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32 The best way to time the breathing, once some little skill has been acquired, with a watch to bear witness, is by the use of a mantra. The mantra acts on the thoughts very much as Pranayama does upon the breath. The thought is bound down to a recurring cycle; any intruding thoughts are thrown off by the mantra, just as pieces of putty would be from a fly-wheel; and the swifter the wheel the more difficult would it be for anything to stick. This is the proper way to practise a mantra. Utter it as loudly and slowly as possible ten times, then no…
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33 the mantra to meditate upon its meaning. This suggests that the student might construct for himself a mantra which should represent the Universe in sound, as the pantacle 1 should do in form. Occasion- ally a mantra may be “given,” i.e., heard in some unexplained manner during a meditation. One man, for example, used the words: “And strive to see in everything the will of God; ” to another, while engaged ’ apparently referring to the action of the inhibitory centres which he was using. By in killing thoughts, came the words “and push it down…
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37 You have not even begun to master a mantra until it continues unbroken through sleep. This is much easier than it sounds. Someschoolsadvocate practising a mantra with the aid ofinstrumental music and dancing. Certainly very remarkable effects are obtained in the way of “magic” powers; whether great spiritual results are equally common is a doubtful point. Persons wishing to study them may re- member that the Sahara desert is within three days of London; and no doubt the Sidi Aissawa would be glad to accept pupils. This discussion of the para…
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34 I. Aum. 2. Aum Tat Sat Aum. This mantra is purely spondaic. II. Aum Tat Sat Aum 3. Aum mani padme hum; two trochees between two caesuras. ΠΙ. u Aum Ma-ni Pad-me Hum 4. Aum shivaya vashi; three trochees. Note that “shi” means rest, the absolute or male aspect of the Deity,- “va” is energy, the mani- fested or female side of the Deity. This Mantra therefore expresses the Whole course ofthe Universe, from Zero through the finite back to Zero. Aum shi - va - ya Va-shi Aum shi - va - ya Va-shi 5. Allah. The syllables of this are accented equally, …
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…s as trochaic tetrameters. 8. Q61: Hua Allahu achad ; Allaht’l A'ssamad ; lam yah’d walam yulad; walam yakun lahu kufwz’m achad. 9. This mantra is the holiest of all that are or can be. It is from the Stelé of Revealing.1 A ka dtia Tuf ur biu Bi aa chefu IX. Dudu ner af an nuteru. n?ג . ᾿a! o Ρ l ?" . ₪1"“?־ד־־־־`וἦ ιך '.( ו ?בJ lal—J l xii: ~i A! ΡΞΞΞΞ! Ὁ}! '? IJ [ l ' ξ; l | " l?גI 'ν'" ι IF” . ι ., A ka du - a Tuf ur bi - u Bi A’a che - _n PQR-r— ll m T"?יגוחO Μ ` .?סo # : ?יW - fu Du - du ner af an nu - te -ru Such are enough for selection.…
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…process in the mental part of our task. PThe previous practices, Asana, Pranayama, Yama, and Niyama, are all acts of the body, while the mantra is connected with speech: Praty- ahara1s purely mental. And what is Pratyahara? This word is used by different authors in different senses. The same word is employed to designate both the practice and the result. It means for our present purpose a process rather strategical than practical; it is introspection, a sort of general examination of the contents of the mind which we wish to control: Asana havi…
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36 There are many other mantras. Sri Sabapaty Swami gives a particular one for each of the Cakkras. But let the student select one mantra and master it thoroughly. and gradually closing the mouth. The three sounds represent the creative, preserva- tive, and destructive principles. There are many more points about this, enough to fill a volume. 2. 0 that Existent! 0 !——An aspiration after reality, truth. 3. 0 the Jewel in the Lotus! Amen !——Refers to Buddha and Harpocrates; but also to the symbolism of the Rosy Cross. 4. Gives the cycle of creati…