Mantras
Tvameva Mata Mantra
(Cultivate gratitude and devotion)
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Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva
Tvameva bandhus'cha-sak'ha, tvameva
Tvameva vidya dravinam tvameva
Tvameva sarvam, mamadeva deva -
God
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Cultivate gratitude and devotion in your heart
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Hymn to the Mother-Father
You alone are my mother and father
You are my brother and companion
You are my wisdom and my treasure
You are everything, my shining one Lord
This mantra is found in the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad-Gita. This mantra essentially praises the Divine as being everything. It is a prayer designed to incorporate gratitude and devotion into your heart and life.
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Om Japam Practice
(Connect with Om)
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Praise (any number of each of these):
Om namah
Om namo namah
Om namo namo namah
Praynayama / purification
Even inhalation and exhalation - silently reciting any line above
Sankalpa / intention
"I am doing this practice to connect with what Om represents"
Gesture
Finger nyasa
Touch finger tips reciting Om, touch thumb first
Washing over the body with Om twice
Left to right
Gather Om to heart
Arms outstretched and gather to chest right under left
Japam / repetition with feeling:
With hands on heart recite Om out loud, softly, silently
Right hand under, start with right pinky, loud to soft
Sit Quietly - Be with Om
Praise
Om namah
Om namo namah
Om Namo namo namah
(Softly eyes closed
Louder eyes open (bring self back)
Pranayama
Lengthened exhalation silently reciting above on exhalation only
Releasing connection with intention to bring benefits forward -
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