Chant Your Mantra
Chant Your Mantra
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Chant Your Mantra
Mantra means “mental protection” ( manas, “mind” — tra, “protecting”). A mantra is a tool our mind can use to protect us from our own negative impulses and dark thought-patterns. The Mantra-yoga-saṃhitā defines mantra with a simple aphorism:
मननात्त्रायते इति मन्त्रः
mananāttrāyate iti mantraḥ
A mantra is a thought which brings about salvation.
A mind, left to its own devices, will flit and flicker without aim or end. But a focused and determined mind is one of the most powerful things in the world. Chanting a mantra is a means of training and engaging the mind. It is an active process focusing on the single most important goal: spiritual growth.
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।
ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥
yato yato niścarati
manaścañcalamasthiram ।
tatastato niyamyaitad
ātmanyeva vaśaṃ nayet ॥
Whenever the unsteady mind — moving to and fro — wanders away, the yogi should restrain it and control it in the Self.
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्
praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ
yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam ।
upaiti śāntarajasaṃ
brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam
The yogi whose mind is peaceful, whose passions are calmed, who is free of evil and has become one with the Supreme Spirit, attains the highest bliss.
— Bhagavad Gītā, VI : 26–27
Size Guide
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Length | 25 ⅞ | 26 ½ | 27 ⅛ | 27 ¾ | 28 ⅜ |
Width | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 ½ |
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Length | 65.7 | 67.3 | 69 | 70.5 | 72 |
Width | 38.1 | 40.6 | 43.2 | 45.7 | 49.5 |
Care Guide
Machine wash cold, inside-out, gentle cycle with mild detergent and similar colors. Use non-chlorine bleach, only when necessary. No fabric softeners. | |
Tumble dry low, or hang-dry for longest life. | |
Cool iron inside-out if necessary. Do not iron printed area. | |
Do not dry clean. |