sábado, 23 de noviembre de 2013

Om Namah Shivaya by INDIAJIVA and What is a Mantra by Deepak Chopra



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.


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.




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