Monday Mantra

November insists on going out with a bang, and my mind is totally keyed up these days. While appreciate all of the energy stirring, I'm really feeling the need to ground that energy. So, this week's mantra is the Bhaja Man Mere mantra:

bhaja man mere hari ka nam, hari ka nam sat nam (bah-jah mahn meh-rei ha-ree kah nahm, ha-ree kah nahm saht nahm)

This mantra comes from the Kundalini yoga tradition, and its specific purpose is to calm the mind. It can be translated as, "Oh my mind, meditate on God's name. God's name is the truth of my identity."
We are all pieces of the divine, and we all carry within us the abundance of divine grace. What could be more calming than knowing that?

Here is a lovely interpretation of this chant by Guruganesha Singh. Feel free to chant along or to listen and absorb the energy. Also, feel free to practice 108 repetitions on your own.




Namaste and happy Monday, everyone!

Monday Mantra

It's another beautiful beginning of the week. I really enjoyed practicing last week's mantra to the beautiful Yemaya. It definitely helped me stay in flow and just ride the waves that came. This week's mantra is to another powerful goddess figure from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Her name is Green Tara, and she called "The Mother of All Buddhas".

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Green Tara has the ability to move many obstacles from our path, one of which the is samsara/illusion. For more information on Green Tara, click here.

Green Tara's Mantra is:

Om Tare Tuttare Ture Swaha (ohm tah-rei too-tah-rei too-rei swah-ha)

The mantra is an entreaty to Tara to spring to action in order to remove the veil of samsara. As with other mantra, this is traditionally practice with 108 repetitions. However, as with most mantra practice, the use of this mantra can be tailored for your needs. Repeat it as many times as you feel the need. Or, if you prefer to listen and absorb the energy in meditation, here is a recording of this mantra by Chinese artist Su Ching-yen



Happy Monday, everyone!

Monday Mantra

Happy Monday, everyone! Back with another Monday mantra. This week's mantra is all about the beauty of life's ebbs and flows, so we'll be calling on the glorious Yoruba orisha, Yemaya.

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Yemaya is the goddess of the ocean. This mantra to her celebrates the moment the river meets the ocean and praises Yemaya. Every life has its ebbs and flows. But the river continues to flow and the ocean is endless. This chant is a reminder that no matter how high or low the tide or how stormy the see, we still persist. 

This week's mantra:

Yemaya Assessu  (yem-ah-yah ah-say-soo)

Assessu yemaya   (ah-say-soo yem-ah-ya)

Yemaya olodo      (yem-ah-ya oh-lo-doh)

Olodo yemaya      (oh-lo-doh yem-ah-ya)

Below is a recording of this chant by Deva Premal. Feel free to follow along or to just listen in meditative silence.

Here's to a beautiful week, riding the waves of whatever comes our way.

Monday Mantra

This Monday's Mantra is coming from a beautiful blog I recently found called The Way of the Mantra. I was looking for a gratitude mantra, in honor of this month of Thanksgiving that is in full swing. What I found was something even better -- this beautiful blog post on gratitude. Please give it a read, it is worth it.

Following Aly's lead, this week's mantra is:

Aham Prema (ah-hum pray-mah)

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This mantra translates to I am divine love. We all carry divine love and light within us, but only tap into it occasionally. But what better way to show gratitude to all those who love and support us, than to tap into it everyday. This mantra invokes our inner divine light and love, sending it out to the world.

Here's a great recording of it by Deva Premal. Feel free to listen and/or to chant along. Also, as always, you can do 108 repetitions of the mantra on your own. Or you can do as many as you feel you need to tap into the energy of the chant.



Cheers! and have a great week!