The Secret Science of Mantras: Words of Power

Formed from Sanskrit syllables, Mantras are articulate sounds that unite the subconscious, the conscious and the super-conscious. The prime requirement for a mantra to be effective is its proper intonation, and when chanted with the exact sounds and accuracy of musical pitch, a technique which may take years of practice to master, mantras create powerful electro-magnetic currents through their vibrations and are believed to contain a divine, cosmic energy.

The process being scientific, it caught my fascination with its mystery about twelve years ago when I was thirty eight, and having dwelt on it I can today talk with some degree of authenticity on the subject. One more observation here that Sanskrit is the only language in the world that was researched for centuries and the sound reproduction is so precise that no mistake can ever occur even if thousands of people from different parts of the world only know how to read the words. Such is the uniqueness of the language.

For both Hindus and Buddhists, the mantra of mantras is Om, the primordial sound of reality beyond the limitations of time and space. Try pronouncing it, and you will find that this is the only anahata sound that is produced without the tongue touching any part of the palate, beginning in the region of the navel, traversing the throat and ending with the closure of the lips ... A U M, respectively. Amen, omeen, âmeen; pronounced in all languages immediately after a prayer, are variants of this Om. Being transcendental, nobody knows its meaning. Consider the words omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent - the all-powerful, all-seeing and all-present. Where does this 'Om' come from? No polyglot will ever be able to tell you.

Mantras when repeated silently in the mind are said to have more power than those that are repeated audibly. Held suspended in the mind during meditation, they provide a tangible point on which to focus, releasing energy that may have lain dormant and leading the mind to stillness and silence.