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    Mantra and karmic effects?

    Namaste all,

    I recently completed a forty day mantra discipline which is an accomplishment as I felt as though there was a block in finding a suitable mantra. However about a week before completing the discipline I noticed small things occurring in life, such as finding less time being able to relax, feeling fatigued, difficulty sleeping, feeling feverish, things not running smoothly in general. I went over the forty days and continued to chant as I enjoyed it but have recently stopped as I feel burnt out and in some ways I feel as though I am in a dark place, I don't feel right, slightly depressed if I am honest.

    Is this Karmic? If so what would cause this effect? The first few weeks I felt as though I was covering some ground but nowI don't know so much.

    I have heard people say that mantra improves ones life, spiritually, materially, mentally but I don't feel as though this was the case for me.

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
    ~ Om Namah Shivaya ~

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    Re: Mantra and karmic effects?

    Namaste.

    When one chants a Mantra, they must do it with Bhava - you gotta be in the right mindspace for it.

    So many times, I have been chanting, thinking 'what shall I make for dinner?' or 'how am I going to make my car repayments this week'? That isn't good.

    I mean, chanting the Mantra is still a good thing - better than singing a popular radio song - but the feeling isn't there. It isn't the same.

    Even if you chant a mantra like Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (notices you are Shaiva) only once with all your heart - with love - with full awareness it's better than chanting one lakh with apathy or ambivalence.

    If you have been chanting for 40 days and see little difference, maybe you should just stop it for a while - especially if it leads you into a dark, lonely place.

    Pray to Lord Shiva and ask Him to help you. Tell Him your problems. Trust only Him.

    You'll find you are chanting His Mantras which comes automatically and effortlessly then.

    All the best with this and may the Lord guide and bless you.

    Aum Namah Shivaya

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    Re: Mantra and karmic effects?

    Quote Originally Posted by SeekingPeaceOfMind View Post
    Namaste all,

    I recently completed a forty day mantra discipline which is an accomplishment as I felt as though there was a block in finding a suitable mantra. However about a week before completing the discipline I noticed small things occurring in life, such as finding less time being able to relax, feeling fatigued, difficulty sleeping, feeling feverish, things not running smoothly in general. I went over the forty days and continued to chant as I enjoyed it but have recently stopped as I feel burnt out and in some ways I feel as though I am in a dark place, I don't feel right, slightly depressed if I am honest.

    Is this Karmic? If so what would cause this effect? The first few weeks I felt as though I was covering some ground but nowI don't know so much.

    I have heard people say that mantra improves ones life, spiritually, materially, mentally but I don't feel as though this was the case for me.

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
    Vannakkam: To me this sounds like a classic case of too much, too quick. Just an athlete can do further damage to a sprained muscle by trying to rehab it too quickly, our religion can be like that from intensity. So I don't see anything in the experience other than it's a lesson to slow down. Hindus have patience.

    Aum Namasivaya

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    Jai Shree Maa

    Please you must note that chanting mantra has an effect since it contains energy. You must know how to handle the energy when it starts flowing. If you can't handle it in the right way, you trouble youself. For example, the electric current is a boon if handled n managed correctly i mean in the prescribed way however if you make mistakes it flow get un chanalised & it causes trouble / destruction.

    So the million dollar question is What is the right mantra & the right way for YOU??????

    Only Guru ( A siddha Guru who has got the realisation) can tell what mantra is good for you.

    You must get it from your GURU. Only after initiation from the Guru( I am lucky that way to have my GURUJI) & getting the prescribed way (meaning pronunciation the central part of chanting mantras) you should do it.

    Wish you all the best.

    Jai Shri Maa

    Ajeet

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    Dear friends ,
    It all depends on the purpose for which a manthra is chanted . If it is for mundane interests , it does not give any positive effect immediately because every thing is subject to the theory of karma . It would reduce the impacts of agami and sanchitha karmas and purifies the mind . But prarabda karma is like an arrow let out and it will definitely give the aimed result . But a manthra recited with all sincerity and with love for the sake love of the intended deity , it gives utmost serenity and positive energy .Karma like matter can never be destroyed though it can be transferred from one form to another , that also with the blessings of personal deity .Intense devotion makes the sadhaka to take everything in his stride nonchalantly . A pebble placed in the eye makes the entire world gets covered where as the same at a distance does not affect the vision at all.Thus a true devotion makes every problem insignificant .This is the difference between manthra chanting done with purpose and done with out any expectation and purpose.

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    Re: Mantra and karmic effects?

    Hari Om!

    In my humble opinion, if you've made a vow to chant the mantra for 40 days, an anusthan, perhaps some clarity or help is needed. See http://www.ashram.org/Sadhana/Mantra...-Anusthan.aspx and verify if any of this will supplement your practice.

    In my own practices, the mind can stray at times, difficulties arise etc, but I just chalk it up to the scum coming to the surface of water to be skimmed off the top - thus an effort to purify the water. In my case, the water is very muddy. Lots of dirt and scum. Fight it a day at a time with firm resolve.

    All the best and hope this helps.

    Om

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    Quote Originally Posted by saswathy View Post
    Karma like matter can never be destroyed though it can be transferred from one form to another , that also with the blessings of personal deity .
    I see this a bit differently... there is a general understanding that once karma ( properly karman¹) is exhausted, then one reaches the condition of enlightenment (more apropos is mokṣa). Yet it is the other way around. It is freedom (liberation, mokṣa) that ends karma. If this is true then karma is in fact destroyed and done by the ~burning~ ( so say the wise) of past impressions called vāsanā-s.

    More on this can be found here on this HDF post:
    http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=8360

    Yet net-net: karma occurs in duality. If duality is removed, where then can there be a re-action?


    iti śiva


    1.karman is action, performance; the result of karman is kṛtá. It means cultivated, done, result, accomplished, made; hence karma leads to kṛtá
    यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

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    Dear friends
    Yes . karma seeds , once get burnt do not sprout . Since the sprouting is stopped there is no question of repitition of the karma . All this is perfectly correct . But it takes endless , , undaunted , intense effort coupled with the janmanthara merit to burn the seeds of karma in many cases . when the knowledge of self enlightens the soul , entire karma gets destroyed . It is like a big question --- which is first , the seed or the tree .We do come across some great souls who have burnt all vasanas and attained the highest state of bliss . But that is in texts . In real life it is a big questionmark . People who are at that state don't go on conducting sessions and workshops , charging for that at astronomical rates , under the guise of operational expenses . So what all , that is being dished out is theory only .They are all not realised souls .One tonne of theory is not equal to an iota of practice . So it is better to practice and experience that bliss. occassionallty if any doubt raises up getting it cleared from the other sadhakas in the path is helpful.

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    hari o
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    Quote Originally Posted by saswathy View Post
    But it takes endless , , undaunted , intense effort coupled with the janmanthara merit to burn the seeds of karma in many cases .
    Again, I see it differently. It takes:
    • One pointedness
    • knowledge
    • grace
    iti śiva
    यतस्त्वं शिवसमोऽसि
    yatastvaṁ śivasamo'si
    because you are identical with śiva

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    Re: Mantra and karmic effects?

    Both are same expressed in a different way .

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