{"id":119,"date":"2019-01-17T05:31:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T05:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emarkets.com.server.digiteck.in\/wrdpress\/?p=119"},"modified":"2019-03-19T06:51:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T06:51:25","slug":"chanting-for-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speakin.co\/edit\/chanting-for-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Chanting for Happiness!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is a magical importance to chanting or reciting a\u00a0Hindu mantra<\/strong>\u00a0108 times. There are various different types of mantras in Hinduism, there are some that are specifically for happiness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The\u00a0Gayatri\u00a0 mantra<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most important mantras for Hindus, andif chanted 108 times each day<\/strong>\u00a0is said to\u00a0create happiness<\/strong>\u00a0for the believer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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O\u1e43 bh\u016br bhuva\u1e25 sva\u1e25<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span>\r\n

t\u00e1t savit\u00far v\u00e1re\u1e47(i)ya\u1e43<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span>\r\n

bh\u00e1rgo dev\u00e1sya dh\u012bmahi<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/span>\r\n

dh\u00edyo y\u00f3 na\u1e25 prachod\u00e1y\u0101t<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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A modern day translation of the Gayatri verse by Ralph T. H. Griffith is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cMay we attain that excellent glory of Savitar the god: So may he stimulate our prayers.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The Mantra for attainment of happiness is<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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OM NAMAH SHIVAYA<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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A modern day translation of the mantra by Elizabeth Gilbert the author of her bestselling autobiography book and subsequent movie \u201cEat, Pray, Love\u201d is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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\u201cHonor the divinity within me.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Both these mantra\u2019s have a universal appeal and can be chanted by anyone irrespective of their religious belief, however if you are uncomfortable chanting these mantras, I suggest you find a mantra within your own religion which you can chant.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In Islam<\/strong>\u00a0there is a mantra of repeating the\u00a099 names for Allah<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0which create similar\u00a0positive vibrations<\/em>\u00a0for the faithful. Hence, two popular Muslim chants are<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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ALLAHU AKBAR<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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A translation of this mantra is:\u00a0God is great.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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BISMILLAH AL-RAHMAN, AL-RAHIM<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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A translation of this mantra is:\u00a0In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Similarly, there are chants of all other religions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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One of the shortcuts that I have employed is that\u00a0every morning I put these mantras on the audio system, and hear them first thing in the morning. Also, the other mantras are on my phone, and as I walk, I hear them on my headphones and chant along, ambivalent to what the other morning walkers are thinking or assuming about me.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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The word mantra is formed by joining two Sanskrit words \u201cman<\/strong>\u201d and \u201ctra<\/strong>\u201d, meaning\u00a0mind<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0freedom<\/strong>. Thus,\u00a0a repetitive chant creates positive vibrations.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Today chanting in Buddhism has become extremely popular, please remember that the objective of chanting is to create<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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positive vibrations that lead to happiness, the mantra is negotiable, but chanting is not negotiable as it leads to happiness.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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In my private practice of having counselled thousands of people over the last 25 year, I have learned that everyone wants and needs to be happy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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YOU TOO CAN BE HAPPY!<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

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DISCLAIMER:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\r\n

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