Eight traditional mantras for deep inner peace, chanted to calm the mind. Use them as background music while you meditate, practice yoga, or relax.
These mantras come from Vedic and Sikh traditions, where chanting is a way of settling the mind.
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OM SHANTI OM
Om Shanti Om is an ancient Vedic mantra. Om is the primordial sound of the universe. Shanti means peace in Sanskrit. As we meditate on this mantra, we wish peace for all humankind, for all living and nonliving beings, and throughout the entire universe.
ANTARJAMI PURAKH BIDATE
Anṯarjāmī purakẖ biḏẖāṯe sarḏẖā man kī pūre.
Nānak ḏās ihai sukẖ māgai mo ka▫o kar sanṯan kī ḏẖūre.
~
O Inner-knower, Searcher of Hearts, O Primal Being, Architect of Destiny: please fulfill this yearning of my mind.
Nanak, Your slave, begs for this happiness: let me be the dust of the feet of the Saints.
SARVESHAM SVASTIR BHAVATU
Om Sarveshaam Svastir-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Shaantir-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Purnam-Bhavatu |
Sarveshaam Mangalam-Bhavatu |
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaanti ||
~
May there be Well-Being in All,
May there be Peace in All,
May there be Fulfilment in All,
May there be Auspiciousness in All,
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
TAN MAN SHAANT
Ŧan man shāʼnṯ hoi aḏẖikāī rog kātai sūkẖ savījai.
~
My mind and body are calm and tranquil; the disease has been cured, and now I sleep in peace.
LOKAH SAMASTAHA SUKHINO BHAVANTU
lokah: location, realm, all universes existing now
samastah: all beings sharing that same location
sukhino: centered in happiness and joy, free from suffering
bhav: the divine mood or state of unified existence
antu: may it be so, it must be so (antu used as an ending here turns this mantra into a pledge)
GAYATRI MANTRA
Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
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We meditate on the glory of the Creator;
Who has created the Universe;
Who is worthy of Worship;
Who is the embodiment of Knowledge and Light;
Who is the remover of Sin and Ignorance;
May He open our hearts and enlighten our Intellect.
ASATOMA SADGAMAYA
Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya
Tamasoma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
~
Lead me from the unreal to the real;
Lead me from darkness to light;
Lead me from fear of death to immortality of soul (gained by the Knowledge of the Immortal Self beyond Death).
Let there be peace, peace, and peacefulness all around us.
SHANTI MANTRA
Aum dyauḥ śāntirantarikṣaṁ śāntiḥ
pṛthivī śāntirāpaḥ śāntiroṣadhayaḥ śāntiḥ
vanaspatayaḥ śāntirviśvedevāḥ śāntirbrahma śāntiḥ
sarvaṁ śāntiḥ śāntireva śāntiḥ sā mā śāntiredhi
Aum śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ, śāntiḥ
These translations are traditional renderings, and chanting is a contemplative practice, not a treatment for illness.
