Swami Vivekananda

“When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed.”
― Swami Vivekananda

Om Namah Shivaya

Mantra comes from two Sanskrit root words: manas (mind) and tra (tool). Mantras are instruments that alter the consciousness of the mind. Sanskrit is a language based on 51 different sounds that resonate with the nadis (channels of energy that make up the chakra system). Fifty nadis originate from the chakras, and the consciousness that flows through each of these nadis has a unique sound. When these sounds are arranged in particular orders, they combine to create mantras.

The mantra Om Namah Shivaya is chanted in order to connect you to Shiva, the intelligence of the universe. The way in which it is chanted can either connect your consciousness to the consciousness of the universe or channel your consciousness back into each moment of your living.

The Practice: Om Namah Shivaya
1. Practice nadi shodana pranayama to balance the hemispheres of the brain. nadi shodana pranayama
2. Bring your attention to the following energetic centers while chanting the corresponding sound:

1. Om: Root chakra between genitals and anus, at the pelvic base
2. Na: Crease line in front of your sacrum
3. Ma: Behind the navel, in front of the spine
4. Shi: Heart center
5. Va: Throat
6. Ya: Third eye point, slightly above the point between the eyebrows
7. Ah: Between the hemispheres of the brain

3. Chant this mantra six times. Then, use your thumb to moisten ajna (third eye point), feeling the energy collect in midbrain. Sit for 18 minutes.

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