The chanting of Mantras and bhajans or devotional songs and verses is an important part of the yogis daily practice. Now we all love to roll out our mats for our asana practice, for our pranayama and meditation - but chanting is something I have always practiced during my years of Yoginess - but haven't quite connected to so deeply until recently. It really is a way to transform our emotions into a deep feeling of joy and love - turning away from our negative thoughts and channeling the mind in a positive way - it really is very up-lifting. Even if you don't fully understand all the Sanskrit or indeed any of it - the true meaning of what we are chanting is in our hearts and it is a sure way to connect to that deep place within and keep purifying ourselves. It is only the one with a purified mind that can hear the voice of the soul. Through the chanting the heart starts to soften and open and you can indeed reach the real meaning within you. And this meaning is love.
Divine and unconditional unified love.
We are all looking for love - each and everyone of us is looking for happiness and love - if only we could stop looking in all the wrong places - love for the external things or people is only an unconscious effort and urge to merge with all things into oneness. Our minds though are constantly tossing entertaining this and that or obsessing about this or that - complaining about this or that - this person isn't how I want them to be, this job isn't what I want it to be, this place isn't what I expected it to be etc etc and the list goes on. In acceptance of everything for what it is we can become untouched by it, if we can accept then we are transforming ourselves, chanting is a way to channel the mind, focus and reveal the joy and love that we essentially are. All beings have this capacity to find this love; the love that we all are - if you have a desire to transform your situation - job, partner etc etc you are going to create more problems - but if we can transform ourselves then the obstacles or problems become an opportunity. Chanting is a tool box of delights to start the transformation. It is a way to journey within connect to the whole - the universal love that is within us and around us. It is a powerful practice - maybe even more so than other practices as it is accessible to everyone - it is a way to let go of grasping and let the Sanskrit carry you - like putting yourself on a Divine river and flowing with the water. I don't think I can put into words the feelings I have experienced from chanting. I can only tell you that it is amazing and you don't need or want for anything else. Years ago in the 1980's and 1990's I was hooked to chemicals to bring these similar feelings - the beats of heavy dancing - it was, in a way a place to unite but I have never experienced such unity as I have through my yogic practices - and recently chanting has enabled me to dissolve completely - this feeling then you can come back to time and time again - or indeed it never leaves - the only true refuge is in the nature of our true self. Chanting in Sanskrit can and with dedicated practice over time - take you.
Join the journey to the depths of a beautiful beautiful soul that you are - chant with me here on soundcloud the link is below -
https://soundcloud.com/nicola-zammit/devi-devi-devi-jagan-mohini
Sanskrit - Devi Devi Devi Jagan Mohini
Chandika Devi Chanda Munda Harini
Chamundeshwari Ambike Devi. (chanting to the Divine Mother full of protection and unconditional love.)
Have beautiful days and be inspired in your practice - be safe - be happy - be free
Love to all shanti shanti shanti
Mangala / Nicky
beautiful chanting
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