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Hinduism and Buddhism has beliefs which are false. So Russell should involve himself into only true beliefs which are supported by sound evidences and facts. Not just because the belief or its explanation sounds beautiful. Like idol worship is an insult to human intelligence which is bless by great one true God. How can human worship something created by their own imagination and reasoning? If I am wrong, then why humans worship computers, mathematics, logic, machines, ai and so on which are intelligent and benefits man more than idols. Worship and praying to idols is wrong because they cannot even protect themselves then how they can protect you. Regarding buddha, buddha says all desire leads to pain which is non sense. Socialist, psychologist and thinkers and philosophers has identified that there are two types of desires or impulse - one more possessive & harmful for humans and other more creative, constructive and beneficial to humans which gives great true pure right happiness. But buddha didn't realise that achieving positive desires leads to true happiness. Read book of Bertrand Russell called conquest of happiness.
❤ I hear you Russell. Thank you for being there. Tomorrow is my 5th day into the 30 day Cold Plunge and I do my meditation shortly after which complemets it nicely. I use the Kundalini Mantra you used in one of your previous videos if my mind starts to get noisy - It really does work. Thank you for all you do. Much love and respect to you and the team ❤
@@munafghori4052 If you enjoy desire you are content with physical existence and you will not gain liberation. Buddha was right. Don't read Bertrand - he knows nothing.
I have been meditating for 42 years and change my mantra to Om Namah Shivay, a few years ago and I find this mantra to be so easy to do. It takes me deeper, than my previous one. I find it silences my mind.
I discovered that same mantra a couple of years ago and love the flow of it and how deeply it can get me into trance . I don't necessarily follow Sadhguru, but I will tell you he has this mantra recorded thru, I think it's called Isha, with hundreds of people doing this mantra with some incredibly stimulating drums, etc in background and it REALLY moves me and opens up my chakras as well as getting me in good transcendent head space. AMAZING.
Russell, you will never know how much your videos have been helping me and how grateful I feel towards you. I’m a mother, very much on my own, isolated in a foreign country away from my family in these terrible times. Having to navigate through the madness of these extraordinary crazy times increasingly frightening , I have found much respite, soothing comfort and inspiration in every video and podcast you have made. Bless your heart. Bless your loved ones. 🙏❤️💪🏻
I'm a mom too. It's the hardest, most constant and stressful job. But it's amazing, humbling, beautiful. Children have the purest innocence but also powerful energy that can be overwhelming.
Just to add, I find that meditating as soon as I wake up after a bathroom visit is the easiest time of day to do it, because that's when the mind is the quietest.
Love this video mate! Been chanting mantras my entire life, mostly the Hare Krishna mantra and its definitely saved me more times than I'm even aware of. Hari Om🙏🏼
I'm relieved to hear that the mantra can be said in your head rather than out loud, as I'm not confident enough to vocalise them as yet. Like you, my mind has an endless commentary playing, or a song stuck on repeat .... so repeating a mantra sounds like the perfect way to declutter the mind! ✨🗣️✨
In your head is certainly better than not at all, but my understanding is that the sounds and vibrations they produce in the body are VERY important - they’re not simply Sanskrit translations of a random phrase. Both math and sound are integral and possibly the most important part of their creation.
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo..."I call upon my Higher Self to help me do my best." This is how I learned to translate that from my KY teacher. Seems to resonate. Mantras are amazing!
Wow! I listen to Russell all the time but never listened to him speak on meditation. I pray which I guess is meditation. I’m Catholic, so the Rosary is definitely meditation. I’m going to try the Mantras. I’m such a lunatic (thought wise) so I’ve never been able to stick to it. I’m inspired to try again. Russell is a gifted communicator.
My meditation practice has exponentially Improved when I do it after a round of Wim Hof breathing, then I follow my breath for 20 minutes with very little of the old overwhelming mental chatterboxing.
@@bigsteve6729 I do 4 rounds: 30 inhale & exhale, then hold for 2 minutes on the first, hold for 2 minutes 15 seconds on the second, hold for 2 minutes 30 seconds on the third and hold for 2 minutes 45 seconds on the fourth. I find doing press ups before the breathing helps, it gets the blood flowing and the lungs up their game too.
@@indi4091 I tried this just anything method and doesnt work I find if I can concentrate on a rhythm of breathing then it helps to think of the breathe and then everything can float away with each breath
I’m slowly getting in to meditation and learning to be at peace after losing my son and I found your prayers really emotional would be really nice to have more prayers with you 😊
Love this Russell 💕🙏..I too love using mantras during meditation. Throughout the day , if I find myself overthinking , or physically or mentally uncomfortable , I verbally or mentally repeat the mantras and I return to the peace I feel during meditation. It instantly quiets my mind 😑🙏
Each mantra resonates on a different frequency that, when repeated, lifts your own frequency. Mantra are made from Sanskrit letters which are a collection of primordial sounds, connecting us to everything and everyone. All Sanskrit mantra are different but one is no better than the other. Find the one that tugs at your heart and chant that in your meditation practice. Peace 🌺🕉🔥
@@sergiohernandez-uf2zz check out Vaisnavism and Srila Prabhupada. The Vedic literature (written in sanskrit) recommends chanting mantras in the Age of Kali. And some are preferred over others according to various authorities and scriptures.
Suggested reading... The little book of pocket mantras, by Akasha Moon A concise, yet comprehensive overview of mantras, how to use them, and what to expect - worth checking out...🕉
Use the great one, the main one, the Mahā-mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare This is not Woolworths pick and mix 😊
Omg wonderful Russell please slooooooooow down! What massive concepts and ideas and and info to rush through like that! I'm having to rewind 30 seconds every minute! It's taken me 20 mins already and I'm only half way through! 😉😆
OMG! so well put, thank you Russell. If there is someone to properly weave into words this practice for our western busy minds can't see any better person.
Hi Russell. Your always very respectful of other major faiths... Your a true gentleman.... If my mind wanders and thinks nonsense then I stop.... Tell myself off... Clear the mind clutter and then converse with the Good Lord in a serious and mindful manner.
Thank you Russell! I am a beginner meditator and have recently made up my own mantra (a series of sounds that have no meaning to me but help me to still the thoughts that try to constantly come in). I have been able to meditate two times a day (most days) and that remains a goal. You have been and continue to be a teacher to me and I hope the best for you and your efforts, your life, and your family. Namaste!
I’ve started chanting daily mantras recently and honestly the changes in me are subtle . Like #1 I don’t snore like I used to snore . According to my family . It’s am improvement. #2 . I suddenly don’t want to sleep as much as I used to I used to sleep too much. #3. I just feel happier. I don’t understand what I am chanting but it feels like I am re-calibrating the hard drive and the software is the mantra
Very strangely, I was meditating yesterday and having a bit of a busy mind problem & I wondered if a mantra would help. And then this popped up today. Cheers! Very helpful & just when I needed it! 💐
A mantra without meaning has worked wonders! I wrote down syllables and drew 3 from a hat. I got Ra Ma Sa. That's been my mantra since 2017. This way the word doesnt drum up any imagery. As long as Im repeating the mantra im not thinking about other things. Eventually theres this sweet spot of transcendence, but, it seems as soon as i notice the state that "noticing" knocks me out of it! Its a fun game!
"my comfort and enjoyment is a byproduct of doing the right things, not my objective " - - > i had to write that down! Really powerfull line there especially when you have some troubles with substances every now and then. Thanks Russel!
Have you ever heard about OM being sound of vowels to nasal consonant? It's been scientifically established that this pattern invokes positive brain waves activates parasympathetic nervous system.
@@JeffCaplan313 Purring cats vibrate at a frequency that helps bones heal faster and improves bone density in the elderly when the hold the cat in their lap.
By having minimal understanding of nakshatra and the natal chart, I was able to uncover a personal mantra based on those things by using both. Gnostic Teachings also recommends intoning vowel sounds, chakra sounds (Ut-re-mi-fa-so-la). They also recommend runes but runes have not as yet resonated with me. Om Ah Hum, AUM, Om, Krim, etc. The personal, natal based nakshatra is probably very empowering on an individual basis. Thank you for visiting this topic. I hope it helps a lot of people.
It is best to find a guru and at first using a visual anchor to hold in your mind like an idol or a yantra that goes with the mantra. Chanting mentally is best and not getting frustrated or having an intention. Set your attention first and do a simple puja. During japa however just let go of all thoughts, let the mantra be the only thought, no goal, no asking for anything, no expectations, simply tuning into a current of energy which is the mantra. Trust the mantra to do the work you dont need to do anything other than just focus. The only effort is returning the mind to the mantra gently over and over as the mind wanders. Eventually concentration will lead into true meditation as you said the mantra will dissolve and all visualizing will dissolve there will just be void and awareness. Eventually the void and awareness become one and the same
The book "The Greatest Salesman in the World" was my initial intro to meditation. It has jack squat to do with sales and everything to do with spirituality and being in touch with oneself. It eliminates falsehoods that people hold about what makes a good salesman, but only if read as a mantra as the book suggests.
*6 ways to heal and improve your life:* 1. Put God / The Most High / Universe First 2. Let go of EGO (Edging God Out) 3. Live in the present 4. Do good unto others as wish done onto you (The Golden Rule) 5. Surround yourself with the environments that manufacturer success 6. Create harmony within through healing so you can create it in the world without ~ Much Love from a Growing CZcamsr💜
Thank you for this video. I personally practice transcendental meditation and it's been one of the best things for me. I can't recommend learning to do it enough.
*I CHANGED TO MANTRA* based meditation 2 months ago and I have had some FANTASTIC trips around the universe, two, three, even 4 levels of spatial awareness... DEFINITELY worth it. Today wasn't spatial - but very out of body.
I’ve always liked you as an actor because your funny and insightful but by god you definitely seem like a smart interesting person I’m glad you got sober and didn’t die. Your an inspiration
Buddhism really pulled me out of a bad place, and studied it throughout 2020 and still learning. It's been incredibly helpful, insightful and really helped improve my life-incredibly. I started with books from Thich Naht Hanh, and later got into reading from the pali canon, as well as the Tibetan book of the dead, and modern philosophies from Buddhism. It's really something that's helped me tremendously
I've been. Trying to do all this & seeing this at this moment where so much is going on around us that seems confusing is honestly a sign!:) I love it!
I don't know if many people do this, but aside from just sitting down and going into mediation, either breath or with mantras... but I tend to prepare the space a bit as well, usually involves lighting a candle to place in front of me which I've found helpful to stay in the meditation so even when a distracting thought might get in the way, I can focus back on the candle as a way to kind of hone back into the mediation... I hope this might help people who might also get distracted during mediation. At the end of the meditation, I tend to put the candle out and wait for the smoke to dissipate.
I'm really liking both your channels these days! A topic I would be really interested to hear your take (or do an interview with some wise person) on is aphantasia (lack of any mental imagery), which I ahve. I only realised aphantasia is a 'thing' a couple of years ago, and it made total sense to me years of frustration with guided style meditations. All that imagining doors and gardens and beaches puts you in a really stressful place when you just see nothing with your eyes closed. My husband is a hypervisualiser and now that I understand that when people say "I can picture that' it's not just a turn of phrase, we gradually explore the profound differences in how we experience life and the world. At first I felt i was missing out (as do a lot of people in the aphantasia fb group), but I've come to realise that it's actually easier for me to still my mind, even without meditation. I'm now exploring breath meditation, and I am really drawn to mantras, but find it hard to hear them in my mind too.
@@Linz0440 in Australia they’re still around! I’ve stayed at a few different Hare Krishna communes and wow it’s amazing! I guess bc of all this covid shite there’s no chanting on the streets though
Hi Russell, a friend of mine put me onto your videos, I had no idea you were so enlightened. I have been chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra for over ten years, it saved my life. I live in New Zealand and we really need you to support and pray for us here, as you are probably aware our whole country is in full lockdown, our government is out of control. Please help!
Maha Mantra will support you in these dark times as dark forces let rip on tbe earth- its all predicted in Kali Yuga - God gave the Maha Mantra as a support & antidote against the evil🙏
i do like the mantras when said out loud, because you can feel the vibration and effect all through the spine. I also find that certain mantras will have an effect on how i will feel for the rest of the day. - I held off doing them for a while until i knew what they meant and decided whether that was appropriate for me to use them. They do help - i have a very electric speeding train mind - and i need something with a vibrational tone to calm that stuff. My favourite of your most recent ones is Aum Namah Shivaya. I just really liked how i felt after that one.
Thanks for the reminder, Russell. I used to do mantra meditation a lot and it worked for me, but I've been trying to do silent meditation and I just kind of suck at that. So back to mantras.
I currently practice yoga for roughly half hour to an hour per day, but I really want to start doing a more stationery form of meditation (in addition to yoga) and I'll definitely add a mantra to it, seems like it'll help a lot.
With me, I tend to use the chakra mantras because they're easy to remember and to chant out when you practice in generating the right vibrations in both mind and body. Plus they symbolise each different meaning that resonates different human qualities. They can also be done at any time with or without the meditation through either silent or loud utterances which helps in making them stick.
You can tell he practices what he preaches (love it). Try the [[[waheguru]]] mantra, it's known to be the most powerful mantra there is up to date by the spiritual masters. It means wow god or wow guru, chant it in feelings and emotions of gratitude, wonderment, and praise for the divine. If you give this mantra your attention while chanting by focusing on the 4 sounds wa-he-gu-ru it will merge you with the divine frequency leaving no trace of "I" or "me" ie.. (ego or self existence).
My mantra is the 741 hz music I play for 15, 20, or half hour during my meditation. I am able to focus on my pain and time go by comfortably with the music playing.
Mantras are transcendental sound vibrations which, through repetition, tune your mind to resonate with a higher, more blissful/peaceful frequency. The Mahamantra is incredibly blissful to meditate with. It feels like a warm reassuring hug from Krishna to let me know everything is okay, he's got my back and everything in creation is unfolding as it's meant to. Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. It's also very ecstatic to sing aloud. I really like singing along with Jahnavi Harrison's album Like a "River to the Sea". Infinite Love 2 U, U beautiful manifestation of divinity, U!
You are very enlightened by Yahweh. The creator truly touched you with so much spiritual common sense. You seek knowledge and he enjoys your quest. Brother you are going to have a blast when Yeshua returns.
Turns out what a lot of mantras are doing is activating the vagus nerve, or the parasympathetic system. I find "Aum" does that for me, esp when I focus on the throat/chest resonance, sends me into that deep relaxation state that feels connected to all. Those Yogis knew their stuff.
If I may, mantra is extremely important. Russell is studying a great many things very quickly- keep on Mr Russell. Regarding mantra: without it, we wonder, with it we have purpose. Please allow me to share mine. "Through pain and suffering, Wisdom is born" or "Hold to nothing, Studying everything". Take care kiddo's, Please have all you need. Everyone.
Thank you. I absolutely love u have for a long time. I think your amazing and just pure real. Thank you for being you and always looking out for mankind's peace and truth.. Yes I love mantras..
Hmmm very cool , didn’t know what a mantra really was and yes my mind definitely wonders off into negative and fearful thoughts when I get anxiety so I will definitely try this. Thanks
I did the one yesterday with you online. I could not stretch out my right arm at the shoulder. As we continued I focused on other parts and it relaxed the shoulder muscle not. Enjoyed it immensely and plan to incorporate 3 times a week. Thanks!
Russell, you obviously have ADD, which was my specialty as a teacher of Special Ed. I'm curious as to why the TM has not allowed you to become calmer. You speak so quickly and your mind is all over the place, Classic ADD. Might I help.....Here are the best friends of ADD.... A) At least 8 hours of nightly sleep. B) Lots of protein and vegetables, less processed foods the better! C) Multi Vitamins and an extra supplement of B-Complex. Here are the enemies of ADD.... A) Sugar B) Alcohol C) Stimulants; Nicotine, etc. HOPE you will try these, they really make a difference. May the Lord Bless You
I've been practicing breath meditation for decades and recently decided that I needed something a little more effective on my journey. About three weeks ago, I started NSR meditation which was introduced to the world by the great Maharashi. Yes, same meditation as TM, but less expensive, less ceremonial, and much less mysterious. what a powerfully effective technique. It is a mantra based method and I'm just wishing that I had discovered mantra meditation years ago. In this short period, I've already felt consistent, powerful periods of complete bliss, I feel much more relaxed about my day to day events, and interestingly, my mind feels sharper. I wish everyone in the world would try this... Imagine that outcome.
Great stuff Russell, I can’t tell you have much your videos and podcasts have helped me through the pandemic. Always intelligent, articulate, informative and funny as f*@k.!! Keep up the good work!
So I did mantra meditation for years and it felt amazing until it felt really bad. I think what went wrong for me was that it became avoidant of feelings, the phrases supressed emotions for me and I was left feeling worse and worse until I stopped distracting my mind with TM, and finally could begin actual healing. Now, maybe I did it wrong, I did it the way I thought I was trained to do it. And maybe because of PTSD and trauma it would have gone down a bad route nomatter what I would have done. I still think its important to be aware and feel if you are avoiding emotions, sensations or creating more space. If you suffer its tempting to choose to not feel what you feel and return to the phrase/mantra, ( and we all know how quick an emotion can surface just to disappear again )and I do believe this can lead to not proper processing of emotions, almost like you manipulate yourself into a reality that isnt yours. As Ive said, its very possible I just did it wrong without really realizing it. Just wanted to share! I love what you do!
My own findings on Pray/meditation .. is that once you accepted situations in and around you the Peace of God Almighty comes in..its our own thoughts of minutes and hours before that blocks his grace & entry into a high dimension y
I need a mantra for best results at keeping my mind clear . Russel is such a good teacher I use a few techniques I learn from this channel. Most of it Is way to advanced for me
YES i really needed this thank you, i have been struggling with clearing my mind and visualising light. I have also been called to use mudras and mantras.
Love Mantras. I was blessed to be given a personal mantra by a Didi. But I do use others too. Om Mani Padme Hung when I use my spin bike. Seriously helps.
Absolutely works. Om Na ma Shiva is what i use. The body is the ultimate chemical making machine. You can have a natural high or euphoric state just using your voice, no need for drugs, its amazing ❤❤
While I was using your meditation videos...I was wondering why we use these mantras. Thanks for this explanation. I loved the first video I meditated with you last spring “meditation for beginnerrs”. and you used the word “flower” 🌼 which I still use. I do see how it occupies the mind in order to free it.
Very very nicely explained. Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita, Madya Lila chapter six, verse 242 says: "harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā" "In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy [kali Yuga], the only means of deliverence is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way" Prabhupada refers also expertly to Bhagavad-gītā (7.28), and furthermore to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.3.51-52): "kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt" "The most important factor in this Age of Kali, which is an ocean of faults, is that one can be free from all contamination and become eligible to enter the kingdom of God simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. The self-realization that was achieved in the Satya millennium by meditation, in the Tretā millennium by the performance of different sacrifices, and in the Dvāpara millennium by worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa can be achieved in the Age of Kali simply by chanting the holy names, Hare Kṛṣṇa." What a blessing indeed...
Brilliant. The CHENREZIG meditation with the Mantra was my introduction to this strangely efficacious practice. This meditation, I believe, is one which is usually ‘given’ by the teacher. ❣️
The outcome of my long going mantra meditation practices were the Dukkha Nanas. Not too much fun. 'Behold where thine Angel hath led thee! Thou didst ask fame, power and pleasure, health and wealth and love, and strength, and length of days. Thou didst hold life with eight tentacles, like an octopus.'
Yes, would u do a talk on Ohm? , in Upshanids it describes the significance of the use of each letter in Ohm.. Like an extended Ohm. It made me realise it matters. I could research it my self 🤔😂💕
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Hinduism and Buddhism has beliefs which are false. So Russell should involve himself into only true beliefs which are supported by sound evidences and facts. Not just because the belief or its explanation sounds beautiful.
Like idol worship is an insult to human intelligence which is bless by great one true God. How can human worship something created by their own imagination and reasoning? If I am wrong, then why humans worship computers, mathematics, logic, machines, ai and so on which are intelligent and benefits man more than idols. Worship and praying to idols is wrong because they cannot even protect themselves then how they can protect you.
Regarding buddha, buddha says all desire leads to pain which is non sense. Socialist, psychologist and thinkers and philosophers has identified that there are two types of desires or impulse - one more possessive & harmful for humans and other more creative, constructive and beneficial to humans which gives great true pure right happiness. But buddha didn't realise that achieving positive desires leads to true happiness. Read book of Bertrand Russell called conquest of happiness.
❤ I hear you Russell. Thank you for being there. Tomorrow is my 5th day into the 30 day Cold Plunge and I do my meditation shortly after which complemets it nicely. I use the Kundalini Mantra you used in one of your previous videos if my mind starts to get noisy - It really does work.
Thank you for all you do. Much love and respect to you and the team ❤
@@munafghori4052 The name of the Supreme Being is : (S - - - A -)
@@munafghori4052 If you enjoy desire you are content with physical existence and you will not gain liberation. Buddha was right. Don't read Bertrand - he knows nothing.
thank you Russel ❤ very much needed,so tired,,lovely way to explain, as always🙏x
I have been meditating for 42 years and change my mantra to Om Namah Shivay, a few years ago and I find this mantra to be so easy to do. It takes me deeper, than my previous one. I find it silences my mind.
I discovered that same mantra a couple of years ago and love the flow of it and how deeply it can get me into trance . I don't necessarily follow Sadhguru, but I will tell you he has this mantra recorded thru, I think it's called Isha, with hundreds of people doing this mantra with some incredibly stimulating drums, etc in background and it REALLY moves me and opens up my chakras as well as getting me in good transcendent head space. AMAZING.
Russell, you will never know how much your videos have been helping me and how grateful I feel towards you. I’m a mother, very much on my own, isolated in a foreign country away from my family in these terrible times. Having to navigate through the madness of these extraordinary crazy times increasingly frightening , I have found much respite, soothing comfort and inspiration in every video and podcast you have made. Bless your heart. Bless your loved ones. 🙏❤️💪🏻
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I'm a mom too. It's the hardest, most constant and stressful job. But it's amazing, humbling, beautiful. Children have the purest innocence but also powerful energy that can be overwhelming.
Ah, that’s not the job of being a mum I find overwhelming. It’s the crazy times of Big Tech dystopia imposed upon us I find difficult and scary. 🙏
" allright mate, allright mate, allright mate " to god
until you get hit by lightning lol
That's british mantra meditation
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@@prabshiro lmaooooo
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Just to add, I find that meditating as soon as I wake up after a bathroom visit is the easiest time of day to do it, because that's when the mind is the quietest.
Love this video mate! Been chanting mantras my entire life, mostly the Hare Krishna mantra and its definitely saved me more times than I'm even aware of. Hari Om🙏🏼
Hare Krishna!
Hare Krishna my friend, I have chanted for over ten years. I am in New Zealand, please pray for us here.
Hari ram 🙏🙏
Hari Krishna 🥰
I'm relieved to hear that the mantra can be said in your head rather than out loud, as I'm not confident enough to vocalise them as yet. Like you, my mind has an endless commentary playing, or a song stuck on repeat .... so repeating a mantra sounds like the perfect way to declutter the mind! ✨🗣️✨
In your head is certainly better than not at all, but my understanding is that the sounds and vibrations they produce in the body are VERY important - they’re not simply Sanskrit translations of a random phrase. Both math and sound are integral and possibly the most important part of their creation.
It's better to verbalise the mantra, at least initially. Please read "Chant and be happy" by Srila Prabhupada, which explains in full.
"Om Nama Sivaya" is the one I use, but dont FIXATE on the mantra, just let it go over and over and over very freely in your mind...
Just slow down the speed at the top right corner on the wheel to 75 percent speed. I do this to all videos. Makes a big difference.
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo..."I call upon my Higher Self to help me do my best." This is how I learned to translate that from my KY teacher. Seems to resonate. Mantras are amazing!
Ky jelly ?
@@lisilucyinski9455 Oh totally. The warming kind, too. 🙄
@@lisilucyinski9455 KUNDALINI YOGA
@@theempress78 😂😂
Never heard this translation. I’ve always heard the same Russel shared
Wow! I listen to Russell all the time but never listened to him speak on meditation. I pray which I guess is meditation. I’m Catholic, so the Rosary is definitely meditation. I’m going to try the Mantras. I’m such a lunatic (thought wise) so I’ve never been able to stick to it. I’m inspired to try again. Russell is a gifted communicator.
My meditation practice has exponentially Improved when I do it after a round of Wim Hof breathing, then I follow my breath for 20 minutes with very little of the old overwhelming mental chatterboxing.
Cool what breathing patterns do you both use
@@bigsteve6729 I do 4 rounds: 30 inhale & exhale, then hold for 2 minutes on the first, hold for 2 minutes 15 seconds on the second, hold for 2 minutes 30 seconds on the third and hold for 2 minutes 45 seconds on the fourth. I find doing press ups before the breathing helps, it gets the blood flowing and the lungs up their game too.
Same here 👍 then have a cold shower.
@@cfishist thanks Shane
@@indi4091 I tried this just anything method and doesnt work I find if I can concentrate on a rhythm of breathing then it helps to think of the breathe and then everything can float away with each breath
I like the vibration I feel in my chest when I do the mantra as well as the other benefits.
Om namah shivay 🙏
I’m slowly getting in to meditation and learning to be at peace after losing my son and I found your prayers really emotional would be really nice to have more prayers with you 😊
R.I.P your son
Love this Russell 💕🙏..I too love using mantras during meditation. Throughout the day , if I find myself overthinking , or physically or mentally uncomfortable , I verbally or mentally repeat the mantras and I return to the peace I feel during meditation. It instantly quiets my mind 😑🙏
Each mantra resonates on a different frequency that, when repeated, lifts your own frequency. Mantra are made from Sanskrit letters which are a collection of primordial sounds, connecting us to everything and everyone. All Sanskrit mantra are different but one is no better than the other. Find the one that tugs at your heart and chant that in your meditation practice. Peace 🌺🕉🔥
Very new to this is there somewhere I can further investigate different mantras?
@@sergiohernandez-uf2zz look up Hindu mantras. You can go from there. I know once the true desire is in your heart, the teacher will appear. 💖🙏🏽
@@sergiohernandez-uf2zz check out Vaisnavism and Srila Prabhupada. The Vedic literature (written in sanskrit) recommends chanting mantras in the Age of Kali. And some are preferred over others according to various authorities and scriptures.
Suggested reading...
The little book of pocket mantras, by Akasha Moon
A concise, yet comprehensive overview of mantras, how to use them, and what to expect
- worth checking out...🕉
Use the great one, the main one, the Mahā-mantra:
Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa
Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma
Rāma Rāma Hare Hare
This is not Woolworths pick and mix 😊
Omg wonderful Russell please slooooooooow down! What massive concepts and ideas and and info to rush through like that! I'm having to rewind 30 seconds every minute! It's taken me 20 mins already and I'm only half way through! 😉😆
You can set the playback speed to .5 or .25 if that helps.
Ya, what poopoo said. Lol
OMG! so well put, thank you Russell. If there is someone to properly weave into words this practice for our western busy minds can't see any better person.
Hi Russell. Your always very respectful of other major faiths... Your a true gentleman.... If my mind wanders and thinks nonsense then I stop.... Tell myself off... Clear the mind clutter and then converse with the Good Lord in a serious and mindful manner.
Thank you for spreading this information to the masses
Thank you Russell! I am a beginner meditator and have recently made up my own mantra (a series of sounds that have no meaning to me but help me to still the thoughts that try to constantly come in). I have been able to meditate two times a day (most days) and that remains a goal. You have been and continue to be a teacher to me and I hope the best for you and your efforts, your life, and your family. Namaste!
I’ve started chanting daily mantras recently and honestly the changes in me are subtle .
Like #1 I don’t snore like I used to snore . According to my family . It’s am improvement.
#2 . I suddenly don’t want to sleep as much as I used to I used to sleep too much.
#3. I just feel happier.
I don’t understand what I am chanting but it feels like I am re-calibrating the hard drive and the software is the mantra
What mantra do you recite?
Very strangely, I was meditating yesterday and having a bit of a busy mind problem & I wondered if a mantra would help. And then this popped up today. Cheers! Very helpful & just when I needed it! 💐
A mantra without meaning has worked wonders! I wrote down syllables and drew 3 from a hat. I got Ra Ma Sa. That's been my mantra since 2017. This way the word doesnt drum up any imagery. As long as Im repeating the mantra im not thinking about other things. Eventually theres this sweet spot of transcendence, but, it seems as soon as i notice the state that "noticing" knocks me out of it! Its a fun game!
actually ra ma is part of the hare krishna mantra hare rama so it does mean something, it means krishna the resevoir of all pleasure
You’re all nut jobs
@@GoldenMushroom64 haha
"my comfort and enjoyment is a byproduct of doing the right things, not my objective " - - > i had to write that down! Really powerfull line there especially when you have some troubles with substances every now and then. Thanks Russel!
One of the best explanations on TM & mantras. Just a regular bloke telling it straight. Thanks
and without the massive price tag of corporate money grabbing t m from a certified teacher 🙄
Have you ever heard about OM being sound of vowels to nasal consonant? It's been scientifically established that this pattern invokes positive brain waves activates parasympathetic nervous system.
Any humming does Ive heard
There's also the concept of nitric oxide production from the vibrating breathing which assists autophagy/self-healing.
@@JeffCaplan313 Purring cats vibrate at a frequency that helps bones heal faster and improves bone density in the elderly when the hold the cat in their lap.
I’m is supposedly the primordial sound of the universe. How they know this I don’t know 🤷♂️
@@andybrown3016 because in india thousand of years ago Rishi it's means a great teacher practice meditation and know all knowledge by that
By having minimal understanding of nakshatra and the natal chart, I was able to uncover a personal mantra based on those things by using both. Gnostic Teachings also recommends intoning vowel sounds, chakra sounds (Ut-re-mi-fa-so-la). They also recommend runes but runes have not as yet resonated with me. Om Ah Hum, AUM, Om, Krim, etc. The personal, natal based nakshatra is probably very empowering on an individual basis.
Thank you for visiting this topic. I hope it helps a lot of people.
It is best to find a guru and at first using a visual anchor to hold in your mind like an idol or a yantra that goes with the mantra. Chanting mentally is best and not getting frustrated or having an intention. Set your attention first and do a simple puja. During japa however just let go of all thoughts, let the mantra be the only thought, no goal, no asking for anything, no expectations, simply tuning into a current of energy which is the mantra. Trust the mantra to do the work you dont need to do anything other than just focus. The only effort is returning the mind to the mantra gently over and over as the mind wanders. Eventually concentration will lead into true meditation as you said the mantra will dissolve and all visualizing will dissolve there will just be void and awareness. Eventually the void and awareness become one and the same
The book "The Greatest Salesman in the World" was my initial intro to meditation. It has jack squat to do with sales and everything to do with spirituality and being in touch with oneself.
It eliminates falsehoods that people hold about what makes a good salesman, but only if read as a mantra as the book suggests.
*6 ways to heal and improve your life:*
1. Put God / The Most High / Universe First
2. Let go of EGO (Edging God Out)
3. Live in the present
4. Do good unto others as wish done onto you (The Golden Rule)
5. Surround yourself with the environments that manufacturer success
6. Create harmony within through healing so you can create it in the world without
~ Much Love from a Growing CZcamsr💜
Would you want someone coming on your channel so obviously trying to pouch your viewers? You've failed your own rule 4 you hypocrite
Great list! And I wish you success in your CZcams channel. Don’t listen to these haters. Thanks for the post.
Thank you for this video. I personally practice transcendental meditation and it's been one of the best things for me. I can't recommend learning to do it enough.
*I CHANGED TO MANTRA* based meditation 2 months ago and I have had some FANTASTIC trips around the universe, two, three, even 4 levels of spatial awareness...
DEFINITELY worth it. Today wasn't spatial - but very out of body.
That bit about hapiness being a byptoduct is awesome dude
I’ve always liked you as an actor because your funny and insightful but by god you definitely seem like a smart interesting person I’m glad you got sober and didn’t die. Your an inspiration
Buddhism really pulled me out of a bad place, and studied it throughout 2020 and still learning. It's been incredibly helpful, insightful and really helped improve my life-incredibly. I started with books from Thich Naht Hanh, and later got into reading from the pali canon, as well as the Tibetan book of the dead, and modern philosophies from Buddhism. It's really something that's helped me tremendously
Ok but it's a offshoot of hinduism
Great video, helpful. Thanks!
I've been. Trying to do all this & seeing this at this moment where so much is going on around us that seems confusing is honestly a sign!:) I love it!
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA!
Hare Krishna!
I don't know if many people do this, but aside from just sitting down and going into mediation, either breath or with mantras... but I tend to prepare the space a bit as well, usually involves lighting a candle to place in front of me which I've found helpful to stay in the meditation so even when a distracting thought might get in the way, I can focus back on the candle as a way to kind of hone back into the mediation... I hope this might help people who might also get distracted during mediation. At the end of the meditation, I tend to put the candle out and wait for the smoke to dissipate.
I'm really liking both your channels these days! A topic I would be really interested to hear your take (or do an interview with some wise person) on is aphantasia (lack of any mental imagery), which I ahve. I only realised aphantasia is a 'thing' a couple of years ago, and it made total sense to me years of frustration with guided style meditations. All that imagining doors and gardens and beaches puts you in a really stressful place when you just see nothing with your eyes closed. My husband is a hypervisualiser and now that I understand that when people say "I can picture that' it's not just a turn of phrase, we gradually explore the profound differences in how we experience life and the world. At first I felt i was missing out (as do a lot of people in the aphantasia fb group), but I've come to realise that it's actually easier for me to still my mind, even without meditation. I'm now exploring breath meditation, and I am really drawn to mantras, but find it hard to hear them in my mind too.
Just learned TM and I'm happy with the results so far. Thanks for the video!
Chanting the Hare Krishna Mantra will make you happy!
Truth !
Gouranga!
I so miss their presence in the urban setting… 💐
@@pchabanowich What happened to them? I used to love seeing groups of them light up our high street with colour and sound.
@@Linz0440 in Australia they’re still around! I’ve stayed at a few different Hare Krishna communes and wow it’s amazing! I guess bc of all this covid shite there’s no chanting on the streets though
Hi Russell, a friend of mine put me onto your videos, I had no idea you were so enlightened. I have been chanting the Hare Krishna maha mantra for over ten years, it saved my life. I live in New Zealand and we really need you to support and pray for us here, as you are probably aware our whole country is in full lockdown, our government is out of control. Please help!
Maha Mantra will support you in these dark times as dark forces let rip on tbe earth- its all predicted in Kali Yuga - God gave the Maha Mantra as a support & antidote against the evil🙏
i do like the mantras when said out loud, because you can feel the vibration and effect all through the spine. I also find that certain mantras will have an effect on how i will feel for the rest of the day. - I held off doing them for a while until i knew what they meant and decided whether that was appropriate for me to use them. They do help - i have a very electric speeding train mind - and i need something with a vibrational tone to calm that stuff. My favourite of your most recent ones is Aum Namah Shivaya. I just really liked how i felt after that one.
Brahmananda swaroopa takes me too Nirvana 🙏Om Namah Shivaya ❤️🇬🇧
Russell, you are the very best Mate. Grateful for you 🗝️🙏✨❤️
Thanks for the reminder, Russell. I used to do mantra meditation a lot and it worked for me, but I've been trying to do silent meditation and I just kind of suck at that. So back to mantras.
I currently practice yoga for roughly half hour to an hour per day, but I really want to start doing a more stationery form of meditation (in addition to yoga) and I'll definitely add a mantra to it, seems like it'll help a lot.
With me, I tend to use the chakra mantras because they're easy to remember and to chant out when you practice in generating the right vibrations in both mind and body. Plus they symbolise each different meaning that resonates different human qualities. They can also be done at any time with or without the meditation through either silent or loud utterances which helps in making them stick.
You can tell he practices what he preaches (love it). Try the [[[waheguru]]] mantra, it's known to be the most powerful mantra there is up to date by the spiritual masters. It means wow god or wow guru, chant it in feelings and emotions of gratitude, wonderment, and praise for the divine. If you give this mantra your attention while chanting by focusing on the 4 sounds wa-he-gu-ru it will merge you with the divine frequency leaving no trace of "I" or "me" ie.. (ego or self existence).
My mantra is the 741 hz music I play for 15, 20, or half hour during my meditation. I am able to focus on my pain and time go by comfortably with the music playing.
OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNI SHAKYAMUNI SOHA
very powerful mantra
How many daily?:)
Mantras are transcendental sound vibrations which, through repetition, tune your mind to resonate with a higher, more blissful/peaceful frequency. The Mahamantra is incredibly blissful to meditate with. It feels like a warm reassuring hug from Krishna to let me know everything is okay, he's got my back and everything in creation is unfolding as it's meant to.
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
It's also very ecstatic to sing aloud. I really like singing along with Jahnavi Harrison's album Like a "River to the Sea".
Infinite Love 2 U, U beautiful manifestation of divinity, U!
Haribol dear friend 🙏
You are very enlightened by Yahweh. The creator truly touched you with so much spiritual common sense. You seek knowledge and he enjoys your quest. Brother you are going to have a blast when Yeshua returns.
Thank you Love you Bless you 🙏❤️☯️
Ram Ram Ram 🙏🏼🍄🙏🏿🌹
Much love from OhiO USA
❤️Namaste 🙏🏼🙏🏿❤️
Hare Krishna!
I wanted to comment so I commented below
And THAT is your mantra!
Turns out what a lot of mantras are doing is activating the vagus nerve, or the parasympathetic system. I find "Aum" does that for me, esp when I focus on the throat/chest resonance, sends me into that deep relaxation state that feels connected to all. Those Yogis knew their stuff.
Mantra is Magical and helps me stay sane and sober! Thank you for sharing🌟💜
If I may, mantra is extremely important. Russell is studying a great many things very quickly- keep on Mr Russell. Regarding mantra: without it, we wonder, with it we have purpose. Please allow me to share mine. "Through pain and suffering, Wisdom is born" or "Hold to nothing, Studying everything". Take care kiddo's, Please have all you need. Everyone.
Thank you so much Russell that was so helpful is simplified it you addressed all of the benefits I'm so there thank you❤
Thank you. I absolutely love u have for a long time. I think your amazing and just pure real. Thank you for being you and always looking out for mankind's peace and truth..
Yes I love mantras..
Hmmm very cool , didn’t know what a mantra really was and yes my mind definitely wonders off into negative and fearful thoughts when I get anxiety so I will definitely try this. Thanks
Thank you Russell
Thanks Russell. I’m gonna try that 😁
I focus on my heart beat when I meditate. It's something constant and easy to observe when trying to reach a higher states.
Not if you're anxious and think you have heart problems 🤣🤣
@@bigsteve6729 big oof
Appreciate you brother.
I did the one yesterday with you online. I could not stretch out my right arm at the shoulder. As we continued I focused on other parts and it relaxed the shoulder muscle not. Enjoyed it immensely and plan to incorporate 3 times a week. Thanks!
Russell, you obviously have ADD, which was my specialty as a teacher of Special Ed. I'm curious as to why the TM has not allowed you to become calmer. You speak so quickly and your mind is all over the place, Classic ADD. Might I help.....Here are the best friends of ADD.... A) At least 8 hours of nightly sleep. B) Lots of protein and vegetables, less processed foods the better! C) Multi Vitamins and an extra supplement of B-Complex. Here are the enemies of ADD.... A) Sugar B) Alcohol C) Stimulants; Nicotine, etc. HOPE you will try these, they really make a difference. May the Lord Bless You
Stimulants help add. Don’t misdiagnose people on here.
I've been practicing breath meditation for decades and recently decided that I needed something a little more effective on my journey. About three weeks ago, I started NSR meditation which was introduced to the world by the great Maharashi. Yes, same meditation as TM, but less expensive, less ceremonial, and much less mysterious. what a powerfully effective technique. It is a mantra based method and I'm just wishing that I had discovered mantra meditation years ago. In this short period, I've already felt consistent, powerful periods of complete bliss, I feel much more relaxed about my day to day events, and interestingly, my mind feels sharper. I wish everyone in the world would try this... Imagine that outcome.
Great stuff Russell, I can’t tell you have much your videos and podcasts have helped me through the pandemic. Always intelligent, articulate, informative and funny as f*@k.!! Keep up the good work!
Well said, same here!
So I did mantra meditation for years and it felt amazing until it felt really bad. I think what went wrong for me was that it became avoidant of feelings, the phrases supressed emotions for me and I was left feeling worse and worse until I stopped distracting my mind with TM, and finally could begin actual healing. Now, maybe I did it wrong, I did it the way I thought I was trained to do it. And maybe because of PTSD and trauma it would have gone down a bad route nomatter what I would have done. I still think its important to be aware and feel if you are avoiding emotions, sensations or creating more space. If you suffer its tempting to choose to not feel what you feel and return to the phrase/mantra, ( and we all know how quick an emotion can surface just to disappear again )and I do believe this can lead to not proper processing of emotions, almost like you manipulate yourself into a reality that isnt yours. As Ive said, its very possible I just did it wrong without really realizing it.
Just wanted to share! I love what you do!
Thank you for this 🙏✨✨✨
My own findings on Pray/meditation .. is that once you accepted situations in and around you the Peace of God Almighty comes in..its our own thoughts of minutes and hours before that blocks his grace & entry into a high dimension y
Thanks for this explanation. Needed to know this.
i think you're GREAT! thanks for what you do!!!
I need a mantra for best results at keeping my mind clear . Russel is such a good teacher I use a few techniques I learn from this channel. Most of it Is way to advanced for me
This is the best Russell video, ever.
Sat Nam .. truth is my identity
I lived in the hare Krishna Soho temple for quite some time, also in the Watford temple. I have only good things to report.
Hare Krishna!
@@baladasanudas hare Krishna.
YES i really needed this thank you, i have been struggling with clearing my mind and visualising light. I have also been called to use mudras and mantras.
Dude, you are really helping others. Thanks for your work. Peace from Mississippi 😎✌️
My mantras have helped me to avoid situations that could cause serious issues for me ❤
Russell for president!!!!
Love Mantras. I was blessed to be given a personal mantra by a Didi. But I do use others too. Om Mani Padme Hung when I use my spin bike. Seriously helps.
I will try it with my planks and see. Gotta be better than counting.
Blessings to you Russell 🙏🏻✨💛
Thank you.
I love ur mind brother thank you...
So succinct! Bravooooo Wow I am hypnotised
Lovely video 🙏🦋🌈🌞🌻💕✌🏻💜
Thanks Russell TM and other vowel chanting help me get off of ALL pharmaceuticals and fill that hole left from trauma and empty pursuits.
Vibrating noises exercise the vagus nerve too and this is very good for you 🙏
Absolutely works. Om Na ma Shiva is what i use. The body is the ultimate chemical making machine. You can have a natural high or euphoric state just using your voice, no need for drugs, its amazing ❤❤
While I was using your meditation videos...I was wondering why we use these mantras. Thanks for this explanation. I loved the first video I meditated with you last spring “meditation for beginnerrs”. and you used the word “flower” 🌼 which I still use. I do see how it occupies the mind in order to free it.
Ong Namo Guru Dev Namo. 🙏🏻🌸
Very very nicely explained. Sri Chaitanya Caritamrita, Madya Lila chapter six, verse 242 says:
"harer nāma harer nāma
harer nāmaiva kevalam
kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
nāsty eva gatir anyathā"
"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy [kali Yuga], the only means of deliverence is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way. There is no other way. There is no other way"
Prabhupada refers also expertly to Bhagavad-gītā (7.28), and furthermore to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.3.51-52):
"kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann
asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ
kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya
mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet
kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ
tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ
dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ
kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt"
"The most important factor in this Age of Kali, which is an ocean of faults, is that one can be free from all contamination and become eligible to enter the kingdom of God simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. The self-realization that was achieved in the Satya millennium by meditation, in the Tretā millennium by the performance of different sacrifices, and in the Dvāpara millennium by worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa can be achieved in the Age of Kali simply by chanting the holy names, Hare Kṛṣṇa."
What a blessing indeed...
Brilliant. The CHENREZIG meditation with the Mantra was my introduction to this strangely efficacious practice. This meditation, I believe, is one which is usually ‘given’ by the teacher. ❣️
The outcome of my long going mantra meditation practices were the Dukkha Nanas. Not too much fun. 'Behold where thine Angel hath led thee! Thou didst ask fame, power and pleasure, health and wealth and love, and strength, and length of days. Thou didst hold life with eight tentacles, like an octopus.'
Yes, would u do a talk on Ohm? , in Upshanids it describes the significance of the use of each letter in Ohm.. Like an extended Ohm. It made me realise it matters. I could research it my self 🤔😂💕