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The Beginner's Guide to Common Chants
1. AumThe Primal Shabda
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2. Lokah Samastha
Lokah samastha sukhino bhavanthu.
3. Gayatri
Om bhur bhuvas svaha
We worship the word (shabda) that is present in the
earth, the heavens, and that which is beyond. By
meditating on this glorious power that gives us life,
we ask that our minds and hearts be illuminated.
4. Om Namah Shivaaya
Om Namah Shivaaya, Namah Shivaaya, Nama Shiva
5. Bija Mantras In the “seed” (bija) mantras each seed is conceived of as the sound-form of a particular Hindu deity, and each deity is in turn a particular aspect of the Absolute (Brahman). It’s said that just as a great tree resides in within the seed, so does a god or goddess reside in each bija. When we chant the bijas, we identify each syllable with the divine energy they represent.
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