Chanting Flashcards
Benefits of chanting
Sets the tone for the entire Class
Affects and harmonises the vibrations or energies
Draws the mind’s awareness inwards.
Helps to clear and
balance all the channels of prana in the system.
It’s Fun.
See list class made.
Resistance to chanting
May be nervous
Chant by yourself if necessarry
Let them see how much you enjoy it
The more comfortable the teacher is with chanting the sooner the students will be at ease with it.
Introducing Chanting
Ask them to observe the quality of silence after OM
Introduce in ways that is interesting to you.
Make it come alive for them.
Introducing OM
Ask them to take deep inbreath through the nose and deep haaa sigh out through mouth to relax and let go of all tension.
Repeat a second time encouraging them to let go of anything that they do’t need. And a third time ask them to add mmmmmmm
Invite them to observe how that feels and tell them it is almost like om so let’s chant om together.
Om Shanti
Ending class with om shanti chand is popular
Shanti = peace Om = the entire universe
Sharing thagt peace with all can do witth this chant
Om Shanti, Om Shanti, Om Shanti.
Repeat 3 times to dissolve 3 kinds of pain and suffering
1) Pain for our own circumtances
2) Pain for the suffering of others
3) pain shared by all.
Traditional Opening Chant,
Om Nama Sivaaya Gurave
Satchidananda Moortaye
Nischprapanchaya Shantaya
Niralambaya Tejase
Ommmmmmmmm
possible translattions
I open my heart to the flower of Grace
That lives in us as goodness
That is always present and radiates peace
And lights the way to transformation
Alternative Opening Prayer
Om Sahanaa vavatu, Sahanau bhunaktu
Saha veeryam karavaavahai,
Tejasvi naa vadheetamastu
Maa vidvishaa vahaii,
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
May You protect us both (the teacher and the student)
May You nourish us both.
May we both work together with great energy.
May our study be enlightening and fruitful.
May we cherish no ill feelings towards anyone.
Om Peace Peace Peace.
MAHAMRITYUNJAYA MANTRA
Traditionally chanted at beginning of hnew undertaking or journey or at the end of life.
Considered one of the highest most poewerful and protective mantras
Gayatri Mantra
Said to purify one who chants and the one who listens
GAYATRI MANTRA
Om bhur bhuvah swaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat.
There is no real absolute word for word translation, but here is an idea of its intention –
The eternal, earth, air, heaven
May the divine light of the Supreme Being illuminate our intellect,
to lead us along a path of righteousness.
That glory, that resplendence of the sun
May we contemplate the brilliance of that light
May that light inspire our minds and fill our hearts..
Closing prayers and chants 1
Om Asatu
Om Asato Maa Sat Gamaye
Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaye
Mrityor Maa Amritam Gamaye
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Lead us from unreal to Real
Lead us from darkness to the Light
Lead us from the fear of death
To the knowledge of Immortality
Closing Prayers 2
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU
MAY ALL OF THE BEINGS IN THE WORLDS BE HAPPY.
PEACE AND JOY, LOVE AND LIGHT.
ONE HEART, ONE LOVE.
May there be Peace on the Earth.
May there be Peace in the Heavens.
May there be Peace upon and within all the Waters.
And may there be Peace in every Heart.
After this, it is natural to close with this simple prayer for the enlightenment of all beings,
including ourselves
JAI SRI SATGURU PREM.
JAI!
Jai means Liberation. Sri means holy. Satguru is the One within us all that is leading us home.
Prem is unconditional divine Love.
It is a prayer that Divine Love itself enfold us into Itself, that Love itself is always guiding us in
every part of our lives.
The Three Omm’s
three tones, - middle, high, low
Connect with ourselves, heaven, earth – bringing heaven to earth
Balancing our eneries
Om – the sound should be half o and half mmm
