Healing Mantra : The Great Maha Mrytunjaya manta

Continuing from the previous post on Alternate healing therapies..A mantra is a very efficacious way to effect healing in the psycho-physical system. The mantra healing takes some time because the mantra has to become alive by your own practice, but once it becomes alive, its power is tremendous. Most mantras are built around a triad..OM, Primal or root sounds (Hrim, Srim etc) and the deity. The Maha Mrutyunjaya mantra is a chant glorifying the great God Lord Siva - The Lord of peace, benediction and healing. The mantra is considered to be the heart of the Veda and is said to be the only healing mantra in the Veda. The mantra in its popular form does not have the root sounds and is chanted widely. When accompanied with chanting around a Siva Linga or while doing abhiskhekam (pouring of water/milk) on a Siva Linga..the potency of the mantra is enhanced multi-fold. I am highlighting certain guidelines I followed which helped me to heal my issues around anxiety and depression.

1.)  Take a sankalpa (determination) that you will repeat the mantra to help you cure you or your family members of any ailments. No negative thoughts as the mantra Shakti in this mantra is Sattvic and will backfire if your Sankalpa is directed in a negative way.

2.) Learn the mantra

Simple format : (simple healing and no side effects)

oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam ǀ

urvārukam-iva bandhanān mṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt ǁ

Tantric format with seed words: (more powerful)

oṁ hrauṁ jūṁ saḥ

oṁ bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ

oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanaṁ

urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt

oṁ svaḥ bhuvaḥ bhūḥ

oṁ saḥ jūṁ hrauṁ oṁ

3.) Learn to chant it properly. Chanting it properly with correct emphasis is more important than just repeating the mantra.

You can learn the mantra by buying this CD. This CD has the Mryuntnjaya chant by Amma Karunamayi.

http://www.amazon.com/Mrutyunjaya-Mantra-Healing-Karunamayi-Vijayeswari/dp/B000V95ZZK

3.) Chant in front of a small siva linga or do abhishekam to the linga as you chant for intensifying the practise.

4.)  Chant the mantra for atleast 108 times a day for 40 days before you begin seeing the effects. More the better..It is said 100,000 times (~ 930 rounds of 108 repetitions make the mantra alive).

5.) Increase your practice on Monday's. The energy on Monday is very beneficial for increasing the efficacy of the mantra.

All the best and hope this helps the reader in healing himself and his community.

Jai Ma..Om nama sivaya

Alternate Healing therapies

The reason for starting this blog was to document my personal use of alternate therapies, mudras and mantras and the beneficial effects of those practises. I will classify the therapies into the following buckets. None of the vendors have paid me or asked that I write about them.  These recommendations are solely for conveying my thoughts on the subject.

• Mudra therapy - Use of hand gestures for producing beneficial effects. I have used mudras from "Yoga in your hands" - Gertrud Hirschi and have cured myself of issues around breathing, indigestion, lack of energy and detoxification. There are numerous mudras in the book which help you heal with simple hand gestures. 
• Quantum Nutrition - Quantum nutrition labs produces products with the highest cell resonance all with active live cultures. Taking these products whether it be their amazing B vitamin liquid or their Quantum Adaptogen for energy has an amazing effect. You can also talk to an experienced consultant who walks through your case and recommends the right medication. We use their Nucleoimmune capsules to cut the  cold/flu duration to couple of days. Great products, great service.
• Healing mantras - mantras like Maha Mrutyunjaya mantra when chanted for 40 days after a sankalpa (determiniation) can affect wonderful changes in the physical/nervous system. I got relief from depression and anxiety after chanting the Maha Mrutyunjaya mantra for 40 days. 
• Flower therapy - After a severe attack of flu earlier this year, I found I was chronically getting affected by allergies and congestion. I couldnt find any remedies when my friend Sam pointed me to Isha Lerner's website on Flower therapy. I tried out three of their remedies (sagebrush, apple crocus etc) and have had amazing relief from ashtma style symptoms. Waiting to see if it completely goes away.
• Light therapy - Just read an article on this and it was fascinating. I feel low-frequency light might be the key to cell regeneration. This could be a good alternate therapy for cancer patients, alzheimers or chronic bacterial infection patients. (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131022102227.htm)
• Aura imaging - Map your aura and identify your troublespots. We do have an aura and special cameras can capture these troublespots. Thinking of getting one done at (http://www.atlantisvibes.com/serv_biofield_imaging_services.htm)
• Of course there is reiki healing and there are so many good websites on them it would be redundant exploring them here.