"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.
Have you ever felt like this
right after meeting friends or a family
gathering? Or perhaps after a meeting, oh, I wish I'd
said this, or I'd use these words,
or maybe after a breakup or a rift in a relationship, have you
ever had a sudden moment of clarity and you think
to yourself, oh, I wish, I wish I would have thought of
this back then. This would have saved so much of heartbreak
and so much of pain. Where does that
clarity come from? Why is it so late?
And what can we do about it? That's what we're going to
talk about in today's episode.
Namaste and welcome to yet another episode of
Mahakatha's Meditation Mantras. I'm your host, Preeti,
and today we're going to talk about a very heavy
word. And that word is wisdom.
Wisdom. We've all heard this word. We probably associate
it with the faces of older people
and religious books, meditation,
spirituality, gurus, teachers,
and so many different sources in our lives.
We don't completely understand what it is, but
it seems like a goal. And we're all trying to get
there without really knowing what is in store for us
at that so called destination. But today, I'm here to
introduce a simple understanding of what
wisdom perhaps is. That
delayed inspiration or that delayed moment
of clarity. Whether it is about something you could
have said to a friend or about a major life
decision that you could have made in a
certain way that could have completely changed the course of your
life. There are plenty of those moments
of clarity and those moments of wisdom in our lives.
Now, the question is, why does it always seem
to come in retrospect? Why does
this clarity or this wisdom
seem to come to us only after the event
has passed? Think about it. When
you are in the middle of that life event or
that relationship, there are so many things going on around
you, so many things going on inside your mind. You are
absorbing and expressing at the same time that
that whole cycle of absorbing and
expressing keeps your mind completely
occupied. But once you're out of
that event, once you are
detached from that event, once that event has gone
by, you finally take a
breather and your mind has enough
room now that all the absorbing and
the expressing is over.
And only and only when there is such detachment
and there is this room created in your mind,
does that moment of clarity or that moment of
wisdom come. Wisdom
only ever comes from a sense of detachment.
In other words, if you are in the middle of a
problem, if you are participating in the problem,
and if you are too busy trying to fix the
problem, your mind is completely
occupied in the cycle of it all. And
if you can find a way to detach
yourself from this cycle, step
back and become an observer of the
situation rather than a participant
in that situation for just a while,
you make enough room for that moment of clarity
and that moment of wisdom to show
up. And it always shows up
with the most unexpected answer, the most
simple answer to whatever the problem
is. That moment of clarity
opens our eyes to something
we would have never otherwise seen. And
once we receive that wisdom and clarity, we can
slowly work ourselves back to the current
situation, to the problem at hand,
and say those things that we would have otherwise
regretted not saying. Do those things in real
time instead of looking back and wishing that we did those
things at that particular moment. To
avoid regret with regard to the past,
it is always best when you are in a troubled
situation to take a moment to detach
yourself, make room for wisdom and
come back stronger with it. Because
that wisdom that will shine through your words and your
deeds in the most challenging of all
situations will be your biggest
strength, your biggest weapon.
Mama Prajña. Mama
Balam. Mama
Prajña
Mama Balam.
Meaning my wisdom is my
strength. Now, I
know it sounds a bit idealistic to suddenly
detach from the situation and make room for that moment of
clarity. Detachment in general is
very unfamiliar to a lot of us
in regard to a lot of things.
There's no switch you can flip to suddenly feel
detached from the things that you've held onto for
so long. However, there
might not be a switch you can flip, but there
is something you can do every single day
to become more and more familiar, to become
less and less afraid of that feeling of
detachment. That is the
path that we really are on. And
one of the ways you can do that is the practice of
mantra meditation.
Mantra meditation is so easy on the
ears and so light on the heart and the mind
that you will automatically surrender to the sounds
of the mantra. You will surrender to that sense of
calmness, that sense of pause, that sense
of inner peace that you feel washing over you
when you relax and listen to a
mantra. And subconsciously,
as you surrender your attention to a mantra,
you are making room. You are stepping away
from that vicious cycle of action and reaction
and you are making room for
many moments of clarity and moments of
inspiration and moments of wisdom to show
up to you. And if wisdom
and clarity feel like a strong intention and feel
like they are personal, personally desirable
to you, then one of the best
mantras you can start with is the
Neela Saraswati mantra.
This mantra invokes the Goddess of
Wisdom as imagined and revered in
Hindu mythology, the Goddess of
Wisdom is said to reside in the middle of your
palms, and she is said to bestow
intelligence, understanding,
clarity and wisdom to all
who seek it with an eager heart and mind.
So if you ever feel pressured or stressed
in a particular situation. If you find yourself scrambling to find a
solution, whether it is cramming for your exams
or a conflict at work or at home,
try to build a small little practice
in your life where you step back and take
a few moments to experience that new
feeling of detachment. And if you are
one of our listeners who doesn't have the Neela
Saraswati Mantra to practice with, I'm here today with
a special 30% discount on the mantra that you can avail
with the help of the discount code mentioned in the description of this
episode. Go ahead and gift yourself this
mantra and if you are a person who tends to be very action
oriented, very easily stressed, then
this mantra should definitely be on your
playlist. Several of our listeners
have benefited from this mantra and I'm just going to read you
two of the best comments that I found on the YouTube
thread for this mantra. The first one
says I have no words to describe the soothing
music. It's beyond happiness, it's beyond
human knowledge. I feel like the
Goddess Saraswati herself is trying to teach us.
Such beautiful, divine words. The
second one says I am an aspiring actor. I want
to succeed in this field and learn, grow and experience
more. I listen to this every day and it calms me
down from all the pressure I have. Thank you for
introducing this stotra to me. Wonderful,
wonderful.
Thank you so much dear listeners, for letting
us know that this mantra is really connecting with you
and helping you on your journey towards growth. Thank
you dear commenters, dear listeners, for all your love and support.
Thank you especially to the listeners of this podcast
for always coming back for the newer episodes
and new mantra introductions. I hope you're really enjoying
this show. I thoroughly am enjoying each and every
message, each and every mantra that I'm bringing out to you.
And you know that I will be back soon with a brand new
one. So until then, keep chanting,
keep meditating and stay blessed.