INTRODUCTION

As everyone thinks, Mantra is not only a Sanskrit script, but also a “sacred message or text, charm, spell, counsel".

मननात् त्रायते इति मंत्रः ।

mananāt trāyate iti maṃtraḥ ।

The meaning of this mantra is the repetition of which leads an individual to overcome trials/ tribulations attain a state of equanimity.

Mananāt means "involved with the thought", This involvement with the thought in the negative form becomes worried, Chinta. As a positive thought or in the positive dimension, it becomes Manan's reflection.

How do you know the difference between reflection and worry?

In reflection, your mind remains peaceful, while in anxiety your mind becomes restless. The process is the same as you are becoming involved and absorbed in your own thoughts.

However, when you can maintain your objectivity, those thoughts are known as reflection. When you cannot maintain your objectivity and you become involved, those thoughts are known as worry.

You are worried for you are unable to disconnect with what is predominant in the mind. If thought is predominant you are unable to disconnect from that, if emotion is predominant you are unable to disconnect from that.

When you are unable to disconnect, and you are caught in the swirl of those emotions and thoughts, then that is obsessive-compulsive behavior. In view of the mantra, it is Mananāt Trāyate Iti Maṃtraḥ.

The Mantra is the procedure, the method that frees the mind from its own obsessive-compulsive thinking. When you do the mantra, you are breaking this thought pattern and focusing your awareness and thoughts on something different.

The first thought became the cause of your anxiety and concern. Then you cut that, and you generate a second thought which allows you to experience peace and harmony among you.

This is the effect of mantras, as mantras realign and reorganize the energy structure of the body and mind.