

Sounds good! Enjoy...

Jared
o
^