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  • Mouna is used solely for the purpose of channelling the energy dissipated in talking to a higher practice, such as japa, prayer, or svadhyaya, the study of spiritual writings see pages 118-19.

    The Sivananda Companion To Meditation THE SIVANANDA YOGA VEDANTA CENTER 2003

  • You ended up structuring your book conceptually using japa malathe beads used as an aid in many strands of Eastern meditationas your model.

    Elizabeth Gilbert - An interview with author 2010

  • Sages declare that mantra is life, that mantra is action, that mantra is love and that the repetition of mantra, japa, bursts forth wisdom from within.

    Om Namah Shiva !!! « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

  • But one can also do Maha Mrityunjaya japa anytime in a pure environment with great benefit and discover the happiness that's already within

    Archive 2009-09-01 photographerno1 2009

  • Her inspiration for the wanderlust is a string of beads called japa malas which contain 108 beads.

    Archive 2007-08-01 ____Maggie 2007

  • There's a range of more specific elements of yoga psychology we can examine: yogic approaches to life… And various practices such as meditation, concentration, mantra, japa, prayer, devotion, living within, satsang…the utilization of music, poetry and art.

    Archive 2009-04-10 2009

  • Her inspiration for the wanderlust is a string of beads called japa malas which contain 108 beads.

    Eat, Pray, Love (copy) ____Maggie 2007

  • There's a range of more specific elements of yoga psychology we can examine: yogic approaches to life… And various practices such as meditation, concentration, mantra, japa, prayer, devotion, living within, satsang…the utilization of music, poetry and art.

    An Exploration into an Integral Approach to Knowledge 2009

  • Try to practice japa (chanting the Lord's name) at dead of night; if that is not possible, do it during the early hours of the morning ....

    Overcoming Obstacles in Spiritual Life 2008

  • Mostly Bob Marley, since that's about all I can play on the uke - it's tougher than guitar - but they taught me a Wollof proverb Ndanka ndanka mooy japa golo ci nyaay bi...slowly slowly catches the monkey in the bush that I put to music.

    In case you're interested... Adam Horowitz 2007

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