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The Key of Mantra: Transcending Stress Through Meditation and Divine Light
The key to transcending stress is meditation with mantra.
Meditation without mantra shuts one in a closed room, inviting fear. A true mantra is given by a master through a touch on the Ājñā or Sahasrāra Chakra. That touch opens infinite space and instantly dissolves all stress. The master transmits an ancient ṛṣi’s blessing, the Gurumantra, passed unchanged. Yet some masters are hollow vessels, like peanuts emptied by moths—incomplete. The first mantra purifies heart and mind, demanding sweet and loving speech. The body is a vessel; when full of balance through mantra, thoughts become harmonious. The second mantra begins: Śubhaṁ karoti kalyāṇam ārogyaṁ dhana sampadā. It invokes auspiciousness, health, and prosperity. It continues: śatru buddhi vināśāya, destroying hostile thoughts in one’s own intellect. As hostile thoughts are purified, the light of wisdom, Dīpa Jyoti, shines. This light is Paraṁ Brahma, the Supreme, removing darkness and attachment. The full mantra is: Dīpa jyoti paraṁ brahma dīpaṁ sarva mohanaṁ. Once the master’s touch has implanted the energy, it remains eternally active. Live in this light, walk with light, and all stress will be gone.
"Meditation without mantra is not a path to the end. Those who meditate without a mantra will sooner or later awaken fear."
"When a master gives the blessing, he touches your head. In that moment, the master utters a word, a mantra."
Filming location: Salzburg, Austria
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
