“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”: Gandhi. Also used in Buddhism and other traditions. This is considered most sacred in that tradition and to have the vibration of intention manifesting in the physical realm, or more simply the vibration of the universal consciousness. “Aum”, “Om”: Sanskrit/Hindu, meaning “It Is” or “To Become”. My suggestion to you is that you simply explore to see what feels best for you, especially if you’re just getting started. There’s a ton more Hindu and Buddhist ones you could look at using, at least, and some people outside those paths just go directly to using the Lord’s Prayer or the name of God according to their religion of choice. There’s abundant cultural heritage behind choosing something with meaning – or else I couldn’t supply you with this list, which just scratches the surface. “As you meditate, the mantra becomes increasingly abstract and indistinct, until you’re finally led into the field of pure consciousness from which the vibration arose.”ĭespite those three very hefty precedents, though, repeating something life-affirming and spiritual can add something positive to our consciousnesses. According to the Chopra Center, the ancient seers behind the Vedic texts put down all of the primordial vibrations that make up the universe – and that we can hear them too, if we listen attentively enough to the background hum of the air. The meaning of the phrase is irrelevant to those who subscribe to the idea that the phrase is really just a way at getting at the underlying vibration. Clinically Standardized Meditation (which was created by a psychologist using a scientific approach back in the 70s or 80s) also uses a set of 16 possible mantras that have no English meaning but have soothing sounds. Mantras in Transcendental Meditation are intended to have no intellectual meaning and that’s very important in that approach – you can read more here. There’s some serious hitters backing the idea of your mantra having no meaning: You Might Want a Meaningless Mantraįor that matter, even in mantra meditation you could pick nearly any short phrase and have the same sort of cleansing, buffering effect against the mental trivia that inevitably rises during meditation. Many of the guided meditations are contemplative exercises for gratitude, cleansing, energy, and healing – where it’s not a single idea that holds focus, but an exploration of concepts or guided imagery. If you’re just starting out, don’t feel like you have to start by picking a mantra – you can start “ meditation shopping” the different approaches. Besides using mantras, you could also focus on your breath, music, a real object, a mental visualization, or nothing at all (Zen). 
Depending on your belief system, the mantras may also do things like get you in touch with the true nature of the universe, help you spiritually closer to God, and/or activate energy centers. Repeating a meditation mantra during times of stress, for many people, brings about some relaxation and helps them to better deal with whatever the crisis of the moment is. Using a mantra while you’re meditating helps suppress the thoughts and distractions that arise and gives you a tool to use when you’re not meditating.
I AM ALL MANTRA FREE
Not all mantras work well for all people, and unless you’re taking spiritual direction from a mentor you should feel free to try another. In other forms of meditation, spiritual or not, you pick a mantra from a given list of phrases that are thought to resonate positively.
In many spiritual paths, you can’t just arbitrarily pick a mantra – your spiritual mentor or guru assigns one to you according to your phase of spiritual development and then later changes it in intervals as you grow. This can be done out loud (chanting), in your mind, or in some combination of the two. In mantra meditation, you repeat a particular sound or short phrase again and again.
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