 Meditation
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for
Stress |
Management
with Bob Swanson
E-mail: bswanson@sbcglobal.net
Chant: Om Namah Shivaya
(Om, I honor Shiva)
"Om Namah Shivaya" is a salutation, a salute to the
inner self, Shiva. Om is the primordial sound. (Go
to "OM" Page.) Sometimes Om can
be heard in meditation.
"Salutations to Shiva our own true Inner Self".
We exist in two worlds. When we are alive in this
outer world we are Jiva, Identified with the world of the body, the world
of matter, the physical Universe. When we turn our gaze inward we
realize we are Shiva. We identify with the peace of oneness, absolute stillness,
and become the observer all, the true self. The mind is the link
that is used by the inner Self to interact in the outer world. When
the mind is absolutely still the two worlds merge and become one.
The Universal Truth becomes known.
Chant: Chant resoundingly, chant softly,
and Chant morning to night. Song is uplifting, it massages the body and
mind with soothing harmonic vibration. It harmonizes the breath.
We need not chant to please others. We chant to please the self.
Chanting is mind cleansing. It drives chaotic thought from our being.
There are slow chants, there are fast chants many can be danced to.
Depression and stress are melted away. A smile appears on the face
and joy arises in the heart.
I chant "Om Namah Shivaya" for 10 minutes
before beginning the "Hamsa" mantra for Meditation. Chanting
is meditation too.
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