Chanting of mantras - Continued
The effect of mantra can be experienced once a person
completes around 10000 japas. Though number of chanting’s prescribed for each
mantras varies and are usually very high running into lakhs, for the purpose of
experiencing the effects minimum counts as mentioned above starts should
showing its effects.
Further there are some mantras which start showing its
effect from day1. This is all depends from person to person
Now one should understand that obtaining siddhi on the
mantra is very difficult, completing the said count of mantra does not mean
that you will become accomplished in that mantra. But one can experience
certain changes in his life when the mantra has become much attuned to his body
and mind. He/she can observe that his mind becomes tranquil/happy after
chanting the mantra, his problems no longer seems difficult after chanting
mantra, his affirmation’s become highly potent, thereby getting what he desires
for.
The benefit of mantra also depends on the type of seed
(bija) syllable used in it. Seed syllables like hum are used to repel things, Srim is for auspiciousness etc.
The best way to practice mantra is to chant it mentally.
Also concentrating the mantra on manas chakra helps in the mantra to get
absorbed in your mind and will lead to ajapa meditation of the mantra, which is
the highest state that one can achieve in mantra chanting, as once this happens
there will be complete absorption of mantra into the mind and at the subconscious
level the mantra would be chanted 24/7 without conscious action and at this
stage mind becomes still and purified.
Aligning mantra with breath helps to achieve ajapa state
(continuous chanting of mantra at sub conscious level).
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