mantras
Meditative repeated phrases
Mantras are words or phrases repeated in meditation or prayer, originating in Hindu and Buddhist traditions.
The term extends to any statement repeated for focus or motivation: Her mantra is "one day at a time".
In casual use, a mantra is simply a guiding principle someone returns to often: The company's mantra of "move fast and break things" shaped its culture.
Oral delivery from memory
- omHindu meditative chant
- malaPrayer bead necklace
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- intonationPitch variation in speech
repetition · syllables · vibration · utterance · incantation · humming · drone · resonance
Worthy of reverence
- prayerAddress to deity
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pujaHindu worship ritual
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
ritual · divine · enlightenment · chakras · kundalini · karma · dharma · moksha
Planned purpose for acting
- self-talkSpeaking to oneself mentally
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
declaration · assertion · visualization · goal · mindset · repetition · belief · confidence
Awareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- presenceState of being somewhere
awareness · breathing · visualization · focus · introspection · calm · silence · transcendence
recitation
Oral delivery from memory
- omHindu meditative chant
- malaPrayer bead necklace
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
intonation · repetition · syllables · vibration · utterance · incantation · humming · drone · resonance · breath
sacred
Worthy of reverence
blessing · ritual · divine · enlightenment · chakras · kundalini · karma · dharma · moksha · sutra
intention
Planned purpose for acting
- self-talkSpeaking to oneself mentally
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
empowerment · declaration · assertion · visualization · goal · mindset · repetition · belief · confidence · gratitude
mindfulness
Awareness of the present
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
presence · awareness · breathing · visualization · focus · introspection · calm · silence · transcendence · concentration
tenet
Held principle or doctrine
- creedStatement of belief
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- ethosCollective moral character
motto · slogan · watchword · axiom · maxim · dictum · guiding · belief · doctrine · credo
- mindfulness practicessilent meditation, breathing exercises, breathwork, deep breathing, box breathing
- Samhitas
- Sanskrit LiteratureMahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita, Vedas, Upanishads
- Sanskrit textsVedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Bhagavad Gita
- VedasUpanishads, shruti
- Vedic astrologyhoroscopes, houses, birth chart, horoscope, aspects
mantrasimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
spontaneous speech · silence · ad-libs · stream of consciousness
mantrassmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
idle chatter · casual conversation · profanity · gossip · babble
- mantra meditationPractice using repeated phrases