Japa—Repetition of a Mantra

Japa—Repetition of a Mantra

Japa is the spiritual practice of the repetition of a mantra, or a holy name. Mantras are Sanskrit invocations of the Supreme Being. They are not composed by any human but exist in the universe in a latent state as sound energies. They were revealed to spiritual...
Meditation for Healing Past Hurts

Meditation for Healing Past Hurts

We all carry scars from past emotional wounds, small or big. These wounds can break open from time to time when they are scratched by the smallest things such as a passing comment, a particular smell, a song, a place, or an object. Healing past hurts is never easy as...
3 Obstacles in Meditation and How to Overcome Them

3 Obstacles in Meditation and How to Overcome Them

The mind itself presents the biggest obstacles in meditation. Outer things such as the proper posture, place, time and seat can be easily rectified to facilitate your practice. But once you sit down and try to meditate, you realise that your own mind poses the...
Meditation on the Soul

Meditation on the Soul

Just as in this body the soul passes from childhood, to youth and old age, similarly, at the time of death, the soul passes into another body. —Bhagavad Gita The soul is untouched by what happens to the body that it functions in. Like the clothes that we wear, the...
What is a Mantra?

What is a Mantra?

What is a mantra? A mantra is a divine power encapsulated in a specific combination of sounds. When a mantra is continuously recited with feeling and attention, the inherent power in those sounds is invoked. The mantra then protects the one who repeats it. The meaning...
Meditation on Oneness

Meditation on Oneness

Oneness of all creation is the fundamental truth of spirituality. What this means is that there is one divine essence in all things and beings in creation. This essence has many names such as the Self, Higher Self, Spirit, Pure Consciousness, the Supreme Reality,...
Manisha Melwani

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