TOOLS FOR HANDLING THE “RESTLESS MIND”

According to “the Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Tradition”, we might trace the history back to the ancient time of the Rishis in India, who listened to these sounds (and ultrasounds) and defined them as being able to link the subconscious, conscious, and superconscious levels of our being. When one (by merits of a sincere spiritual initiation under a true
tutorship) receives what is called a “personal mantra”, and truly engages one’s self with the persistent practices of it, so one will sooner or later realize its potential on shifting the very identification with one’s ego towards one’s “self “. This is a slow and gradual process though.

Mantra is a tool that enables the practitioner to purify and elevate the ‘ordinary’ state of its mind, making a true recalibration in one’s mind frequency.

It might be due to The Sanskrit language (the most used in “Mantras and Bhajans chanting) carrying such transcendental power. One of Babaji’s quotes postulates: “The mantra is a detergent that cleans the dirt from the mind”. In my daily routine with Yoga (Kriya / Hatha /Bhakti/ Mantra), I take advantage of mantras. They have been the main part of my mornings since I decided to engage myself more deeply with that study knowing that, to pursue all of it, in a more diligent way, one needs steadfast dedication. It might be (in my particular feeling), that the reciting of these sound vibrational formulas, even when it is silently repeated, can enable the mind to remain fairly more tuned with the ongoing practices or any given activity which demands our focus and mindful handling.

Mantras can really be such an ally as it helps the mind to build a sort of bridge that one must use to cross over the turbulent and scattering waves of distractions and/or cloudiness of attention. The point is that making use of the mantra will definitely help one to set the right frame of mind for meditation. The procedure can vary from one ‘mantra’ to another…

Some will invoke certain attributes from a “given” deity (when this is the case as one goes, calling through the chant, the various names and forms of “God” such as -Rama, Vishnu, Shiva, Devi (The feminine aspect of God and many others).
Regardless, the divine attribute is invoked and revered and according to the ancient Rishis, special rules must be applied – so the “chosen mantra” will eventually attain its goal or purpose after one realises it is the one mantra that is fitting for a special purpose. For example – attainment of a state, accomplishment of a task, acquaintance of a certain skill, or mastery of a certain subject – just to list some.