| Westerners tend to associate the practice
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| | softly to him or herself, or sings and
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| of yoga with the physical regimen of
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| | chants it aloud with others. Whenever
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| poses, stretches and breathing, commonly
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| | the mind wanders, attention is brought
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| known as hatha or astanga yoga. There is
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| | back to the sound of the mantra. This
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| much more than this in the ancient art of
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| | can be done while using meditation beads
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| yoga. Meditation, specifically mantra
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| | (japa yoga), or in groups with musical
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| meditation, is an integral part of the
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| | instruments (kirtan). In time, with
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| yogic tradition as it helps bring the
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| | practice, the practitioner is better able
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| practitioner closer to the true and
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| | to focus the mind on the transcendental
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| ultimate goal of yoga: union with the
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| | sound and the mind has less of a tendency
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| Supreme.The Sanskrit word "yoga" means
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| | to wander.The purpose of mantra
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| "union" or to "link up with",
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| | meditation involves a fascinating
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| specifically referring to linking up with
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| | philosophy. First of all, it is believed
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| God or the Supreme Being. The practice
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| | that the names of God have a purifying
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| of hatha and astanga yoga is a
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| | effect on the consciousness. The body is
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| preliminary process designed to assist
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| | seen as a temporary, material container,
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| the yogi in controlling their senses to
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| | housing the spirit soul (one's true
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| able to focus better on the Supreme.
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| | essence) and surrounded by a subtle
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| Ultimately the practitioner is able to
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| | material body, or the mind. The regular
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| control and raise their life air through
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| | hearing and chanting of mantras is seen
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| the chakras to attain union.A mantra is a
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| | to help clear away the confusion and
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| sound vibration or specific series of
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| | misery caused by identifying oneself with
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| words or sounds. The word "mantra" is
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| | one's body and mind.This false bodily
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| derived from the Sanskrit word "man"
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| | identification is seen as the root of all
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| which means "mind" and "tra" which means
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| | pain and bewilderment. Imagine the
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| "to deliver from" or "away". A mantra is
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| | spirit soul as a brilliant, shining
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| therefore a sound vibration that takes
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| | gemstone but one cannot perceive this
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| the mind away from the material and puts
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| | because it is covered by dirt and dust.
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| it on the spiritual. Hence, mantra
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| | Mantras serve as a sort of transcendental
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| meditation is often referred to as
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| | polishing cloth, slowly taking away the
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| "transcendental sound" because the sound
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| | dust so that the yogi can begin to
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| of the mantra transcends the material
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| | experience the true essence of the self -
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| world.Mantras are always derived from
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| | eternal, full of knowledge and
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| names of God or descriptions of
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| | bliss!Mantra meditation is therefore an
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| attributes of the Supreme Being. Thus,
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| | important aspect of the process of
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| mantras often include Sanskrit names for
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| | self-realization. This is the ultimate
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| God such as Rama, Chandra, Krishna and
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| | goal of yoga: the realization that we are
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| Siva. Also, Sanskrit terms such as
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| | spirit in essence, part and parcel of the
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| 'Hare" (referring to the energy of God)
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| | Supreme Spirit. The more we progress on
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| and "Shanti" (peace) are quite common.The
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| | the path of yoga, the more peaceful,
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| process of mantra meditation is quite
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| | blissful and loving we become. This is
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| simple. The yogi focuses his attention
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| | spiritual life.
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| on the sound of the mantra and repeats it
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