🌷 Japa yoga and Mantra yoga 🌷part-3

🌷 Japa yoga and Mantra yoga 🌷
part-3
🌷 Japa yoga and Mantra yoga 🌷
part-3
Mantra has the power to change one’s energetic structure, allowing the Divine to manifest in oneself in the form of Awareness. Mantra japa creates a vibration in our body, mind, consciousness and environment and  lifts our thoughts and our possibilities. Repeating the mantra in awareness based meditation creates a powerful and positive vibration which brings about lasting transformation in us.

Mantras of Kundalini yoga are 
1.
*Om mantra (ॐ)*
It is known as ekakshari mantra or one lettered mantra.
Om' is a sacred sound that is known as the sound of the universe. Om is all encompassing, the essence of Ultimate Reality, and it unifies everything in the universe. The Om symbol represents the universal sound in a visual form.Om is pranava means “cosmic sound”. It is an important symbol in Yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Meditating on pranava brings about unity with the Absolute Truth.
To perform Pranava meditation, focus the mind on the mantra Om,  contemplate on its meaning its sacred nature, repeating the mantra coordinating with each breath recited while breathing out. Pranava is known as the word of power as it is thought to be the primordial sound from which the universe originated. It is the most sacred of all mantras and syllables because it causes all our prana to unite with the Divine. Om can be thought of as the sound of God.
It has a profound effect on the mind and spirit because it helps the yogi to reach more subtle levels of Awareness, where they may rediscover their unity with the Divine. It a tool to shape, align with Consciousness itself. To understand our connection with the universe is to know our true selves, free from illusion. That is the essence of pranava.
2.
*Namah Shivaya (नमः शिवाय) mantra*-
It is known as panchakshari mantra or five syllable mantra.  Namah Shivaya means "O salutations to the auspicious one - Shiva!". It is dedicated to Shiva. This Mantra appears as 'Na' 'Ma' 'Śi' 'Vā' and 'Ya' in the Shri Rudram Chamakam from Namakam (chapter five) and Chamakam (chapter seven in fourth book of Taittiriya Samhita of Krishna Yajurveda. The panchakshari mantra appears in the eighth hymn of Namakam as Namaḥ Śivāya ca  Śivatarāya ca (Sanskrit: नमः शिवाय च शिवतराय च). This means "Salutations unto Śiva the auspicious one, unto Śivatara the one than whom none more auspicious can exist".
This mantra also appears in the 5th chapter(Namakam) Rudrashtadhyayi, a part of the Shukla Yajurveda. 

In Siddha Shaivism and Shaiva Siddhanta Shaivism traditions, Namaḥ Śivāya  is considered as Pancha Bodha Tatva of Lord Shiva and his Universal Oneness of five elements:
The Tamil Shaivaite hymn Tiruvacakam begins with the five letters 'Na' 'Ma' 'Śi' 'Vā' and 'Ya'.
Shiva  meaning "auspicious one".
3.
*Om Namaḥ Śivāya *(ॐ नमः शिवाय)-
It is known as Shadakshari mantra
Om Namaḥ Śivāya is the most important mantra in Shaivism. When  Om pranava is combined with Namaḥ Śivāya, the panchakshari mantra  becomes Om Namaḥ Śivāya, shadakshari mantra.
Namaḥ Śivāya represents Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether. They are the pancha-bhutas or five basic building blocks and from them this universe along with all living and nonliving things are created.

Om Namaḥ Śivāya is the mantra of Kundalini yoga.
Na sound represents Earth
Ma sound represents Water
Śi sound represents Fire
Vā sound represents Pranic Air
Ya sound represents  Ether
Om sound represents Mind.
Its total meaning is that "Universal Consciousness is One". 
The  syllables for each chakra are 
Adhar or Root chakra — Na' 
Svadishtana or Sacral chakra — Ma'
Nabhi or Solar plexus chakra — Śi' 
Anahata or Heart chakra — Vā 
Vishuddhi or Throat chakra — Ya'
Ajna or Third eye chakra — Om.
Sahasrara or Crown chakra —A'U'M' 
In Sanskrit, the vowels 'A' and 'U' become 'O'. In avarohana during creation  A'U'M in sahasrara chakra becomes Om in Ajna chakra. 

Om Namaḥ Śivāya mantra appears in the Shiva Purana in the chapter 1.2.10 (Shabda-Brahma Tanu) and in its Vidyeshvara samhita and in chapter13 of the Vayaviya samhita of the Shiva Purana. It is also referenced many times throughout the Śiva Purana as the "5 syllable Mantra" and "6 syllable mantra".

In Tantric Buddhism  the mantra for different chakras are 
Root chakra — Lam.
Sacral chakra — Vam.
Solar plexus chakra — Ram.
Heart chakra — Yam.
Throat chakra — Ham.
Third eye chakra — Om.
Crown chakra — Om or silent
4.
*#Shivoham mantra*:*
Shivoham mantra is another important mantra in Kundalini yoga which means
 Shivoham means “I am Shiva”.
The shivayogi feels "I am that Universal Consciousness. I am eternal. I am purified. I am free, 
I am the unbounded vast  Consciousness. 
I am the Source and the Goal.
I am Sat Chit Ananda. (I am the eternal Truth, Awareness, Bliss). I feel the Bliss ". 
The mantra  reminds us of our Oneness with the Absolute, the transcendent, the ultimate reality.
Yogi says this mantra only after the Self realisation of that eternal truth ie. in kundalini yoga after the awakening of Ajna chakra.

Traditional 108+1 five faced Rudraksha mala used for chanting mantra.This mantra is repeated verbally or mentally, drawing the mind upon itself to Lord Shiva's infinite, all-pervasive presence. Traditionally it is repeated 108 times a day while keeping count on a strand of rudraksha beads. This practice is called "japa yoga". 
 The guru gives mantra diksha initiation at birth or 5th or13th day by pronouncing the mantra in ears of the newborn or whenever the disciple desires to initiate into the yogic pathways. When the child starts vedic education the guru whispers the mantra into the disciple's right ear, along with instructions on how and when to chant it.
Mantra japa is part of puja, japa, dhyana (meditation) and is recited while smearing the holy vibhuti. 
Uses:
Mantra when pronounced correctly with awareness after understanding the meaning, it calms the mind and brings spiritual insight and knowledge. It also keeps the devotee close to Shiva's  protection.
It is a powerful healing mantra for the body and the mind bringing about overall peace. It is a sound therapy for the body and nectar for the Ātman. The nature of the mantra is the calling upon the higher self- Shiva. 
 "I honor and bow to the divinity within me 🙏🙏."
- ✍️Dr Prema Pangi

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