All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests. |
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Of the four Vedas, the Yajur Veda comprises the primary study, as it contains most of the important mantras required for temple puja and homa. |
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For the Brahmins are hereditary keepers and masters of the language, hymns and mantras of the universe. |
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That said, there are many so called magical aspects to tantra practice, notably the mudras, mantras, yantras, etc. |
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Amongst the mantras uttered were ones which beseeched Lord Indra to bless us with sons and grandsons to carry forth my ancestors' lineage. |
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Worshippers repeat the names of their favourite gods and goddesses, and repeat mantras. |
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Around the temple are other structures in ruins, and clearly, this was once a township throbbing with pilgrims and the chant of mantras. |
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Without repeating any mantras, I concentrate the mind and the psyche in this way. |
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John Lennon used Buddhist mantras in the lyrics of his music such as Across the Universe. |
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With Sanskrit slokas, mantras and verses from the Upanishads, Sacred Chants is set to a background of western music. |
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In all four Vedas, there are references to women ascetics reciting Vedic hymns and even creating mantras. |
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By reciting certain mantras and performing austerities one's consciousness is expanded and one develops supernatural abilities. |
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Death, suffering, starvation and suffering abound, not to mention the endless mantras and sloganeering. |
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Local herders deliver wood and Druba gets to work building a fire, whispering Buddhist mantras as he chops logs. |
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Systematically she then sprinkled ash all over the pounder and over herself, murmured secret mantras and fell flat before the pounder. |
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This is the reason why in some Tibetan Buddhist practices, mantras are spoken prior to the consumption of meat. |
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Normally, when I am seated on the throne with my costumes on, I do my meditations while reciting the mantras of Hayagriva. |
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Mobility, transportability, sustainability, and survivability are the mantras. |
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They all had rudrakshas, tulasi-malas, jasmine flowers tied up in their hair, and they were all praying, doing meditation and chanting mantras. |
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But the mantras actually promote Progressive values if you correct just one bit of raging illogic. |
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Other inscriptions discovered are Sanskrit mantras transliterated in Tulu script. |
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Also required are mantras that can pace inhalations and exhalations, so as not to give the impression of hyperventilation. |
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Dry-mouthed and intoning our personal mantras and prayers, we made a final dash for the relative safety of the militiamen's quarters. |
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Corruption had become endemic, the economy was ineptly managed, and the ruling party itself was unable to offer anything but fossilized mantras. |
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All the mantras are in Sanskrit, but because our native language is Thai, it is difficult to pronounce the Sanskrit words. |
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In the outer right hand, Chenrezig is holding crystal beads and moving them the way we use a mala to count mantras. |
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The anchors and pundits still repeat the mantras that remind us what we have lost, but the spirit has gone out of it. |
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The recitation of Vedic mantras can be heard in the ether even now through internal meditation. |
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Others use mantras or chanting, which relax the nervous system and enhance mental clarity. |
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Hollowed-out governments were unwilling to question their own managerialist mantras and pushed privatisation as the only way. |
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Sound boxes blare devotional numbers, priests chant mantras and, as evening descends, one can find people of all ages flocking the pandals. |
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Over 5,000 guests attended the Vedic ceremony where Brahmin priests chanted mantras. |
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My mother's mortal remains were consigned to the fire with the chanting of mantras and her last rites were performed according to family tradition. |
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Or perhaps it's the colour of air that has been permeated with the mantras from the numerous prayer flags, mani stones, prayer wheels and chanting monks. |
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Each of the five elements mantras call forth the assistance of Divine concepts that most people refer to as gods. |
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Most of the mantras we know today are in Sanskrit, but, is it possible that more languages with this power existed in the ancient past? |
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By proper prayers and perfect recitation of specific mantras, the material elements can be invoked to move in the way desired by the worshiper. |
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Even after hours, I heard the voice of the Master, the sounds and mantras reverberating within me. |
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The Commission may have trimmed its economic forecasts but, in place of policy proposals, it is content to churn out familiar mantras. |
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She is also the magic Word, and thus her nature can be sought out and meditated upon in mantras. |
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Use this beautiful, sacred rosary to generate powerful mantras to purify, heal and soothe yourself and others. |
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It has been another incredible process of deepening our creative relationship with the sound current of Gurmukhi mantras and spiritual poetry. |
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If the government keeps repeating these little mantras, maybe people will start to believe it. |
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Sogyal Rinpoche explains that there is much more to meditation than saying mantras and burning incense. |
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To clean up the throat centre the disciple should utter sacred sounds, seed sounds, mantras, prayer at least for one hour daily. |
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The School of Spiritual Science physiotherapy group is continuing to work in particular on the mantras of the 9th Class Lesson. |
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Globalization with its free market mantras has conjured up even greater riches for the rich, leaving the poor even poorer. |
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The School of Spiritual Science physiotherapy group is working in particular on the mantras from the 9th Class Lesson. |
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Each year, thousands of devotees ascend the mountain at midnight under a full moon, chanting mantras, to offer their gifts to the ancestral spirits. |
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In the shrine of Lord Chandramouleeswarar, the tutelary deity of the Marathas, the priests intone the mantras as the lingam is bathed in milk, sandalwood paste and water. |
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The last includes mantras and yoga, seeking the guidance of a guru or performing temple ceremonies for the direct blessing and intervention of God, Gods and devas. |
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For this reason, working with one's mind in relation to visualizations, deities, utterance of mantras, and so on, are ways to invoke the Sambhogakaya energy. |
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He attributes his current success in popularizing Sanskrit to his love of God and, not surprisingly, blessings derived from chanting Vedic mantras. |
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By including NGO's into the daily mantras of the state media, the society is being prepared for the introduction of what we know outside China as a civil society. |
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They sat there repeating the Master's mantras in a monotone. |
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Management mantras of change for the sake of change should however be avoided. |
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The legs were also placed along the limbs of the corpse and all covered with the skin before mantras and oblations were made and the funeral pyre set alight. |
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The possessed Curtis monotone mantras are thankfully still present but they're stimulatingly recontextualised by fitting primitive synth drums and repetitive square basslines. |
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In a similar manner, if we meditate with chants, mantras, or visualizations, we may use these as a way to distance ourselves from our more usual, problematic experience. |
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On these occasions, the monks and young lamas gathered in the gompa read the holy scriptures and mantras while chanting and playing their sacred music. |
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But beneath the surface of catch phrases, buzz words and mantras, lies a murky and turbulent topic. |
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Can we continue to utter empty mantras in the style of the United Nations, while washing our hands of the hordes of refugees expelled from Abkhazia by invading Russians? |
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This path appear to me to be not be very scientific, because no one could clearly outline to me what was the real meanings of the different mantras and prayers. |
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How should we concentrate in practicing mantras? |
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When children in the village fell sick, the ojha accused Mrs Basumatary of casting spells, after his own charms, potions and mantras had failed. Sadly her case is not an isolated one. |
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These mantras all come from the Upanishads, representing the four Vedas. |
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It is urgent to vocalize daily these mantras for one hour. |
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It is followed by chanting for one hour, because chanting the sacred hymns, the mantras, worship and prayers strengthen the throat centre, and consequently strengthen its polar opposite, the sacral centre. |
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I like flying, but I still grip the armrests until my knuckles turn white when we hit heavy turbulence and I know all the mantras nervous flyers use to comfort themselves. |
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On the occasion of Shivratri, devotees observe fasts, recite mantras and slokas of Lord Shiva to stay awake throughout night. |
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From the mantras of the primary Weda, the Brahmanic words were constructed by the ancient rishis with a view to understand their respective meaning. |
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Yasamota tattoos Sak Yant designs and mantras that protect and bring happiness and prosperity. |
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I like curating moments in pop that deserve to be turned into mantras. |
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He provides an easy to understand methodology in the form of 14 quick, digestible mantras that highlight the power of true innovation. |
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Below is a short poem by an unknown author which contains a number of positive phrases which could be used as mantras. |
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The practice of using mantras was adopted from Hinduism, where they were first used in the Vedas. |
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One way I do this is through the mantras I've chosen to guide my way. |
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