Om Namah Shivaya - Music for a Peaceful Planet
This is the beautiful traditional chant, Om Namah Shivaya, from the new album from IndiaJiva, "Om Spiritus - Music for a Peaceful Planet'.
INDIAJIVA
IndiaJiva are multi-instrumentalists and composers Ron Ragel and Vicki Hansen, who have carved a niche for themselves in the field of world fusion music – creating a new synthesis in sound, transporting their audiences and listeners beyond the borders of both East and West.
They perform an array of traditional and modern instruments such as sitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, flutes, didgeridoo, guitar, bass, percussion and vocals.
IndiaJiva are multi-instrumentalists and composers Ron Ragel and Vicki Hansen, who have carved a niche for themselves in the field of world fusion music – creating a new synthesis in sound, transporting their audiences and listeners beyond the borders of both East and West.
They perform an array of traditional and modern instruments such as sitar, lap steel guitar, keyboards, flutes, didgeridoo, guitar, bass, percussion and vocals.
What is a
Mantra?
The word
mantra has two parts: "man," which in Sanskrit means
"mind," and "tra," which means "instrument." A
mantra is therefore an instrument of the mind, a powerful sound or vibration
that you can use to enter a deep state of meditation.
Silently
repeating a mantra as you meditate is a powerful way to enter the silence of
the mind. As you repeat the mantra, it creates a mental vibration that allows
the mind to experience deeper levels of awareness. The mantra then becomes
increasingly abstract and indistinct, until you're finally led into the field
of pure consciousness from which the vibration arose—your spirit.
Since
each mantra induces specific vibrations in the mind, Deepak uses a variety of
them throughout the Challenge to align with his daily message and meditation.
You may already be aware of some mantras. For instance, one mantra you may have
heard is So Hum (I am). Another mantra you may know is Sat, Chit, Ananda
(Existence, Consciousness, Bliss). You'll use both mantras at various times
throughout the Challenge.
When
mantras are silently repeated during meditation, they help us disconnect from
the thoughts filling our mind and slip into the gap between thoughts. Think of
mantras as ancient power words with subtle intentions that help us connect to
spirit, the source of everything in the universe.
