Mantras for Solitude
Mantras for Solitude
What are some good mantras to celebrate solitude?
Re: Mantras for Solitude
Are mantras thought suppression?
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Re: Mantras for Solitude
Not sure what you mean by celebrate solitude. Most mantras point you back to your true nature. There is "om jyotir aham' (I am the light); 'So hum' (I am that). Then there are mahavakyas which can be used as mantras: e.g., Aham Brahmasmi (I am Brahman).What are some good mantras to celebrate solitude?
I would love to hear what mantras people use.
I think of mantras as thought replacement. That is, they replace the recursive thinking with something useful (i.e., a pointer to the self).Are mantras thought suppression?
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runstrails wrote:Not sure what you mean by celebrate solitude. Most mantras point you back to your true nature. There is "om jyotir aham' (I am the light); 'So hum' (I am that). Then there are mahavakyas which can be used as mantras: e.g., Aham Brahmasmi (I am Brahman).What are some good mantras to celebrate solitude?
I would love to hear what mantras people use.
"I am alone, I am at peace, nobody's bothering me."
"Solitude"
"Alone"
"Loner"
"Inner peace"
Re: Mantras for Solitude
"Einsamkeit" - A German word, meaning solitude
"Waldeinsamkeit" - A German word, meaning solitude of the forest
"Waldeinsamkeit" - A German word, meaning solitude of the forest
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Mantras can also be useful as affirmations to bring one back to the present moment awareness, as a spiritual practice.
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You focus your attention on one object (the mantra). This leads, when practised very intensive, to ceasation of other thought. But it's more effective when the mantra means something for you.athena777 wrote:Are mantras thought suppression?
Doing it mechanically like a robot, doesn't do much. In the bhakti tradition it is all about love. Chanting a mantra, has to come from the heart. It's like a prayer.
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Thanks, I'm excited! Can this be done throughout the day?