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Transcendental Meditation Mantras:How To Pick A Meditation Mantra?

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Meditation mantras plays a very important role in Transcendental Meditation. When you are in the beginning or at Transcendental Meditation course you may be assigned a mantra by your instructor but later as you progress through, you can choose your own mantra and keep it secret.

What is Transcendental Meditation Mantra?

It is a word or a phrase or sentence that is used repeatedly which allows you to concentrate more and focus on the purpose of the meditation. Breathing exercises combined with this repetition and allows both your body and spirit to reach the state of rest, also allows your mind to go deeper into the state of consciousness.

There are few important things you should always remember in choosing your mantra:

  • Your mantra should be something secret and personal to you.
  • If the assigned mantra does not bring fulfill your goal or not comfortable with, you can always change your mantra
  • Give some time and think properly while selecting your mantra, it should be something which can bring the right sensation to you.

Few instructions on how to pick a meditation mantra:

  • It should be something that brings the right sensation to you. You can go for a traditional mantra like the name of your God in your language or other.
  • In the book The Relaxation Response”Dr. Herbert Benson recommends choosing the word one” which is very simple yet philosophical meaning.
  • No matter what word or words you choose, it should be your best tool to focus and serves the purpose of your meditation.
  • It should be something that flow easily in your mind not deliberate effort to come out.
  • Sit quietly and run through all your options and find out what is right for you. When you got the right word it will automatically run through your mind.

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