MANTRA MEDITATION

Mantra Meditation: Kirtan   

Mantra Meditation is a sacred and beautiful practice. In understanding how mantra works, it can be helpful to look at the translation of the sanskrit word. The word mantra can be broken down into two parts: ‘man,’ which means mind, and ‘tra,’ which means transport or vehicle.  Kirtan is a musical conversation- singing through mantra. 

The word ‘kirtan’ also stems from a sanskrit root that means ‘to cut through,’ so kirtan is also ‘a practice for cutting through the idea of separation, for connecting to our hearts and connecting to the moment through sound.  

In kirtan, we will come together in community using sacred sanskrit mantras to connect with the divine in the many forms in which it manifests. Each chant revolves around a particular mantra which can be defined as a sacred sound formula that has a specific focus and energy.  

Mantra is…