Mantras silent or spoken? Education: 2 or 4/9

[Guest guest]

Dear Gurudev

 

When I was given the Gayatri mantra, I remember that it WAS whispered

in my ear, & I remember that I was told to say it silently, which I

do.

 

However, I had forgotten this fact in general. Esp as most people say

that mantras have to be correctly intonated AND LOUDLY, for best

effect. So, the 3 mantras you & Sarajit gave me recently for my Isht

Devata, breaking of KAY by Mn, & the Kantak Shani, I have been

merrily doing full-throatedly. I just wanted to reconfirm, as I had

earlier thought this silent verbalising was ONLY for the Gayatri (for

no particular reason that I knew of). Shall I instead stop shouting

the 3 mantras u have given me from the rooftops & whisper it

internally. B'cos I thought saying it loudly helps my mind not

meander around the topography of what else is happening 'round me,

when I'm cowboy-with-lasso-like trying to keep my mind in some even

keel, atleast while I am reciting these 3 mantras in the morning.

 

Pranams

Nandan

 

"Sanjay Rath" <srath@v...> wrote:

> The second house is the 10th (Obstruction to argala from 8th

house) from

> the 5th house. That is why the mantra is just whispered into the

year and

> its real practise is in the silent mode. Speaking a mantra tends to

diminish

> its potential and all traditions prohibit its disclosure by speech

at least.

[Guest guest]

Dear Nandan,

 

I know Gurudev will have a better answer for you but in the meantime. I wanted

to refer to his brilliant book ," Vedic Remedies in Astrology".

In that book Gurudev speak about how mantras should be chanted.

If you own the book, on pg 91 he writes about the 3 ways of chanting a mantra

(aloud, silent, part of a transcendental meditation) relating it to the 3

lokas, and the raising of the kundalini through the chakras and says that is

the meaning of "Bhu Bhuva Swah" the first line of the Gayatri mantra. Later in

the book, in the FAQ appendix 5 he writes that initially chanting a mantra aloud

causing the environment to soak up the spiritual energy and benefit anyone in

the area. the second stage one chants more quietly, almost inaudible beginning

to withdraw yourself from your environment and focus on your breath and

gradually (with practice) in the 3rd stage the mantra almost dissolves into

nothingness as you are left with the pure Bliss of the Divine. Please notice

that some word are mine and not Sanjay-ji's. If you don't own this book of his

I highly recommend it. I refer to it daily. I you would like more details I can

type out more from his book if you are interested.

 

Best wishes,

Karen

Dear GurudevWhen I was given the Gayatri mantra, I remember that it WAS

whispered in my ear, & I remember that I was told to say it silently, which I

do. However, I had forgotten this fact in general. Esp as most people say that

mantras have to be correctly intonated AND LOUDLY, for best effect. So, the 3

mantras you & Sarajit gave me recently for my Isht Devata, breaking of KAY by

Mn, & the Kantak Shani, I have been merrily doing full-throatedly. I just

wanted to reconfirm, as I had earlier thought this silent verbalising was ONLY

for the Gayatri (for no particular reason that I knew of). Shall I instead stop

shouting the 3 mantras u have given me from the rooftops & whisper it

internally. B'cos I thought saying it loudly helps my mind not meander around

the topography of what else is happening 'round me, when I'm

cowboy-with-lasso-like trying to keep my mind in some even keel, atleast while

I am reciting these 3 mantras in the morning.PranamsNandan