Experiencing the depth of mantra
Monday, January 14th, 2008 at 11:30 am
BABA NAMA KEVALAMA
BABA NAMA KEVALAMA
BABA NAMA KEVALAMA BABA NAMA KEVALAMA
Singing a particular mantra (word infused with the power of Unbounded, Universal Consciousness ) repeatedly while feeling the presence of Divinity within me and everywhere around me is called kiirtan.
Mantra exists as sound in the physical world. At the root of every emotion or mental propensity is sound. So when I repeat mantra repeating the sounds that make up the mantra I experience a sensation within me as the sounds resonate with my body and mind.
To experience the inherent power and validity of the mantra I suggest that the mantra be sung slowly. At first you might want to repeat the mantra as it is sung normally, that is, as you would sing a song. Then I suggest that you try to sing the mantra so that each syllable is sung longer, increasing the time of each syllable every minute or so.
So if I were to sing Baba Nama Kevalama, I would sing each syllable for perhaps 2 seconds at first. Then after a minute or so, I would increase the the sung syllable to 3 seconds, then four seconds, then five. As I sing each syllable I feel the sound of the mantra penetrating my body and mind with its vibration.
As I continue to sing the mantra ever so slowly I may also imagine, see or visualize Divinity as I conceive Divinity to be in my own personal way.
As I sing the mantra still longer and with full concentration on the sound and conception, I feel myself in relationship with Divinity. Divinity is everywhere around me. Divinity loves me as I am. Divinity embaces me and holds me as I move along my own path. Divinity and I are one.
Ba..Ba..Na..Ma..Ke..Va..La..Ma..
Ba….Ba….Na….Ma….Ke….Va….La….Ma….
Ba……..Ba……..Na……..Ma……..Ke……..Va……..La……..Ma……..
Ba…………Ba…………Na…………Ma…………Ke…………Va…………La…………Ma…………