These mantras from Buddhism are used as meditation objects so that we can focus our attention. By repeating the mantra in a talking or chanting way - or in our thoughts - we can calm the flow of thought. When we quiet our thinking we get in touch with our deeper layers of consciousness. The aspiration of meditation is the conscious connection with the source of our being.
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It also has a healing effect because sound is vibration, and our bodies respond to vibration. Because the sounds resonate in different places in your body, they can release energetic blockages and therefore have a healing effect. Therefore, try to feel the mantras in your body and don't think too much about how you pronounce them. My personal experience is that the pitch of my voice sometimes changes while reciting mantras.
Below are some examples of ancient mantras in sanskrit - the ancient sacred language from India, of course you can also self-made affirmations use.
OM AH HUM
Speak as: om ah hoem
The mantra of all Buddhas and awakened masters past, present and future. You can use it to bless people, animals, places and things. Tibetans use this mantra a lot at prostrations, when making an altar or making offerings. A good application is to say it before, during and after eating. Think of all the people who made sure this food is on your plate and are now busy providing food in the future. Bless them with this mantra.
Speak out as: om ah hoem benza guru pemma siddhie hoem
A personal favourite and one of the most famous Tibetan mantras; Padmasambhava's Vajra Guru mantra. This mantra names all Buddhas, masters and awakened people. The unique power of this mantra is used for peace, healing, transformation and protection in these violent and chaotic times. For the meaning, we start from the previous mantra “Om ah hum” supplemented by a reference to Padmasambhava who is as unique, strong and pure as diamond. We ask the blessing to bestow upon us the same qualities that will enable us to awaken from the slumber that clouds our consciousness.
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OM MANI PADME HUM
Speak out as: om mani pemma hoem
The mantra of Chenrezig - Boddhisatva Avalokiteshvara. The current 13th Dalai Lama is the incarnation of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Infinite Compassion. Use this mantra to wish compassion and loving kindness from your heart to all living beings in this cosmos. For example, use this mantra when there are people you are experiencing problems with. Wish them freedom from suffering and the source from which their suffering arose.
TAYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SOHA
Speak as: tajattaa om moeni moeni mahaa moeni-jeh soha
The mantra of Shakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha we know as Siddharta Gautama, the Buddha of our time. Use this mantra at the start of a lesson or at the beginning of a meditation to have the Buddha repeat his blessing: the promise to liberate everyone. As you repeat this mantra, you attract his blessing back into your own heart. Visualise the Buddha right in front of you or on the heads of other people and living beings. Chant and say the mantra and imagine golden light radiating from the Buddha to the hearts of beings or your own heart. It is a particularly powerful and energetic way to give and receive love.
TAYATHA GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SOHA
Speak as: tajattaa gateh gateh paragateh para-samgateh boo-die soha
The wisdom of the Heart Sutra mantra. Everything is empty of itself. However, Buddhism pursues a different meaning of emptiness here than we might initially think. The Buddhist meaning of emptiness refers to not being able to name that which is true, the infinite potential. A simple example of this is: that strict teacher at school who punishes me every time, is a loving father of 2 children at home and towards his colleagues an experienced professor they look up to. There is no description that can count as truth of the teacher - and so there is emptiness. So this mantra can be used to ‘let go’, or learn to see that everything the ego portrays is an illusion. Everything is impermanent, everything is emptiness.
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