Can yoga mantras help simplify life?

Can this mantra simplify our lives?

(Yogmantras) July 21, 2025: Ever feel overwhelmed by life’s chaos and wish for a smoother, more peaceful journey?

What is the primordial sound, the shabda? OM

Dive into the timeless wisdom of the Rigveda 1.41.4, a profound Vedic verse that reveals the secret to a life free of obstacles and filled with clarity.

In 2025, as mindfulness (Sanskrit smirti, Pali sati) and spiritual growth dominate digital platforms, this video offers a fresh take on aligning with truth and purpose to create a fulfilling life.

This mantra teaches us how to walk a path of ease by embracing truth, righteousness, and the guidance of wise souls. Learn practical ways to apply its teachings, from choosing honesty in daily decisions to surrounding ourselves with uplifting company.

Let’s go through a guided and powerful meditation practice, combining breathwork and visualization to clear mental clutter and foster inner calm.

With the rise of YouTube #shorts for quick spiritual insights, this video taps into the growing demand for meaningful content.

Try this 5-minute daily routine to connect with the mantra’s energy and experience a stress-free mindset.

Ready to make life’s path smoother? Watch now and share in the comments how this wisdom inspires a more satisfying life!

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Hypnosis treats many ailments (LAist)

Dr. Spiegel, host Larry Mantle, AirTalk; Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Hypnosis has been used [successfully] to treat many ailments, but it still has a reputation to battle

Scientists are inching closer to understanding how hypnosis can be used as a treatment for digestive disorders like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease.

Though its reputation hasn’t always been credible, hypnosis research dates back to the 1770s, when “Mesmerism” was being tested to treat all kinds of ailments.

Today, we know much more about hypnosis, also called "hypnotherapy." It is used to treat

• sleep problems,
• chronic pain,
• depression,
• anxiety

and unlike so many other allopathic treatments out there, research suggests that hypnosis is often cost-effective and free of harmful side-effects.

Joining AirTalk today to discuss how hypnosis is used and how it compares to CBT and other psychotherapy techniques is TKTK and Prof. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science David Spiegel, from the Stanford University School of Medicine. AUDIO:

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Plasticity: Power of Affirmations, Aphrodisiacs

Dearbhla Kelly (durgayoga, layoga.com); Seven, Wisdom Quarterly

“What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind.” - THE BUDDHA

  

Think affirmations are New-Agey and trite? I mean, really, as if, “I am the very source of abundance and love itself” taped on the mirror were going to pay that credit card bill in the drawer? 

I’m going to suggest that we rethink and try on the possibility that affirmations may be at the cutting edge of neuroscience and its sexy sister, PNI, or psycho-neuro-immunology.
 

See inside free (layoga.com)

And while an affirmation in and of itself may not be enough to pay bills, practicing affirmations can reshape our brains and thus cause us to incorporate behavioral changes, which can help us do everything from having more successful relationships to better managing our finances.

“Plasticity” refers to the brain’s ability to reconfigure itself, to establish and to dissolve connections between its different parts. Consider the phrase, “Neurons that fire together wire together” [video]. What exactly does it mean? More

Aphrodisiacs: Encouraging Love and Vigor
Arun Deva (layoga.com, Feb. 2014, p. 26)

Depression help (chin mudra)

We are all fascinated with aphrodisiacs -- the substances or activities that help build our strength and staying power in the bedroom as well as our overall vitality.

In Ayurveda, the study and use of these is significant. The Sanskrit term for aphrodisiacs is vajikarana, which means "that which imparts the strength of a horse."

Aphrodisiacs are applicable whatever one’s personal situation. Reproductive fluid, called shukra, circulates throughout the body and is responsible for courage, activity, love, delight, and vigor, according to the ancient Indian medical texts, the Sushruta Samhita and the Charaka Samhita. More

Also in this issue: massage oils, yogi food, meditation, depression help (mudra), Deepak Chopra, astrology, India.Arie, yogis feeding the homeless, Events Calendar, "Lights, Camera, Yoga!"

Demons and Mental Illness (video)

Bela Larson and Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; MadamePickwickArtBlog; Tibetan Altar

 Tibetan monks head into a prayer hall during a ceremony to mark Tibetan New Year, Lama Temple in Beijing, China (AP/Greg Baker/sacbee.com)

Dorothy and fragmented aspects of personality in "Oz" or subtle mass media depiction of mental illness? (madamepickwickartblog.com)

WARNING: Shocking, scary, real ghosts, disembodied spirits, and malevolent demons! These things are real and live among us. Rather than fear them, know that they are real. Searching, investigating, and understanding truth is better than ignorance and fear.
 

Scary illusion (fattyscustomtattooz)

People with Christian backgrounds often question if "demons" [maras, yakshas, asuras, nagas, kumbandhas, pretas -- killers, ogres, titans, gnomes, and ghouls] actually exist. The answer is yes.

In remote Himalayan monasteries (gompas), Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism and its art underwent further change. This was largely in spirit, and to some extents forms, and happened when it encountered [Bön] natives who believed then in demons, sorcery, and the pervasive presence of malevolent spirits.

Bon practitioners (bonpos) cultivate household "gods" in addition to other deities: "Traditionally in Tibet divine presences or deities would be incorporated into the very construction of the house making it in effect a castle (dzongka) against the malevolent forces outside it. The average Tibetan house would have a number of houses or seats (poe-khang) for the male god (pho-lha) that protects the house... the man of the house would invoke this god and burn juniper wood and leaves to placate him. In addition the woman of the house would also have a protecting deity (phuk-lha) whose seat could be found within the kitchen usually at the top of the pole that supported the roof" (Tibetan Buddhism - Unit One, Sharpham Trust,. pg. 5).

Ghost banishing ceremony (Getty/Guang Niu)

This influence is seen in what are called goinkhangs, which are reserved for the denizens of the demonic world. A goinkhang is usually a small, dark room in a lonely corner of a monastery, in the eerie gloom of which are hung huge skins and the teeth and nails of animals as well as the remains of sacrificial victims or enemies along with their weapons and armor.  

 

Then the question is frequently extended to ask why Buddhas [enlightened beings] do not simply subdue or otherwise eradicate demons [beings overwhelmed by craving, anger/fear, and delusion].

WARNING: Creepy, possibly supernatural, video segments!

Amorphous "ghost" or preta (WQ)

The answer is that they do, but just as Buddhas are continuously manifesting, so too are demons and evil spirits. 

 

To the question of what manifests Buddhas and demons, the answer is almost surely that Buddhas are uncreated and self-manifesting, whereas demons are persistent illusions created by collection [collective intention, group karma].

 

The question then becomes, if they are illusions, why do they persist? The answer is that they are raw, evolving illusions, connected to us by the force of karma. 

 

The question then becomes, if they are created by collection, why are they not subject to dispersal, that is, why do they endure? The answer is that they endure through the power of collective intention and ignorance. More


 

Tibetan Bon (madamepickwickartblog.com)

(TAS/Awakened) Lamas of the Gyuto Tantric College perform sacred Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies and a style of chanting that expresses the ecstasy of samadhi meditation. Through ritual and mantras and by the sheer inherent potency of their disciplined execution, these concentrated energies bring about direct spiritual phenomena. The rituals, introduced by the Dalai Lama, are interwoven with powerful images of sacred Tibetan art. The film is prefaced by an account of Tibetan history that incorporates archival footage from the 1920s until the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1959.

Tonglen Meditation with Tulku Tsori (video)

Seth Auberon, Wisdom Quarterly; Tulku Tsori Rinpoche, IdealRealNet (video)

Tibet on top

Tonglen ("sending and receiving") meditation is a Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist practice for overcoming fear of suffering and for dissolving the tightness of our hearts. Primarily it is a method for awakening the natural compassion inherent in us all. It is advocated by the wise Buddhist nun (ani) Pema Chodron and her guru, the scandalous founder of the Shambhala cult/sect, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Dhammakaya: Meditation Made Easy (video)

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Meditation allows the mind to move less so that it finally stops wandering. With concentration it intensifies and becomes able to see reality as it truly is. This insight is liberating -- as the Truth sets one free.

Meditation is not mere relaxation. A well-centered mind is the gateway to happiness, wisdom, and eventually complete freedom.

Meditation is the gateway to other realms and to the timeless nirvana (nibbana). What is nirvana? It is the condition beyond the cycle of samsara, which is the round of rebirth and suffering.

(meditationthai.org)

Meditation bridges samsara and nirvana so that one experiences them together -- free from suffering within the round. One does not wait to be "reborn" in nirvana the way one must await rebirth in any of the many heavens. Nirvana is to be experienced here and now.

All buddhas of the past as well as followers of the Dharma who mastered the highest levels of meditation are able to enter the condition of nirvana which, while it is achieved in samsara, leaves it behind.

The center of the movement is a massive world stupa on the outskirts of Bangkok with obvious space (heavenly deva) influences (dmc.tv).

• DHAMMAKAYA is a lay meditation movement that originated with Thai Buddhists and became a worldwide organization providing meditation instruction, bringing together traditions and Sanghas (monastic orders) in harmony for the benefit of keeping the Buddha's message regarding enlightenment alive and making it relevant in daily life.

THE TECHNIQUE

Wisdom Quarterly

The simplified Dhammakaya ("dharma body") meditation technique is straightforward. One visualizes a small, clear crystal globe vibrating the soothing mantra Samma Arahan ("right enlightenment," /saa-MA ah-rah-HAN/). The crystal is first visualized floating outside the nostril (right side for males, left side for females due to subtle nervous system differences). It then enters the body, still vibrating, until it stops at its second station up the nostril. It then moves to the center of the brain. The mantra is recited in sync with slow, natural breathing, inhaling the first word and exhaling the second, stopping at each of seven points in the body (as shown on chart). They are considered dantian, but their exact location is unique to this system. Attention and the visualized object finally comes to rest at the center of the body just above the bellybutton. It is useful to wear all white and often helpful to sit in guided visualization until one becomes accustomed to entering a meditative state.

(Meditation Thai)

• Service to humanity is honoring the Buddha

"OM" - Flying Over the Himalayas (film)

("OM" Quasistellar1)

"Worldly fools search for exotic masters, not realizing that their own mind is the master" (Bodhidharma).

"I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen" (Dogen).

"If you wish to find the Buddha, first you must look into your own mind; outside of the mind, there is no Buddha" (Hakuin).

"Our Buddha-nature is there from the very beginning. It is like the sun emerging from behind clouds. It is like a mirror that reflects perfectly when it is wiped clean... and returned to its original clarity" (Ho-Shan).

"Om mani padme hum" (mantra video)

Mantra: the final exhortation

If you enjoy VISUALIZING your mantras...

Pronunciation (transliterated)

va ya dha mmā saṃ khā rāa ppa mā de na saṃ pa de thā
vayadhammā sankhārāappamādena saṃpadethā.

Translation

"Conditioned things are perishable;

with vigilance strive to succeed."

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Or more traditionally:

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"All conditioned phenomena is impermanent;

work out your salvation with diligence!"

Explanation

Tradition holds that these were the last words uttered by the Buddha just before he passed into parinirvana (final passing away). The source text is Chapter 6 of the Mahāparinibbāna Sutra (DN 16.6.8).

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Notes
Pāli text from the Vipassana Research Institute CD of the Pāli Canon is now available as a download. The translation is by Jayarava, who has written a full-length commentary on the Buddha's Last Words available here. Jayarava has also blogged a shorter gloss focusing on the word appamāda at: The Last Words of the Buddha.

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Find an excellent translation of the entire Mahāparinibbāna Sutra in the Dīgha Nikāya ("Lengthy Discourses"), available in English in the book The Long Discourses of the Buddha by Maurice Walshe.