The existing and once existing spiritual teachings are associated with one degree or another of detachment from the outside world, immersion in oneself and comprehension of those ideas that the teaching preaches. The task of any person striving for enlightenment is to get as close as possible to the Creator, the Creator, to achieve that level of spiritual development when all the secrets of the Universe become clear, and the divine music of the spheres touches the ear.
Mantra concept
In any religion, there are prayers with which people turn to their deities, as well as psalms, hymns and other hymns praising, glorifying God and His associates. In eastern religions, the role of such chants is performed by Buddhist mantras. True, unlike, for example, from Christian chorales, they have a very special specificity. To begin with, in ordinary prayers, psalms, hymns, the text is important. More precisely, the general meaning of a particular phrase. We say: “Lord, save and save me, the sinner!” Or “Lord, save me and the sinner!” The essence in both cases will remain the same, and the prayer will be heard by those to whom we are addressing. The more sincerely we pray, the more energy message we invest, the higher the likelihood that we will receive an answer to our requests. Buddhist mantras work in a slightly different way. These are solemn glorifying hymns in which the role of rhythm, music and sounds in combination is important.
Their meaning can change from one fake note taken, wrong intonation, not so pronounced sound. They can be compared, perhaps, with a tuning fork tuned to the pure vibrations of
absolute hearing. According to the explanations of the Tibetan
monks, Buddhist mantras are sound symbols of God. They can sound correctly only when a person has set himself up accordingly. It will be true to say that they reflect the internal state: how spiritually pure a person is, how much he was able to abandon all superficial, momentary, mercantile. Therefore, simply reading the sacred phrases aloud or to oneself without first working on oneself will not give the desired result. Buddhist mantras will work only when harmony is reached between their verbal, verbal design and internal state. To make it more clear, we give an example. At school, we all study Pushkin's poem Madonna. As we know, it is dedicated to Natalia Nikolaevna, the poet’s wife, and is associated with the
Sistine Madonna Raphael. When we simply memorize a verse, analyze it, then with our mind we understand the feelings that the poet experienced and which formed the basis of his creation. But when we contemplate the portraits of Goncharova and the work of Raphael, the effect is completely different. We are also imbued with the delight of beauty, a process of internal purification, catharsis, is taking place in us. The same catharsis, the same hovering of feelings, emotions, the peak of the most inspired experiences occurs in a person who is tuned to a mantra. He, as it were, visualizes his dialogue with the Higher Forces, with representatives of the subtle world, with those areas on which he meditates.
Classifications of Mantras
All Buddhist teachings are based on the upbringing of virtues such as morality, patience, generosity, energy, wisdom and meditation. In difficult situations, Buddhist
mantras of love help well to improve family relationships, positive changes in personal life
. They were compiled in Sanskrit thousands of years ago and remain unchanged to this day. These sacred hymns cannot be translated into other languages. The syllables of which the mantras consist, more precisely, their transcription, can be written, for example, in the English alphabet, and read. To the carrier of European consciousness, they may seem completely devoid of meaning, a kind of vocal exercise. For people brought up in appropriate cultural traditions, they give a lot. Thus, Buddhist
mantras for attracting money, pronounced in appropriate situations and in the right key, should help as well as prayers.
The most famous mantra, designed to bring harmony, prosperity and happiness, material stability to life, is the singing of the sound "om." There are mantras of Ganesha and other deities. If you are imbued with the spirit of oriental religions, Buddhist philosophy, you can discover many high truths.