Aham Prema*

• Meaning:

  I Am Divine Love

Aham Prema

Tim Hulley

Gayatri Mantra

• Full Form:

  Om bhūr bhuvah swáha |

  tat sávitur varéṇyam |

  bhargo devasyá dhīmahi |

  dhiyo yonaḥa prácōdayāt ||

• Deity:

  Savitur

• Benefits:

  Healing. Purification. Liberation.

• Meaning:

  Gayatri - A song that gives praise, preserves, protects, and grants liberation. Prayer after the Gayatri: "Gayatri, all that I have done has been in an imperfect way. Be pleased with my devotion and pour thy grace upon me."
  
  Abhaya mudra often practiced after Gayatri recitation.

Savitur

Om

• Deity:

  God / The Divine

• Benefits:

  Harmonize and revitalize

• Meaning:

  The Primordial vibration, from which all else in the Universe manifests. It is believed that chanting Om can bring transmutation, allowing the Self to emerge and deeper levels of consciousness to be accessed. When combined with a longer mantra, clears the mind and opens up the consciousness of the mantra.

Om Ah Hum

• Deity:

  Buddha

• Benefits:

  Healing, balance, blessing, connect heart & mind & spirit

• Meaning:

  This is a Tibetan Buddhist Chant. The "Om Ah Hum", the Mantra of Blessing, frequently precedes the recitation of other mantras. The sounds Om, Ah, and Hum are individual Sanskrit seed syllables. It implies a trinity and union of three things. In Buddhism the trinity is that of body (kaya), sound or speech (vak), and Spirit or Mind (citta). The perfect state of being of each of these three bodies is symbolized by the three words of Om Ah Hum. The Body is not only the physical body but also the entire material dimension of the individual. The Sound is the life energy of the body, known as prana. This mantra with hand movements helps connect our heart and mind with spirit.
  
  Notes: Visualize golden light
  
  Often combined with Anjali mudra (Namaste)

Buddha

Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayei Vicche Namaha

• Deity:

  Durga, Saraswati

• Benefits:

  Joy, self confidence, balance, strength

• Meaning:

  Om and salutations to Durga who is radiant shining forth power and true wisdom. Bring joy and great self confidence, in difficult conditions of imbalance

Durga

Saraswati

Om Asatoma Sad Gamaya

• Full Form:

  Om Asatoma Sad Gamaya
  Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya
  Mrityorma Umritam Gamaya
  Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

• Benefits:

  Lead from darkness into light, from unreality into reality, from death to immortality.

• Meaning:

  Lead us from unreality to reality.
  From darkness to light.
  From death to immortality.
  Om peace, peace, peace.

Om Gum Ganapataye Namaha

• Deity:

  Ganesha

• Benefits:

  Remove obstacles

Ganesha

Om Ha Ksa Ma La Va Ra Yam Swaha

• Deity:

  Buddha

• Benefits:

  Increase consciousness, awareness

• Meaning:

  Kalachakra is the spirit of turning time. Speed up the evolutionary process of consciousness. Buddha taught this on his deathbed.
  
  Cradle you, spark you, and make you always feel welcome within yourself and in the world in which you live.

• Full Form:

  Om Ha Kṣa Ma La Va Ra Yam Swaha

Buddha

Om Mani Padme Hum

• Deity:

  Kuan Yin, Jesus, Chenrezig, Vishnu, Krishna

• Benefits:

  Mood elevation, happiness, liberation, and compassion

• Meaning:

  Om - Unity
  Mani - Mind
  Padme - Opening the chakras and heart
  Hung - Integration between heart and mind
  
  Its importance is underscored in this quote from Padmasambhava, who brought Tantra to Tibet, who said,
  
  "Avalokitesvara gazes with overwhelming compassion towards all the six classes of sentient beings, who are tormented by misery. The compassion that has the Dharma as its focus is the six syllables of om manipadme hum... The virtues of the six syllables are immeasurable and cannot be fully described even by the buddhas of the three times. Why is that? It is because this mantra is the quintessence of the mind of the noble Avalokitesvara, who continually looks upon the six classes of sentient beings with compassion. Thus the recitation of this mantra liberates all beings from samsara."
  
  (Padmasambhava, from Sanglingma "The Lotus Born")
  
  Notes: Visualize dark red / yellow / blue
  
  Practice every day before 9am

Kuan Yin

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

• Deity:

  Krishna

• Benefits:

  From darkness into light, God in me connects to God in you

• Meaning:

  "Om, reverence to the adorable son of Vasudeva. The soul or Atman dwelling in you is uniting with divinity everywhere."

Krishna

Om Vakratundaya Hum*

• Full Form:

  Ohm Vuh-kruh-TOON-die-yuh Hoom

• Deity:

  Ganesha

• Usage:

  Remove obstacles, release negativity, healing of spinal issues, correct something not working properly

• Meaning:

  This is a powerful mantra from Ganesha Purana. When things are not in your favour, or when the minds of the people turn negative, depressed or discouraged, the attention of Ganesha may be drawn by this mantra to straighten their ways. The HUM symbolizes "Delay no more, my Lord in straightening the paths of the crooked-minded ones." This mantra is used many times in the Ganesha Purana to reduce the violence of cruel demons. In addition, this mantra could also be used for healing any spinal problem, such as curvature of the spine or curved limbs. Dedicate 1,008 repetitions of this holy word to straighten and heal such deficiencies.

Ganesha

Om Vakratundaya Hum

Tim Hulley

Purnamadah Mantra

• Full Form:

  Om, pūrṇamadah pūrṇamidaṃ pūrṇatpūrṇamudacyate ||
  pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamēvāvaśiṣyate ||
  Om Santih Santih Santih ||

• Benefits:

  Home, heart, peace

• Meaning:

  "Om, That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.
  The infinite proceeds (evolves) from the infinite.
  (Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),
  It remains as the infinite (Brahman) alone. Om ! Peace ! Peace ! Peace !"
  
  We are created by, evolve from and merge into ~ the infinite
  
  One of the main shanti-pathah (peace) chants. It's chanted to cultivate and promote peace within oneself and in one's surroundings. This mantra helps us to come home to the heart and be at peace.