Shankara Karunakara Jagdeeshwara Parmeshwara This is a beautiful slow mantra, which can be sung quite meditative. Although, in a Bhakti style it can also be sung in a more eleated version, accompanied by percussion instruments. The meaning of the Shankara mantra is: I praise you Lord Shiva, the destroyer of all doubts, who is pure … Continue reading Shankara Karunakara mantra
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Aranka and Shunyam: mantras, kirtans and bhayans at Quinta Quixote
Since 2020 Aranka and Shunyam are leading special meditations based on silence and sound at the Quinta Quixote in the Algarve. During these workshops mantras, kirtans and bhayans will be song together, sound healing will be presented and silence will be experienced. The workshops are mostly on Saturday evening, either in the hills at the … Continue reading Aranka and Shunyam: mantras, kirtans and bhayans at Quinta Quixote
Bhajan: Amma Amma Taye – devotion to the mother!
This mantra s really beautiful and we sing it very often, so you find on this page a number of different interpretations we did at our meditation centre. But first the text! Amma amma taye Akhila deshvari niye Anna purnesh vari taye ooooooooooo Adi pa-ara-sakti niye We have sung this mantra and sing still really … Continue reading Bhajan: Amma Amma Taye – devotion to the mother!
Hara hara gurudeva, Parabrahma parameshvara
Hara hara gurudeva, Parabrahma parameshvara: een mantra met de betekenis ik reinig me, en ontdek dat er eenheid is achter alles. Para Brahman (Sanskriet: परब्रह्मन्) is het "Hoogste Brahman" dat alle beschrijvingen en conceptualisaties te boven gaat. Para is een Sanskriet woord dat in sommige contexten 'hoger' betekent, en 'in andere' het hoogste of allerhoogste. … Continue reading Hara hara gurudeva, Parabrahma parameshvara
Asato mā sadgamaya
Deze mantra roept op om van de onwetendheid naar het inzicht te komen, van de duisternis naar de verlichting. Uitstekend om bij te wandelen in het ritme en innerlijk te chanten. De mantra komt uit de Brhadaranyaka Upanishad — I.iii.28. asato mā sadgamaya tamasomā jyotir gamaya mrityormā amritam gamaya Oṁ śhānti śhānti śhāntiḥ असतोमा सद्गमय … Continue reading Asato mā sadgamaya