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In Sanskrit the word mantra literally means a “tool of the mind”. It is derived from the root words manas meaning mind and tra meaning tool. So mantras can be described as tools to help us focus our thoughts and bring about deep meditation. However I like to describe mantras as sacred sounds / verses / syllables/ phrases in Sanskrit. They are from ancient texts that have been shared over millennia through oral traditions.
Chanting a mantra regularly trains the mind to stay focused on one thing, which is particularly difficult in today’s day and age.
It helps quiet mental chatter and trains the mind through sound and repetition.
It gently guides the mind to stop wandering and focus on the present.
The rhythmic repetitive quality of chanting helps regulate our nervous system.
It brings in a sense of calm and presence in the moment.
It fine tunes our mind with the energetic resonance of the vibrations of the chants
When learning how to chant, we learn new words, in a new language. This challenges our brain and it requires our tongue and vocal cords to move in patterns that we are not familiar with. Thus helping us learn a new skill in adult life.
Chanting regularly can improve our ability to concentrate particularly at a difficult task.
Join our growing community of veda chanting members. We meet twice a week on a Sunday evening at 5pm and on a Thursday morning at 8 am.
In each session, after a brief introduction to the mantra of the session, we move onto practice and chanting.
These sessions are a way to build our regular meditation practice to quieten the busy mind.
We anchor our focus on the mantra, we slowly repeat it, our thoughts wander, but the sound energy of the mantra draws it back to the present; to the repetition.
In Sanskrit the word mantra literally means a “tool of the mind”. It is derived from the root words manas meaning mind and tra meaning tool. So mantras can be described as tools to help us focus our thoughts and bring about deep meditation. However I like to describe mantras as sacred sounds / verses / syllables/ phrases in Sanskrit. They are from ancient texts that have been shared over millennia through oral traditions.
Chanting a mantra regularly trains the mind to stay focused on one thing, which is particularly difficult in today’s day and age.
It helps quiet mental chatter and trains the mind through sound and repetition.
It gently guides the mind to stop wandering and focus on the present.
The rhythmic repetitive quality of chanting helps regulate our nervous system.
It brings in a sense of calm and presence in the moment.
It fine tunes our mind with the energetic resonance of the vibrations of the chants
When learning how to chant, we learn new words, in a new language. This challenges our brain and it requires our tongue and vocal cords to move in patterns that we are not familiar with. Thus helping us learn a new skill in adult life.
Chanting regularly can improve our ability to concentrate particularly at a difficult task.
Join our growing community of veda chanting members. We meet twice a week on a Sunday evening at 5pm and on a Thursday morning at 8 am.
In each session, after a brief introduction to the mantra of the session, we move onto practice and chanting.
These sessions are a way to build our regular meditation practice to quieten the busy mind.
We anchor our focus on the mantra, we slowly repeat it, our thoughts wander, but the sound energy of the mantra draws it back to the present; to the repetition.