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is a holistic discipline by w hich the practitioner attem pts to get beyond the reflexive, "thinking" m ind into a deeper state of aw areness. Different m editative disciplines encom pass a w ide range of spiritual and non-spiritual goals; achieving a higher state of consciousness or enlightenm ent, developing and increasing com passion and loving kindness, receiving spiritual inspiration or guidance from God, achieving greater focus, creativity or self-aw areness, or sim ply cultivating a m ore relaxed and peaceful fram e of m ind.
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As you tone each of these, try to feel the place in your body where the sound is vibrating. This might be your chest, or your throat, or your third eye. My personal experience has been that each unique sound of OM vibrates in a different area of the body. If this is difficult at first, try plugging your ears when you make the sound of OM, and youll experience it inside yourself. The Name of God as a Mantra In the case of the Hebrew tradition, there are 72 names of God, each representing some aspect of God. In the Islamic tradition, there are 99 names of God, which again represent various aspects of God. Many people believe Hinduism has many gods, but again, each individual god in Hinduism represents some aspect of the ultimate reality which is beyond thought or conception. Here are some examples of spiritual mantras: Om Namah Shivaya sanskrit for: I honor the God within. Soham or Hamsa sanskrit for: I am That. El Shaddai A Hebrew name for God, translated as God Almighty Elohim Another Hebrew name for God, translated as to whom one has recourse in distress or when one is in need of guidance Allah The Islamic name for God
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