Mantras are chants, or more specifically, energetic vibrations of words that connect us with the vibrations of the True Self, the Universe, the One. The word mantra comes from Sanskrit. Its two syllables can be broken down as: man - to reflect, to think, to be aware; and tra - an instrument which saves. Mantras are instruments that save us from the ego's perception that each of us is separate from everyone and everything. Chanting mantra is a meditation practice to help bring us to the awareness that we are all Consciousness, the True Self, the One. Combining the right thinking with the power of mantras gives you a combination that makes you unstoppable.

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