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THOMAS ASHLEY-FARRAND
Thomas Ashley-Farrand is one of the Western world's foremost authorities on the application of Sanskrit Mantra to life's problems.
In 1968, Ashley-Farrand began having experiences of a mystical nature, which over the next few years became more intense and profound. He began to read the spiritual literature of the East, where he found eloquent explanations of his specific experiences in the Upanishads.
In 1972, he received Kriya initiation from the Self Realization Fellowship. Mr. Ashley-Farrand began practicing extensive mantra-based spiritual disciplines in 1973. From 1973-1984, He was the priest for the Temple of Cosmic Religion (Sanatana Vishwa Dharma) in Washington, D.C., first as priest-in-residence where he performed ancient Sanskrit ceremonies (pujas) twice daily, and later as traveling priest based in Southern California. In 1974, he received initiation from Sadguru Sant Keshavadas into the universal mantra for spiritual illumination, the Gayatri Mantra, and other mystical formulas. He also studied with Christian mystic Dr. Leon Wright of Howard University. In 1975, he received Tibetan spiritual empowerments from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.
In 1978, Mr. Ashley-Farrand journeyed to India where he met a wide variety of spiritual teachers both famous and unknown. There, he astonished swamis, pundits, shastris and others with his intonation and pronunciation of complex Sanskrit mantras, slokas and spiritual formulas. From one end of India to another, he was asked to demonstrate his mastery of this complex spiritual liturgy for assembled Indian spiritual teachers. Repeatedly, they told him that he had been a swami and spiritual teacher for several lives in India. A highlight of his trip there came as he was blessed by two of the most prominent spiritual personages in all of India, each having spiritual authority over more than 150 million people, H. H. Pejor Math Swami, and Sri Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati Maha Swamigal.
Since 1982, when he moved to California, he has conducted meditations and ceremonies in people's homes, local colleges and for various religious organizations. He received empowerments from Kalu Rimpoche, the Dalai Lama and Sakya Jetsun Chiney Luding (Jetsun Ma), a woman guru from Tibet.
In 1984, Mr. Ashley-Farrand and a small group of spiritual seekers formed the service organization, the Seed Of the Golden Age (Satya Yuga Bijam) for which he served as president until 2000. In 2001 he became president of a new non-profit organization, Sanatana Dharma Satsang. He is also president of Saraswati Publications, LLC, formed in 2001.
Since 1989, he has been a frequent lecturer for such organizations as the Theosophical Society of Long Beach, California, and Astara, where he has assisted in annual Fire Initiation Ceremonies since 1991.
Mr. Ashley-Farrand's understanding and expertise in the disciplines of the ancient religious ceremonies (Puja - water and Yajna - fire) is almost unique among Westerners. Some of the ceremonies he performs can last as long as eight hours. In a departure from the enigmatic portrait of the mystic, Mr. Ashley-Farrand teaches that "mysticism is the ultimate in personal practicality," and need not be a withdrawal from the world. He maintains that an increasing ability to serve is the only reliable sign of spiritual progress.
MUZ MURRAY (RAMANA BABA)
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Muz Murray is a world-travelling mystic master with an international reputation, having given guidance for many years in his “SHARING THE QUEST” workshops—on Mantra Yoga, Mystical Awakening, Massage and Meditation—in the UK and Europe. He follows the way of the Universal Mystic—the Path of the Heart—embracing the essence of all traditions, but is attached to none.
Although endowed with the saffron robe and spiritual name of “Ramana Baba” in India, he sees himself neither as a ‘Swami’ nor a ‘New Age’ teacher, inclining rather to the notion of a ‘No Age’—seeking the teachings suitable for any age of the world, through attunement to the eternal verities. Thus his ‘Way of Unlearning’ is a simple “Sharing of the Inner Quest” warmly appreciated by those who seek trustworthy guidance without bondage to any form of cultism.
In his early twenties (during seven years of vagabondage around the world) an unlooked-for experience of spiritual awakening—known as ‘Cosmic Consciousness’—suddenly occurred, which was to transform the course of his life and consequently the lives of many others. Some months after this ‘Cosmic Initiation’ he came into contact with a spiritual Master who gave him his first ‘temporal initiation’ into a mantric form of meditation called Shabda Yoga (or the Mystical Sound Current.) This was later followed by association with masters of many traditions and subsequent initiations into many forms of arduous spiritual practice and esoteric experience.
In consequence, he became the Founder of a mystical community in London, known as “Gandalf’s Garden” which produced a world-distributed esoteric magazine of the same name. The magazine and work of this community became a spiritual inspiration to many thousands in Britain and on the Continent during the ‘Flower-Power’ Era of the late Sixties and early Seventies. The centre hosted Gurus and teachers of every tradition from all over the world and pioneered the spirit of ‘spiritual cross-fertilisation’ between isolated esoteric groups, which resulted in many more universally-minded centres blossoming in its wake in several countries.
In 1972, Muz undertook a three-year pilgrimage to India and Nepal, travelling as a sadhu or mendicant monk. Besides following many spiritual disciplines, he deepened his investigations into Mantra (the Yoga of Sound) with Sufi (Dervish), Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Tibetan Masters.
HENRY MARSHALL
Henry Marshall is a Western-trained clinical psychologist who brings Eastern philosophies, healing, and meditation into his practice. His therapeutic skill and heartfelt simplicity awaken even skeptical people to the pleasure and power of chanting mantras, magical sacred songs in Sanskrit language.
Together with the musicians of the Playshop Family, he has recorded several CDs of powerful healing mantras.
He has also authored a book about mantra chanting.
He and Rickie Moore are life partners and co-therapists.
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I had the wonderful opportunity to experience Snatam Kaur in concert at Golden Bridge Yoga in Hollywood this past September 8th. I had seen her a year ago as well at the same location and both times walked away with a similar experience... inspired and centered. Snatam exudes an innocent stillness that is both moving and captivating. I couldn’t wait to interview her after seeing her...wanting to give you our listeners and myself some insight into this young womans heart.
Was there a defining moment in your life where you knew beyond a doubt that music was your calling?
I have always enjoyed music. As a child, music was a part of our life as my mother is an accomplished musician of the Sikh traditional Gurbani Kirtan. My mother recalls that I sang a lot. When I was around 6 I remember singing in the bath tub! So perhaps that was my first musical calling! You have asked a difficult question.There have been so many defining moments in my life which directed me to the path of service through music; being at the Golden Temple in Amritsar India and listening to the beautiful music there, being at our Summer Solstice gathering (www.3HO.org) and watching the sun rise as I finished leading the whole yogic congregation in morning chants, being in the studio and having that first defining magical moment when all of the hard work comes together in a momentary miracle that sends you to heaven. The list goes on. I think that I have defining moments every day. It is a constant definition process of chiseling my body mind and soul to serve people and uplift them. I have been blessed with a beautiful spiritual teacher, Yogi Bhajan, who made sure I would never forget this lesson.
What do you love most about performing and recording? Both the processes of recording and performing require that I reach into my soul and deliver from that place of truth. There’s no getting away from it. In a concert everyone can perceive everything that you are going through. In the studio the precision of the equipment and the shear pressure to deliver puts everything into a magnifying glass. I enjoy this process! It may sound funny, but during this process I have been blessed to see that there is a wealth of energy, light and joy that comes from the Divine, and that is just waiting to be tapped into if you can set the ego aside. The more I can set my ego aside and come from a place of service, the more this energy seems to be available.
When I attended your show at Golden Bridge this September I could really hear and enjoyed the musical influence of the Grateful Dead in GuruGanesha’s guitar playing. Do you have any musical influences and who are they? I grew up as a Sikh, and feel so grateful for this. The Sikh tradition spans back to the 15th Century, and music is an integral part of our practice. There are many Sikh musicians living today that not many people have heard of in the West who I am completely inspired by because their music has given me so much peace and shown me a way to be devotional and really converse with God. I love Nusarat Ali Khan because he is so energetic with his music and really commands his emotions into the expression of his voice. I love Aretha Franklin and her ability to improvise in the music. I like to do a lot of that. I love Jerry Garcia and his ability to sing a ballad and take the audience on a journey.
Where do you find your inspiration to write? I usually write music, poems, or articles from my own life experience. I’ve never been able to just sit down and write something without feeling it first. I feel that I am on a spiritual path and journey that has taken me through some big challenges, deep healing, inspiration and grace. I know that this will continue! I do a morning yoga and meditation practice every day, and this has really helped me to process my experiences and in the end be uplifted by them. Sometimes in the morning practice I’ll get a vision, or a deep understanding of my soul’s journey that is not intellectual. I like to capture these visions into words, and this often translates into my writing.
I heard that you recently married to Sopurkh Singh Khalsa. Did your partnership affect the writing and energy of your recent album Anand? I definitely feel that that my marriage affected the energy of Anand. Sopurkh is such a joyful and intuitive man and has really helped me in so many ways to connect to my own internal joy. Anand is kind of a celebration of that joy and an affirmation of my soul’s journey.
Where do you see yourself in the next five years? In the next five years I would love to have one or more children. It would be great to be able to continue to tour, so how about a big tour bus with a place for the kids to play? I am also very interested in beginning to teach people Sikh traditional Gurbani Kirtan, and have a goal of opening a school.
What is the biggest lesson you have gathered from your musical and spirtual journey? I have learned that everyone is on a spiritual path, and to give respect to each person’s process, including my own. Sometimes I wish to change the world, and change everything in it. But as I continue on my own spiritual path I’m learning the power of acceptance; accepting me, accepting my life, accepting everything and everyone in it. I’ve learned the basic power of taking a deep breath, and the basic power of sacred music to bring healing energy to my mind and body. Life, music, food, love, are all communications and expressions to God, and the dance with God continues every day. So, I’ve learned to accept my life and be grateful for all of the countless blessings. I’ve learned to be strong in the face of adversity, and I’ve learned not to give up ever, and to especially never give my grace away because this is a choice. Every moment we make a choice to be spiritual or neurotic as my teacher often said. I know that it is in the power of the little moments where the real life changes happen. So again, back to the breath and breathing… that is my greatest and most important lesson!
There is a sweetness and humility that resonates through your voice and in your being. Do you have a spiritual practice that you do that helps to cultivate these beautiful qualities? Every day I do a meditation and yoga practice called the “Aquarian Sadhana.” It was given to us by the great sage and Kundalini Yoga Master, Yogi Bhajan. I take a cold shower to energize the body and circulate my blood. There is nothing better then having a big glass of warm water to drink; I love this especially because I sing so much and it is very soothing for my throat. I do a vigorous Kundalini Yoga set every morning, and follow it with about an hour of chanting. I love this morning practice, and especially enjoy doing it with my husband. We practice it before the sun rises. To me this is such a beautiful and magical time of the day. I can never really think at this time, and that’s a good thing! This is my soul’s time with God.
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Though as a young man Muktananda gained recognition for his yogic attainments, Swami Muktananda often said that his spiritual journey didn't truly begin until he received 
venerable tradition of his master's lineage to the West, giving the previously little-known shaktipat initiation to untold thousands of spiritual seekers. Muktananda established Gurudev Siddha Peeth as a public trust in India to administer the work there, and founded the
THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY
The Key Ideas or basic principles circulating around the Theosophical Society since 1875—
derived from Vedanta, Buddhism, Plato, the Kabbalah, Alchemy, the ancient Mysteries and various other sources and put together in a new synthesis by HP Blavatsky, her Teachers and her followers
and treated as hypotheses, propositions and premises not binding on any member
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There is one fundamental law and that is the radical unity of the ultimate essence of each part of Nature
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The universe is eternal and exists in two basic modes, manifest and unmanifest; it is the site of the periodic appearance and disappearance of worlds and of life
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There is no dead matter, everything is endowed with some form of consciousness, and everything is a product of consciousness
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The human being is a microcosm
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As it is above so it is below
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The universe is guided from within and everything takes place on the inner planes first
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There is a fundamental identity of all souls with the universal Over-Soul. Each soul is like a spark of the Over-Soul or the One, and those sparks go through a process of spiritual evolution in a series of incarnations, according to cyclic and karmic laws
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Everything that happens is the result of natural law
The name given to the above by HP Blavatsky was Theosophy, but, principally, the word theosophy means divine wisdom (theosophia) and does not refer to these ideas at all but rather to a state of wisdom that is an inherent property of the Soul, or of Consciousness, when divested of all accretions in the form of thought.
The Theosophical Society is not the only place one might encounter these ideas, which particularly since the 1970s have gained a fairly wide currency in one form or another, synthesized anew by the likes of Aldous Huxley, Paul Brunton and Ken Wilber. But to give credit where it is due, the Theosophical Society was ahead of its time in its vindication of ancient traditions, and its critique of dogmatic theology and scientific materialism—a stand that is as relevant today as it was in 1875.
SRI SWAMI SIVANANDA...some teachings
This article was excerpted from the book Japa Yoga.
Japa Yoga
By
Sri Swami Sivananda
What Is Japa?
Mantra
Sound and Image
Glory of the Divine Name
Varieties of Japa
Practical Aids to Japa
Mantras for Japa
There is another excerpt from Gurudev's book Japa Yoga at the TM web site. It explains the meaning of the Bija-Akshara (seed letters such as Om, Kleem, Gam, etc.). Click here to read that article.
Repetition of any Mantra or Name of the Lord is known as Japa. Japa is an important Anga of Yoga. It is a spiritual food for the hungry soul. Japa is the rod in the hand of the blind Sadhakas (aspirants) to plod on the road to Realization. Japa is the philosopher's stone or divine elixir that makes one God-like. In this iron age, practice of Japa alone can give eternal Peace, Bliss and Immortality.
Japa is repetition of the Mantra. Dhyana is meditation on the form of the Lord with His attributes. There is meditation or Dhyana with Japa (Japa-Sahita-Dhyana); there is meditation or Dhyana without Japa (Japa-Rahita-Dhyana). In the beginning you should combine Dhyana with Japa. As you advance the Japa drops by itself; meditation only remains. It is an advanced stage. You can then practice concentration separately. You can do whatever you like best in this respect.
Name (Nama) and the object (Rupa) signified by the Name are inseparable. Thought and word are inseparable. Whenever you think of the name of your son, his figure stands before your mental eye, and vice versa. Even so when you do Japa of Rama, Krishna or Christ, the picture of Rama, Krishna or Christ will come before your mind. Therefore Japa and Dhyana go together. They are inseparable.
Do the Japa with feeling. Know the meaning of the Mantra. Feel God's presence in everything and everywhere. Draw closer and nearer to Him when you repeat the Japa. Think He is shining in the chambers of your heart. He is witnessing your repetition of the Mantra as He is the witness of your mind.
'Mananat-trayate iti Mantrah' - By the Manana (constant thinking or recollection) of which one is protected or is released from the round of births and deaths, is Mantra. That is called Mantra by the meditation (Manana) on which the Jiva or the individual soul attains freedom from sin, enjoyment in heaven and final liberation, and by the aid of which it attains in full the fourfold fruit (Chaturvarga), i.e., Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. A Mantra is so called because it is achieved by the mental process. The root 'Man' in the word Mantra comes from the first syllable of that word, meaning 'to think', and 'Tra' from 'Trai' meaning 'to protect' or 'free' from the bondage of Samsara or the phenomenal world. By the combination of 'Man' and 'Tra' comes Mantra.
A Mantra is divinity encased within a sound-structure. It is divine power or Daivi Sakti manifesting in a sound-body. The Mantra is itself Devata.
The sacred Mantra or the Divine Name is a vital symbol of the Supreme Divinity directly revealed in the innermost depths of divine communion to the sages of Self-realization in the hoary Vedic and Upanishadic times. These symbols are in the nature of unfailing keys to gain access into the transcendental realms of absolute experience.
Mantra Yoga is an exact science. A Mantra, in the Hindu religion, has the following six parts. It has got a Rishi (a man of Self-realization) to whom it was revealed for the first time and who gave this Mantra to the world. He is the Drashta or Seer for this Mantra. Sage Viswamitra is the Rishi for Gayatri. Secondly, the Mantra has a metre (Chhandas), which governs the inflection of the voice. Thirdly, the Mantra has a particular Devata or supernatural being, higher or lower, as its informing power. This Devata is the presiding deity of the Mantra. Fourthly, the Mantra has got a Bija or seed. The seed is a significant word, or series of words, which gives a special power to the Mantra. The Bija is the essence of the Mantra. Fifthly, every Mantra has got a Sakti. The Sakti is the energy of the form of the Mantra, i.e., of the vibration-forms set up by its sound. These carry the man to the Devata that is worshipped. Lastly, the Mantra has a Kilaka - pillar or pin. This plugs the Mantra-Chaitanya that is hidden in the Mantra. As soon as the plug is removed by constant and prolonged repetition of the Name, the Chaitanya that is hidden is revealed. The devotee gets Darshana of the Ishta Devata.
Sounds are vibrations. They give rise to definite forms. Each sound produces a form in the indivisible world, and combinations of sound create complicated shapes. Repetition of a Mantra has a mysterious power of bringing about the manifestation of the Divinity, just as the splitting of an atom manifests the tremendous forces latent in it. When a particular Mantra appropriated to a particular god is properly recited, the vibrations so set up create in the higher planes a special form which that god ensouls for the time being. The repetition of the Panchakshara Mantra - Om Namo Sivaya - produces the form of Lord Siva. The repetition of Om Namo Narayanaya, the Ashtakshara Mantra of Vishnu, produces the form of Vishnu.
The Name of God, chanted correctly or incorrectly, knowingly or unknowingly, carefully, is sure to give the desired result. Just as burning quality is natural to and inherent in fire, so also, the power of destroying sins with their very root and branch, and bringing the aspirant into blissful union with the Lord through Bhava-Samadhi, is natural to and inherent in the Name of God.
The glory of the Name of God cannot be established through reasoning and intellect. It can be experienced or realized only through devotion, faith and constant repetition of the Name.
There is a Sakti or power in every word. If you utter the word 'excreta' or 'urine' when your friend is taking his meals, he may at once vomit his food. If you think of 'Garam Pakoda', 'hot Pakoda' (fried delicacies), your tongue will get salivation. When anyone suddenly shouts 'Scorpion! Scorpion!', 'Snake! Snake!', you at once apprehend the scorpion or the snake and jump in fright. When anyone calls you a 'donkey' or an 'ass', you are annoyed and you show anger. If anyone says, "You are a nice person," you smile. When such is the power of the names of the ordinary things of this world, what tremendous power should there be in the Name of God! God is the completion or the fullness of existence. Hence, the Name which denotes Him, too, is full and perfect. Therefore, the power of the Name of God is incalculable, for it is the height or the zenith of power. The Name of God can achieve anything. There is nothing impossible for it. It is the means to the realization of God Himself. Even as the name of a thing in this world generates the consciousness of that thing in the mind, the Name of God generates God-consciousness in the purified mind and becomes the direct cause of the realization of the Highest Perfection or God.
Repeat the Mantra verbally for sometime, in a whisper for sometime, and mentally for sometime. The minds wants variety. It gets disgusted with any monotonous practice. The mental repetition is very powerful. It is termed Manasika Japa. The verbal or loud repetition is called Vaikhari Japa. The loud Japa shuts out all worldly sounds. There is no break of Japa here. Repetition in a whisper or humming is termed Upamshu Japa. Even mechanical repetition of Japa without any Bhava has a great purifying effect on the heart or the mind. The feeling will come later on when the process of mental purification goes on.
Write down daily in a notebook your Ishta Mantra or Guru Mantra for half an hour. When you write the Mantra, observe Mouna. Write the Mantra clearly in ink. On Sundays and holidays, write this for one hour. This is Likhita Japa You can develop a wonderful power of concentration.
The benefits of Mantra-writing or Likhita Japa cannot be adequately described. Besides bringing about purity of heart and concentration of mind, mantra-writing gives you control of Asana, control of Indriyas, particularly the sight and the tongue, and fills you with the power of endurance. You attain peace of mind quickly. By prolonged and constant practice the inherent power of the Mantra (Mantra-Sakti) will be awakened, which will fill your very existence with the Divinity of the Mantra.
In Mantra writing, there is no restriction about any particular script. It may be written in any language.
- Select any Mantra or Name of God, preferably that given to you by your Guru, and repeat it from 108 to 1,080 times daily (one to ten malas).
- Always keep your Guru-Mantra a secret. Never disclose it to anyone.
- It is better to stick to one Mantra only. See Lord Krishna in Rama, Shiva, Durga, Gayatri and in everyone.
- Get up at 4a.m. and do Japa for two hours. The early morning period (Brahmamuhurta) and dusk is the most favourable time for Japa and meditation. This is when Sattva (purity or steadiness) is predominant.
- Take a bath or wash your hands, feet, face and mouth before sitting for Japa in the morning. At other times this is not absolutely necessary. Do Japa whenever you have leisure, at the three junctions of the day - morning, noon and evening - and before going to bed.
- Face east or north during the practice. This enhances the efficacy of the Japa. Sit on a deer skin or rug. Spread a piece of cloth over it. This conserves body-electricity. Sit in a separate meditation room or in any suitable place, such as a temple, on a river bank or under a banyan or peepul tree.
- Maintain a steady pose. Attain mastery of the posture. You must be able to sit in Padmasana, Siddhasana or Sukhasana for three hours at a strech.
- Reslove to complete a certain minimum number of malas before leaving your seat.
- Recite some prayers before starting the Japa.
- A rosary is a whip to goad the mind towards God. Use a rudraksha or tulsi mala of 108 beads.
- Do not allow the mala to hang below the navel. Keep the hand near the heart or the nose.
- The mala must not be visible to you or to others. Cover it with a towel or handkerchief, which must be clean and washed daily.
- Use the middle finger and the thumb of the right to roll the beads. The use of the index finger is prohibited.
- Do not cross the meru while rolling the beads. Turn back when you come to it.
- Sometimes do the Japa without a mala. Use a watch.
- Do mental Japa for a time. When the mind wanders, do the Japa aloud, or whisper the Mantra for some time and come back to mental Japa again as soon as possible.
- When you repeat the Mantra, have the feeling or mental attitude that the Lord is seated in your heart, that purity or Sattva is flowing from the Lord into your mind, that the Mantra is purifying your heart, destroying desires, cravings and evil thoughts.
- Do not do the Japa in a hurried manner, like a contractor who tries to finish his work in a short time. Do it slowly with feeling, one-pointedness of mind and single-minded devotion.
- Pronounce the Mantra distinctly and without any mistakes. Repeat it neither too slowly nor too fast. Increase the speed only when the mind wanders.
- Be vigilant and alert during Japa. Stand up when sleep tries to overpower you.
- Try to associate the Japa with the rhythm of the breath and meditate in the form of your Deity. Keep a picture or idol of the Deity in front of you. Think of the meaning of the Mantra while repeating it.
- Regularity in Japa Sadhana is most essential if success is to be achieved. Sit in the same place and at the same time every day.
- Do not beg for any worldly objects from God while doing Japa. Feel that your heart is being purified and that the mind is becoming steady by the power of the Mantra and the Grace of the Lord.
- Observe silence and avoid distractions, calls and engagements.
- It is important not to leave the place at once after the Japa is over and mix with everyone or plunge into worldly activity. Sit very quietly for at least ten minutes, humming some prayer, remembering the Lord and reflecting upon His infinite love. Then, after devout prostration, leave the place and commence your routine duties and activities. In this way the spiritual vibrations will remain intact.
- Continue the current of Japa mentally at all times, whatever be the activity in which you are engaged. Carry on your Sadhana with tenacity and perseverance, without a break. Realize the glorious goal of life and enjoy supreme bliss.
- Lord Krishna:
- Maha-Mantra :
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare - Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
- Om Sri Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana Vallabhaya Namah
- Om Sri Krishnaya Namah
- Maha-Mantra :
- Sri Devi:
- Om Sri Durgayai Namah
- Lord Ganapati:
- Om Sri Ganapataye Namah
- Sri Hanuman:
- Om Sri Hanumate Namah
- Lord Hari:
- Om Namo Narayanaya (Ashtakshara)
- Hari Om
- Hari Om Tat Sat
- Jugal (Combined) Mantra:
- Sita Ram
- Radhe Shyam
- Radhe Krishna
- Sri Kalika:
- Om Sri Kalikayai Namah
- Sri Lakshmi:
- Om Sri Maha-Lakshmyai Namah
- Lord Shiva:
- Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra:
Om tryambakam yajamahe
sugandhim pushtivardhanam
uurvarukamiva bandhanaan
mrityor mukshiya maamritaat. - Om Namah Shivaya (Panchakshara)
- Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra:
- Lord Rama:
- Om Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram
- Om Sri Ramaya Namah
- Sri Rama Rama Rameti,
Rame Rame Manorame
Sahasranama Tattulyam Rama Nama Varanane - Om Sri Sita-Ramachandradhyam Namah
- Sri Ram
- Sri Saraswathi:
- Om Sri Sarasvatyai Namah
- Lord Subramanya, Kartikeya:
- Om Sri Saravanabhavaya Namah
- Sharangati Mantra (for surrender):
- Om Sri Ramah Sharanam Mama
- Om Sri Krishnah Sharanam Mama
- Om Sri Sita-Ramah Sharanam Mama
- Sharada:
- Om Sri Bala-Parameshvaryai Namah
- Tripurasundari:
- Om Sri Tripura-Sundaryai Namah
- Vedantic Formulae:
- Om Soham
- Om Tat Tvam Asi
- Om Aham Brahma Asmi