mantram
Repeated holy phrase
Mantram is an alternative spelling of mantra, a word or phrase repeated in meditation or prayer, especially in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
The form mantram reflects the original Sanskrit more closely, where the final -m is a grammatical ending.
Both spellings refer to the same practice of using sacred sounds or phrases to focus the mind, invoke spiritual power, or achieve a meditative state.
She began each morning by chanting her mantram.
Act of redoing
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
vocalization · utterance · intoning · droning · murmuring · sonorous · cadenced · rhythmic
Awareness of the present
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
focus · centering · presence · absorption · introspection · breathing · visualization · samadhi
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- soulInnermost animating essence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- dharmaCosmic moral order
moksha · nirvana · liberation · awakening · consciousness · transformation · faith · pilgrimage
Address to deity
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
devotion · reverence · piety · ritual · altar · shrine · temple · sacrament
Prayer bead necklace
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
rosary · recurrence · iteration · practice · daily · habitual · memorization · internalization
Planned purpose for acting
- self-talkSpeaking to oneself mentally
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- vowSolemn personal commitment
declaration · purpose · manifestation · willpower · determination
repetition
Act of redoing
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- incantationSpoken magical formula
invocation · vocalization · utterance · intoning · droning · murmuring · sonorous · cadenced · rhythmic · vibration
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
stillness · focus · centering · presence · absorption · introspection · breathing · visualization · samadhi · quietude
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- soulInnermost animating essence
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
dharma · moksha · nirvana · liberation · awakening · consciousness · transformation · faith · pilgrimage · asceticism
prayer
Address to deity
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
worship · devotion · reverence · piety · ritual · altar · shrine · temple · sacrament · blessing
mala
Prayer bead necklace
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
rounds · rosary · recurrence · iteration · practice · daily · habitual · memorization · internalization · automaticity
intention
Planned purpose for acting
- self-talkSpeaking to oneself mentally
- autosuggestionSelf-directed mental influence
- resolveFirmness of purpose
vow · declaration · purpose · manifestation · willpower · determination
mantramprofanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
curse · blasphemy · obscenity · idle chatter · vulgarity
mantramdistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
scattered thoughts · monkey mind · racing thoughts · rumination · agitation
- mantra meditationPractice using repeated phrases