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 Posted - Mar 15 2007 : 8:54:04 PM
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What is yogic chanting, and how does it fit within AYP?
Chanting has been part of yoga for thousands of years. The vibration of various Sanskrit words, used in chanting, create positive changes within our neurophysiology and subtle energetic systems. The structured breathing of yogic chanting is a form of Pranayama. The uplifting material which can be chanted (Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads, Kirtans, Bhajans and Mantras, to name just a few) support the cultivation of Bhakti (Devotion), essential to our yogic evolution.
Chanting I AM is not recommended if you are using it in your daily meditation. The reason is that we use the mantra for going inward to stillness of mind and body. Chanting is an outside activity. We want the habit with the mantra to be going in. In time, you will think the mantra once and be gone into pure bliss consciousness. Your nervous system will become habituated to dive into the meditative state at the drop of a hat – a wonderful ability to have in this hectic world.
If you love to chant, find a different mantra to use. Chanting has its own benefits and is wonderful, especially in groups.
You can chant kirtan songs, yogic texts or bhajans set to music. Chanting them aloud, as a more active type of chanting, has been found to be enjoyable and beneficial.
For a more complete overview of AYP recommendations on chanting, please see AYP Lesson 59 - Some mantra particulars.
Please also see the FAQ entries for Kirtan & Bhajan
For more information on Chanting see:
Lesson 37 - Group meditation
Lesson 186 - Second enhancement of mantra
At the forum:
Chanting Question
Kirtanananda - The Joy of Kirtan
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