These mantras from Buddhism are used as objects of meditation so that we can focus our attention. By repeating the mantra in a speaking or singing manner – or in our thoughts – we can quiet the flow of thought. When we quiet our minds, we come into contact with our deeper layers of consciousness. The aim 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 body reacts to vibration. Because the sounds resonate in different places in your body, they can lift energetic blockages and thereby have a beneficial effect. Therefore, try to feel the mantras in your body as well and do not 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 a number of examples of ancient mantras in Sanskrit – the ancient sacred language from India; naturally, you can also self-invented affirmations use.
OM AH HUM
Pronounce as: om ah hoem
The mantra of all Buddhas and awakened masters from the past, present, and future. You can use it to bless people, animals, places, and things. Tibetans frequently use this mantra during prostrations, when setting up an altar, or when making offerings. A good application is to say it before, during, and after eating. Think of all the people who ensured that this food is on your plate and who are now working to provide food in the future. Bless them with this mantra.
Pronounce as: Om ah hum benza guru pemma siddhie hum
A personal favorite and one of the most well-known Tibetan mantras: the Vajra Guru mantra of Padmasambhava. This mantra names all Buddhas, masters, and awakened beings. The unique power of this mantra is used for peace, healing, transformation, and protection in these violent and chaotic times. For the meaning, we begin with the previous mantra, “Om ah hum,” supplemented by a reference to Padmasambhava, who is as unique, strong, and pure as a diamond. We ask for the blessing to grant 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
Pronounce as: om mani pemma hoem
The mantra of Chenrezig – Bodhisattva 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. Use this mantra, for example, when there are people with whom you are experiencing problems. Wish them to be free from suffering and the source from which their suffering originated.
TAYATHA OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SOHA
Pronounce as: tajattaa ommoenimoeni mahaamoeni-jeh soha
The mantra of Shakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha we know as Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha of this age. Use this mantra at the beginning of a class or at the beginning of a meditation to have the Buddha repeat his blessing: the promise to liberate everyone. When you repeat this mantra, you attract his blessing back into your own heart. Visualize 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 into the hearts of the beings or your own heart. It is a particularly powerful and energetic way to give and receive love.
TAYATHA GATE GATE PARAGATE PARASAMGATE BODHI SOHA
Pronounce as: tajattaa gateh gateh paragateh para-samgateh boo-dee soha
The wisdom of the Heart Sutra mantra. Everything is empty in itself. However, Buddhism pursues a different meaning of emptiness here than we might initially think. The Buddhist meaning of emptiness refers to the inability 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 two children at home and, to his colleagues, an experienced professor whom they look up to. There is not a single description that can be considered the teacher's truth – and thus there is emptiness. This mantra can therefore be used to 'let go', or to learn to see that everything the ego projects is an illusion. Everything is impermanent, everything is emptiness.
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