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Power of the Mantra



The recent postings on the Power of the Mantra were very interesting 
and I thought I would share something which my spiritual Preceptor once 
said about the Divine Name. Please bear in mind, that this is not an 
intellectual statement. When She repeated the Mantra, "Om Shanti," the 
whole atmosphere was filled with Power and Peace. Sometimes people, who 
were just walking by in the street, would come and knock on our 
Sanctuary door and ask us what this place is and where is the Peace 
coming from. So that is the only way to understand the Power of the 
Mantra, to realize it oneself or, at least, to experience the Power 
emanating from someone who has realized it.

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 ...Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.... You know why does the Mantra work? 
And do you know why does the word "God" work? Because behind the Mantra 
and behind the Word are the sages and the saints and the realized 
Souls. That's why regardless whether you know Sanscrit or Hebrew, or 
any other ancient language, you will benefit, if you will put your 
whole heart into a certain holy affirmation. Because it is alive, the 
atmosphere around it is pure, lofty, Divine, at times even Absolute. If 
we would not have these realized words, then any fool would come to you 
and say, "Use my Mantra." And that's what happens very often. And there 
is nothing behind it, - you have to use that which is sanctified. And 
that's why when we say "Om Shanti" and put our heart into it, we get 
the benefit out of it. When we say "Om Peace" we get less benefit out 
of it, funny as it is, because that word "Shanti" has in it the ancient 
emanations of really the Souls who were full of Shanti. When you say 
"Om" you say everything. It is believed that this was the first 
vibration of the Invisible Supreme, the first manifested sound. So 
don't take it casually. [Intensely] Ommm Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.... 
[Japa. Silence] 

         (Extract from a spontaneous discourse by Sivananda-Valentina)


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