Om Namah Shivaya

This mantra has no approximate translation. The sounds related directly to the principles which govern each of the first six chakras on the spine...Earth, water, fire, air, ether. Notice that this does not refer to the chakras themselves which have a different set of seed sounds, but rather the principles which govern those chakras in their place. A very rough, non-literal translation could be something like, 'Om and salutations to that which I am capable of becoming.' This mantra will start one out on the path of subtle development of spiritual attainments. It is the beginning on the path of Siddha Yoga, or the Yoga of Perfection of the Divine Vehicle.

Meditation for Repair and Restoration

Today at work, I found this really great meditation in The Sufi Book of Life by Neil Douglas-Klotz. I'm going to commit to it as a 40 day practice.

Here's what he says about it:

Perhaps something in your life, inner or outer, needs repair or restoration. Life is calling you now to take action and take yourself in hand. Instead of being afraid that you can't do it, allow yourself to feel the One Being acting through you. This pathway of the heart asks for concentrated, creative energy.

The Meditation:

Center again in the heart. Breathe the sound Ya JaBaar rhythmically, bending slightly forward as you breathe out, and back as you breathe in. Allow the sound to rock you into action, like the feeling of riding a camel in the caravan of life. Allow the sound to spread first to the periphery, and feel healthy boundaries restored. Then gently invite all voices of your inner self to gather, and allow the arms of the Beloved to enfold you in healing.

Instant Mantras

These mantras may be chanted anytime to instantly work on you. They work on individual chakras. If you cannot identify the problem but still need healing, you may try you these mantras one by one chanting each for at least two or three minutes. The mantra that heals you and makes you most comfortable is the mantra for you, and the problem you are facing is the one written above it.

1. Are you feeling mentally lethargic with a feeling of spaciness?
   Are you emotionally unstable ?
   

   Get secure with: the LAM mantra.
   
   Chant "Lam Lam Lam Lam .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how you are filled with security?
   

2. Are you gripped with fear and insecurity?
   Do you have addictions which you need to get rid of?
   

   Face the fear and let go with: the VAM mantra.
   
   Chant "Vam Vam Vam Vam .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how you are filled with courage?

3. Do you have anger because you feel victimized?
   Are you feeling loss of self esteem?
   Are you stressed and depressed?
   

   Stop your worries with: the RAM mantra.
   
   Chant"Ram Ram Ram Ram .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how you calm down?

4. Are you hurt emotionally?
   Are you feeling lonely and depressed?
   
   

   Heal your heart with: the YAM mantra.
   
   Chant " Yam Yam Yam Yam .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how your heart is healing by itself?

5. Are you stressed out due to jealously?
   Do you constantly compare yourself with others?
   Are you feeling negativity welling up in you as you see the success of another person?
   
   

   Realise your own uniqueness with: the HAM mantra.
   
   Chant "Ham Ham Ham Ham .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how you turn your energy inwards?

6. Do you feel you are very serious, rigid and often stubborn?
   Are you unable to accept others ideas easily?
   Do you have difficulty making decisions?
   

   Accept the flow of life easily with: the AUM mantra.
   
   Chant "Aum Aum Aum Aum .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how it opens you up?

7. Are you feeling depressed and alienated?
   Are you are gripped with obsessional thinking and/or confusion?
   Do you feel discontented often and feel negativity towards life in general?
   

   Open yourself up with: the SHREEM mantra.
   
   Chant " Shreem Shreem Shreem Shreem .... "
   silently or loudly .. just for a few minutes ..
   See how it effects positivity over you?

Sun Salutation

This mantra invokes the healing power of the sun. When using it, for maximum benefit spend some time in the sun each day. You will achieve optimal results by practicing the mantra between ten and twenty minutes each day for forty days....

... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, Meditation, and can be found in its entirety here: Invoke The Healing Power of the Sun