Spirituality

What is a Mantra Meditation and how does it work?

How Do Mantras Work?

In Mantra Meditation, Mantras are a combination of sounds that, when repeated continuously, penetrates the subconscious mind and changes our vibration. It is the same concept as that of affirmations; they have to be repeated enough to see changes. 

The word mantra is a combination of the Sanskrit words ‘man’ and ‘tra’, which mean ‘mind’ and ‘tool’, respectively. Thus, a mantra is a tool to control the mind; and if you control your mind, you control your life.  

Mantras must be listened to or chanted – either quietly in your mind or aloud – to change your vibration. Chanting them aloud with intention and faith is probably the best method. However, there is enough scientific evidence that mantras work, even when chanted without intention or faith.

How Mantras Affect You

There are many ways that sounds affect your body. Chanting Sanskrit ‘beej’ mantras, in particular, have great positive effects. Here are a few ways that chanting mantras affect you:

Improves health:

During the process of chanting, your tongue presses against the roof palate of your mouth, which stimulates the hypothalamus, thalamus and pituitary. These glands are in charge of hormone and chemical production in your body. Thus, chanting has the power to change your hormone balance and improve health.

Improves concentration and focus:

In meditation, we are asked to empty our minds of thoughts. This is not an easy thing to do. Chanting mantras while meditating removes unwanted thoughts, thereby increasing focus and concentration. 

Helps release emotion:

When we’re unable to accept our emotions, we neglect and suppress them. This, in turn, affects your body. Chanting mantras help you release these pent up emotions and your reactions to them, allowing you to clear the throat and heart chakras.

Aligns your vibration to create awareness:

Each sound has a distinct effect or vibration and so each mantra has a different effect. Moreover, all sounds affect your molecular structure. Thus, mantras too have the power to realign your vibration and increase your self-awareness. In fact, mantras are specially designed to have this effect.

Makes manifestation easier:

Everything in the world is energy and in a constant state of vibration. Manifestation is essentially the process of tuning into the vibration of what you seek. Chanting mantras connects you with your higher awareness, which, in turn, makes it easier to tune into the vibration of what you seek in life.

Helps you evolve your karma:

Your habits make your life patterns. Negative thoughts lead to negative patterns and positive thoughts lead to positive patterns. These patterns, in turn, form your karma. Chanting mantras help you release these patterns and thus evolve your karma.