Mantra Yoga has its origin in Vedic Sciences and also in Tantra, in fact all the verses in Vedas are called mantras, it is said that any person who can chant or sing Vedas can achieve the ultimate salvation or union with supreme consciousness only by chanting the mantras, which is the aim Mantra Yoga.
MANTRA YOGA OR JAPA YOGA
MAN + TRA – Mantra is a Sanskrit word made up of two verbs, Man & Tra which in Sanskrit “Mananat Trayate”, just by chanting one can save himself in the universe that achieves the ultimate in this material world.
EASIEST BUT SAFEST WAY TO PRATYAHARA or SENSE WITHDRAWAL – Mantra Yoga is the easiest way to achieve a difficult state of Pratyahara, that is Internalizing the sense-oriented mind from the external world and focus on inner consciousness.
ACHIEVING SAMADHI (through rotation of consciousness) – When you chant Mantra, you are repeating the particular combination of words, which is rotating your awareness around the combination, this particular repetitive action leads to awakening powerful inner force, if controlled properly this can lead to ultimate salvation or union with superconsciousness. One can compare the example of concentrated sunbeams in Convex lens, the rays/beams can burn a paper if a lens is used, similarly, the consciousness/awareness can be made concentrated and powerful by repetitive chanting of Mantra.
MANTRA – GROUPING OF SOUND VIBRATIONS (affect mental & psychological plane) Mantra is nothing but a combination or grouping of various alphabets / “Akshar” as is called in Sanskrit. The combined effect of sound vibrations on the physical plane can be observed, especially on the brain, or on EEG (Electro Encephala Graph) one can see the brain wave emission patterns affected with Omkar chanting, Gayatri Mantra chanting. Alpha activity in the brain can be seen during the Mantra Chanting Also Mantra affects the subconscious mind, it has different impressions on the subconscious, thinking patterns are affected, negative impressions can be removed from subconscious such as fear, anger, jealousy etc. also positive impressions can be programmed in the subconscious. The practice of Mantra increases concentration, memory, logical thinking.
Mantra Chanting has a soothing effect on the Nervous System, helps relax the muscles, can be effectively used to reduce stress and its effects.
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