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Mantra

noun

A commonly repeated word or phrase.

(Sanskrit) literally a 'sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns.

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"Mantra" Quotes from Famous Books

... Every vibration in the vehicle produces a corresponding change in consciousness. Is there any way to check these vibrations, to steady the vehicle, so that consciousness may be still? One method is the repeating of a mantra. A mantra is a mechanical way of checking vibration. Instead of using the powers of the will and of imagination, you save these for other purposes, and use the mechanical resource of a mantra. A mantra is a definite succession of sounds. Those ...

— An Introduction to Yoga • Annie Besant

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