The Power of the Mantra and Balance
We all need balance in our lives. When life situations throws you a curve, it offsets our balance. When we come back to our inner self, we re-connect to our divine and helps restore our balance back.
What is a Mantra ?
The meaning of Mantra is: man (mind) and tra (calm or soothe). Mantras are sacred texts or a sequence of syllables (sometimes just a name or word) that is used in meditation and believed to tune your mind into the divine ground of existence. Mantra is effective in calming the mind stop the mental chatter. If we could just conquer our own minds, I believe anything is possible, most importantly, bringing back the balance.
Mantras are not just another form of “chanting music” but rather a music meditation that can literally bring transformation into your life. One of the most well known Mantras is OM- or AUM which is chanted at the beginning of every Yoga Chanting class, we call Kirtan. According to Lea Longo, Montreal Kirtan artist and who is also the founder of Montreal Kirtan community says,
“When we Chant mantras together as one, we raise the level of our own vibration to a high spiritual state where we can actually feel and experience our Divine nature and by chanting Aum, we connect to the essence of all mantras, and tune in to the divine. Chanting is possibly the most effective means of directly experiencing our spiritual nature.”
About Montreal Kirtan
When Lea discovered music mantras from her India travels, (about 10 years ago) she searched for a similar practice back in Montreal upon her return.
When she couldn’t find any classes, she started her own. Her vision is to build kirtan in Montreal. Although the Montreal Kirtan community is still relatively young, this hasn’t stopped her from creating an official kirtan association www.montrealkirtan.com where folks gather every month to chant together.
We are now over 300 members and growing …
“I am confident and excited to see where Kirtan in Montreal will be in 5 years from now and we are excited about our Kirtan events especially the Montreal Yoga and Chant Festival”. I believe “if we build it, they will come…”
~ Lea Longo
Read October issue PAGE 28 : Montreal Natural Magazine www.montrealnatural.com
Read more BLOG articles on mantras “when sound meets the Heart ” by Lea
https://infinitejoynow.ca/mindful-and-chant-meditation-when-sound-meets-the-heart/
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