mantra meditation
Chanting contemplative practice
Mantra meditation is a contemplative practice centered on repetitive vocalization or mental repetition of a word, phrase, or sound.
The mantra serves as a focus point, anchoring attention and quieting mental chatter.
Some traditions assign specific mantras believed to carry spiritual power; others treat the mantra simply as a concentration tool: She practiced mantra meditation for twenty minutes each morning.
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- omHindu meditative chant
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- repetitionAct of redoing
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Soundless reflective practice
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Unfocused, spontaneous thought
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