Re: Some thoughts on mantra
Namaste EM,
2) What? I'm done. Feels like I just got started."
I would really love to be able to have more of that kind of feeling after japa, but sometimes it seems like a huge relief to my wandering mind to let it loose and just get up from meditation. Are there any disciplines to still fluttering thoughts? Perhaps it is just a matter of consistency and discipline: setting aside X minutes everyday for the mind's "time out". I have been reading that one of the most basic forms of meditation, like watching the breath and control of prana, is very good for keeping the mind quiet. It seems like the first necessary step for successful meditation, and not just sitting still with your legs crossed, picking a mantra at random and thinking you are making spiritual progress.
"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Om Gam Ganapataye namah
लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ।
Lokaah SamastaaH Sukhino Bhavantu
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