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"Meditation Mantras Podcast - Ancient Chants from India by Mahakatha" by Mahakatha is an immersive and enlightening journey through the ancient chants of India. The podcast delves into the rich history and origin story of these powerful mantras, which have been used for centuries to promote sound healing and personal transformation.
Each episode features a different mantra, such as Shiva mantras, Buddha mantras, Krishna mantras, and devi mantras, with an in-depth exploration of the lyrics and meaning behind each one.
The host, Mahakatha, is an expert in the field, and provides valuable insights and guidance on how to incorporate these mantras into your own meditation practice.
Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to the world of meditation and mantras, this podcast offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration to deepen your understanding. Additionally, it will enhance your spiritual journey. Discover the ancient wisdom and transformative power of these sacred chants from India through the "Meditation Mantras Podcast" by Mahakatha.
For the past several months, I've been feeling like a
failure. I've been trying so hard to
chant a mantra 108 times every morning.
This is a mantra A priest asked me to chant
108 times after a bath every morning
so that I might finally find my life partner and live
happily. But no matter how much I try,
I can't finish all 108 repetitions.
I feel exhausted somewhere in the middle. I guess that's
why my wish is not being granted. I
feel like a failure. Please help
me. What you just heard is the
gist of an email I received from one of our listeners a
couple of years ago. But did he really deserve to feel
that way? Let's talk about that in today's episode.
Namaste, and welcome to yet another brand new episode
of Mahakata's meditation Mantras. I'm your host
Preeti, And today, I'm gonna talk about something that
bothers us all sometimes in the back of our minds.
which is, are we really doing enough? And while
we speak about this topic, I'm also gonna introduce to you
a wonderful mantra dedicated to one of the most
important deities in Hindu Mythology.
Coming back to my question right at the beginning of the
episode is, did he really deserve to
feel that way? after giving it his absolute
all. And more importantly,
do we find ourselves in such situations sometimes,
where we do give our absolute all to
situations and problems that we try to overcome,
bad habits that we try to leave behind,
troubling events of the past that we try to
forget and people we try to forgive. We
try and do so much in our everyday
lives. And yet, I'm pretty
sure we are sometimes faced with the question
of how much is really enough.
Here's the one truth that calmed me down
a couple of years ago when I read this
very eloquently put together thought
by none other than the late Maya Angelou.
You will find me quoting Maya Angelou and perhaps Rumi a
lot throughout this podcast because they are like my
spiritual guardian angels. So Speaking
of Maya Angelou's quote, she said, we
do the best we can with what we know.
And when we know better, we do better.
Let that sink in one more time. we do the best
we can with what we know.
And when we know better, We do
better. So when you look back
at any experience or any day
or any relationship or any event from your
past, with a sense of regret or with a
feeling of, oh, I wish I had done better. or oh, I wish
I had done more. I want you to remember
this quote. I want you to remember.
that at that point in time,
you did the best you could with whatever
you knew, at that moment. And
now, perhaps, after all this
time when you look back, now
you know better. Right? There are a lot of new
things that have come to light. There is a lot of new wisdom
that has come forth from within you. And
that is the reason why you may be tempted to look back and say, oh,
I wish I had not done it that way. However,
the only way you can ever go is forward.
So remind yourself that Now
that I know better, I'm gonna do better.
Perhaps I missed an opportunity in the past, but now that I
know better? The next time around, I'm gonna do
better. The next interaction or the next
event, the next occasion, the next opportunity.
I'm gonna do better.
It helps to carry this compassionate thought
into every single day that we wake up into.
It also helps to remember this when we are
faced with an incongurable challenge, something that
we just can't seem to
master or overcome. With this approach,
we can still pick ourselves up and do the
best that we can without feeling
extremely dissatisfied or disappointed in
ourselves. In the case of our beloved
listener, he would still chant the Mantras, maybe thrice, maybe
11 times, maybe 21 times our for a
while and still open his eyes and
not lose his sense of self worth, or
his belief that he deserves to find true
love. I would like him to believe
Aham Sukam Arhati. I
deserve happiness.
Aham Sukam
Arhati
Aham Sukam Arhati
I
deserve happiness. Despite
how much I can do today, despite how much I
can do tomorrow. Despite my limitations,
I deserve happiness. And
even if I cannot chant a 1000 names, A
1000 mantras, even if I can chant
one name, 1 Mantras.
I believe it will work for me.
That brings me to the month of the day,
which is one of our most popular mantras in
recent times, it is the Raama Raameti Mantra.
the epitomy of righteousness and compassion
and duty in Hindu mythology. And
the meaning of this mantra is that one
utterance of lord Raama's name. is
equivalent to a 1000 utterances
of his name. Very much in line
with what we spoke about in today's episode.
This chant has been received beautifully by
our listeners, our community of listeners, and the
responses we get from them, even today, are a
delight for me and for my entire team to
go through. I'm gonna read out to you just two
of the most incredible comments from the thread on
YouTube. One of our listeners said,
after listening to this powerful mantra, I feel my
confidence going to the extreme level. Yes.
This is definitely one of the more common experiences of
people who listen to this chant is that they feel a
sense of confidence, a sense of self worth, a sense
of hope that their efforts will bear fruit.
And another very emotional mantra that
I especially feel connected to is as follows,
my grandmother used to chant this mantra daily. One
day, she fell ill and was unable to speak. So I
searched this mantra online, and she listened to this mantra,
and she was satisfied. I'm really thankful to
you and your work. This
comment made my day because it showed
me that this mantra, the spirit of
this mantra can really help us acknowledge
that we are doing okay, that whatever little
we can do today Whatever little effort we can put
sincerely and happily,
that will be enough. And I think that is the message
that I want you, my dear listener, to take home with you
today. With that, we come to the
end of this episode, I really hope you enjoyed today's episode. I
hope it's given you something to think about, and I hope you will be
kind to yourself today and from years later from now, when you
look back upon today. Thank you once again for joining me.
I will be back soon with yet another episode. until then,
be kind to yourself and stay blessed.