Satchidananda on mantras
"By repeating it constantly, a part of the mind gets linked to that. It is like a person who goes down into a tunnel with a life-rope tied around the waist and one end of the rope fixed to a peg outside the tunnel. Whenever there is any danger he can just shake the rope and get pulled out. In the same way, a part of your mind is tied to God through your mantram while the other part is engaged in worldly pursuits. You dive deep to get all the pearls you want to gather: name, fame, money, position, friends, anything you want. You need not stay away from anything as long as you do not lose hold of the rope."From his commentary on Book 1, Sutra 28 (page 47)
This is a nice way to think about the question that was worrying me in the last post - do I have to give up wanting "worldly" things to follow the raja yoga path.
Sometimes the answer to one's question is "keep reading."
posted by Jaime_sama @ 1:46 PM
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I think of mantras as positive anchors [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchoring_(NLP)].
Of course, EVERYTHING is an anchor.
And mantras may have all sorts of other qualities to them - I'm not sure where I stand on some of the claims, though I know that mantras (and mudras) allow me to focus on healthy change.
Sound has real emotional power.
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