Mantras are a form of empowering spoken word we can utilize as creational incantations. ‘Mantra’ literally means ‘instrument of thought.’ And since our thoughts are instrumental in the creation of things, it might make sense to utilize mantras in your daily life for personal upliftment and even to manifest what you desire in life. An example of a mantra is one PHYTO5 would love every person to know and believe: “I am a beautiful person.” (Or in French, it’s “Je suis une belle personne.”) And because balanced emotion creates happiness and thus natural beauty that radiates from within, this mantra is the inspiration behind our mini five element Phyt’Ether serum kit for balancing emotion, skin and vital energy.
Mantras can also be described as decrees, affirmations or incantations we make just once or repetitively. They can be formed in any language and when vocalized from the heart have creative energies embedded within them. It’s best only to recite a mantra if you feel it. Rote chanting and just going through the motions will cancel out what you wish to create.
You may be acquainted with ancient Sanskrit* and Tibetan* mantras that were composed to accomplish healing and protection. These mantras are a very important part of Hindu and Tibetan ritual and practice. They are treated as sacred and prayerful and are spoken, sung or chanted repetitively.
Here are a few examples of simpler yet very potent Sanskrit and Tibetan mantras transliterated into English:
The heart calming Buddhist mantra found at the end of the Heart Sutra**
Gate gate para gate para sam gate bodhi swaha
The Sanskrit looks like this: गते गते पार गते पार संगते बोधि स्वाहा
Tibetan mantra for purification
Om benza satto hung
Tibetan mantra for prosperity
Om zambala za len drah yeh soha
To learn how to pronounce these, you can easily find them in beautiful audio recordings by various artists, the Gyuto monks as one example. In addition to the words, Tibetan monks like the Gyuto monks chant mantras with deep guttural voices creating a vibration that pushes energy behind the words.
Concerning pronunciation of mantras in such sacred languages as Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese or Aramaic, the key to keep in mind if you’re American is not to use the short ‘a’ vowel sound ever. And an ‘e’ by itself or followed by an ‘h’ is pronounced like the long ‘a’ vowel sound.
Even if you don’t speak languages such as Sanskrit or Tibetan, learning to recite the various mantras in the language can be very effective since not knowing the language assists us to bypass the analytical ego mind. With the ‘monkey mind’ out of the way that always needs to analyze and even sabotage our creative effort, pure true thought and the mantra’s frequencies are now free to assist you to create your desire.
Very many Sanskrit mantras are taken from hymns found in the Vedas*** and were viewed since the earliest of times of Vedic recorded history as ‘sacred message’ or ‘text,’ ‘charm,’ ‘spell,’ and ‘counsel.’
Perhaps the mantra’s ability to create is best expressed by Yogi Bhajan:
“Mantra moves the elements—all five elements, plus the heavens, plus the earth.”
Probably the best known mantra or chant in the world is known as the “Compassionate Buddha Mantra.” The Buddha of Compassion is known by the Chinese as Goddess Quan Yin. Its six-syllable expression is:
Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ
This mantra translates to, “Hail to the jewel in the center of the lotus.”
The mantra is said to calm fears, soothe concerns and heal broken hearts and if you begin to chant this mantra for yourself you will discover this is true. This mantra has also been adapted into Chinese Taoism.
Learn to pronounce the sacred languages correctly if you are going to use them. Vocalizing sacred language mantras for purposes of creation is like placing a key into a lock. The words or mantras are the keys. If the key–the pronunciation–is not ‘configured’ correctly for the lock, the lock (manifestation desired) will not open.
Mantras are usually recited with feeling repetitively however to decree a mantra only once indicates a type of faith—a knowing that all it takes is to invoke the desire once and it is done.
Even one solitary powerful word, when invoked, can assist in your manifestations.
One word incantations can truly work:
Peace!
Still!
Vitality!
Om
The last one word mantra in the short list above, Om, is known as the primordial sound of the universe, and though generally associated with Buddhism, has been often used by Taoists as part of their chanting practice.
Whether it’s English, French, Sanskrit, Tibetan or any other language, mantras exist and can be crafted by you to accomplish any goal: abundance, protection from dangerous weather conditions, removal of obstacles, liberation and enlightenment, improved digestion, sharper mental clarity, radiant feminine or masculine consciousness, better sleep, lucid dreaming, and the list is endless.
Our words have power but we rarely stop to think about how true this statement is. We actually are constantly creating by our choice of words and emotions behind them as we speak.
“All I need is a sheet of paper and something to write with, and then I can turn the world upside down.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
For the ancient spiritual initiates, writing and magic were considered the same thing. They understood the power of the word.
“The Word was in the beginning, and that very Word was with God, and God was that Word.” — John 1:1
Even though English or many other languages are derived and have somewhat degenerated from the ancient ones, there can still be power in our native tongue. This imbued power will happen by virtue of your intention.
May your new year composed of a succession of 365 new days be charged with the power of your consciously invoked word. Hopefully, one of your new mantras will be:
I am a beautiful person. Because you are.
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Endnotes:
*one of the five sacred languages and an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu; the five sacred languages are Sanskrit, Tibetan, Chinese, Hebrew, and Egyptian
** a set of rules in Hindu philosophy
*** the most ancient Hindu scriptures, written in early Sanskrit and containing hymns, philosophy, and guidance on ritual for the priests of Vedic religion; believed to have been directly revealed to seers among the early Aryans in India and preserved by oral tradition scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived
Hurtak, J. J. The Book of Knowledge: The Keys of Enoch. The Academy for Future Science. 1977. Los Gatos, CA.
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