"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.
You. Hi. I want you to
try something with me right now. I want you to clench
your jaw tightly, and
as you do, I want you to think of two
things that make you extremely happy.
Think of those two things and try
to bring that sense of happiness us as you
keep your jaw clenched.
What's happening now? If you're doing it right,
something weird is happening. Let's talk about
that. Namaste and welcome to another
episode of Mahakatha's Meditation Mantras. I'm your
host, Preeti, and today I asked you to do something very
unusual. At the beginning of the episode, I asked you
to clench your jaw and try to feel
happy. That didn't work out so well, did
it? And there's a very good reason for that.
You see, when you clench your jaw, either
consciously or subconsciously, when you're angry or you're
stressed, even without being aware of it, when
you clench your jaw, which you have done
a number of times in your life until now,
your brain has learned to interpret it in a certain
way. Your brain will always
interpret it as something is not
right, it does not feel safe,
and there might be a threat somewhere.
Now, when I say threat, it doesn't necessarily mean
a physical, literal threat. It means a
threat that could destroy your peace of mind or hurt you
emotionally. So this is how your brain perceives
things like having a clenched jaw, having
your fists balled up, or breathing in a
very rushed and shallow manner.
And because your brain has associated it
in such a way, it is difficult for you to
think happy thoughts or do things that are
creative, productive, or wise.
That is why it is so important to practice
emotional and physical relaxation.
By doing this, we are trying to let go of those
old emotional and physical habits
and gestures and thought patterns and
trying to keep our minds and bodies as
receptive, as open, as moldable
and flexible as possible. Because it is only
in this state that we can make the best
of our choices. You will make better
choices for yourself when you are breathing deeply
and normally rather than when you are breathing heavy and
rushed. You will make better choices for yourself
when your muscles are relaxed and any
tension, any pain throughout your body has been
relieved. You will make better choices for yourself
when you feel comfortable in your own
body and nothing about it distracts
you. So you know all those extremely
simple and basic exercises that are given to us at the
beginning of a workout or a yoga class where we have to
rotate the wrists and rotate the neck and
circle our shoulders? We may
mindlessly pass through these exercises,
but their purpose is extremely important.
They are helping your body unlearn the
rigid, old stress based body language
and learn flexibility and
ease and balance and clarity as
you go forward. And besides these
physical acts of release. Try and think of
meditation as one of these acts too.
Try and think of meditation as something you do
to forget the old and rigid thoughts
and beliefs, a way to be
flexible and open to new ways of
thinking and experiencing and learning.
This is the simplest explanation
of what meditation is. So if you've been
overwhelmed by the practice of meditation, if you've
been feeling that it asks too much, if it feels like too much of a
task, then try this approach to meditation
just as easily as you do
those basic rotations and flexes at the
beginning of any exercise. Do your five to
ten to 15 minutes of meditation at the beginning of your
day. It's not important to do it perfectly.
That's never the goal. The goal is
always to get into that practice and
your conscious and subconscious mind will
do the job. And if you still need an
anchor for your meditation, if you still need
something to keep you from getting distracted or
feeling bored initially, you can always use
mantras to aid your meditation practice. A lot of
our listeners have found this to be a very
useful tool to help them extend
their meditation practice or experience it on a deeper
level. A lot of people who don't meditate have
found these mantras to be meditative as
well. And if you want to give this a try, the best
mantra I can suggest for you is the Shiva
Dhyana Mantra. The Shiva Dhyana
Mantras is an ancient Sanskrit chant that is
dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is the
God of meditation, who we all seek to
be like when it comes to meditation. His
focus, his sincerity, his profound
commitment to meditate is an
example for all his devotees. So the Shiva
Dihana Mantra is a chant that allows
you to channel your inner
Shiva and open yourself up to all
the experiences that lie ahead of you throughout the
day. That is the essence of this
mantras. Now, people have used this
mantra in different ways and benefited from it in different
ways. Just to give you a few examples, I'm going
to read two comments from the YouTube thread of this
mantras. The first one reads tears
just started flowing and I have goosebumps minutes
after listening to this, I feel Lord Shiva,
thank you. Wonderful. As you can see,
this listener actually connected to the essence of this
mantras, which as I mentioned, is channeling your
inner Shiva. And the second one
reads, I do 50 minutes of meditation
by listening to this and automatically my past
memories came in my mind. I experienced my
mind body as relaxed and I
fell to Lord Shiva. Wonderful. Thank you so
much dear listener, for sharing your experience. And
it's amazing that you are committing 50 minutes of
your time every day. I presume to this
mantras now. Of course, not all of us can
start off by committing so much time to a
meditation practice. Or listening to or chanting Mantras. But
we can all start small, start somewhere.
And now that you know about the Shiva Dhyana Mantra,
if you are keen on starting this practice, on experimenting,
how it feels to use Mantras to initiate
your meditation practice, I have a special
30% discount on the Shiva Dhyana
Mantra. You will find the coupon code in the description of this
episode. Go ahead and avail this special
offer and give it a try. With an open, receptive
mind, you will connect to this Mantra in your own
unique way. So go ahead and give it a try.
Well, that's it for this episode. I hope you enjoyed this
episode. I hope you enjoyed a new understanding of
how simple meditation can be. How it can help you
be more productive, more creative, how it can help you
ease out your subconscious resistance.
I hope you think of this the next time you're feeling anxious
or stressed. Now, I'm going to be back with
a brand new episode soon. And until then,
keep chanting, keep listening, keep sharing the love
and stay blessed.