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mantras, which we use, are thousands of years old. They were
first heard by yogis, saints and Vedic seers (from ancient
India) during their intense meditations. The mantras were
not created in a linear or logical fashion and are not products
of a normal state of consciousness, but were heard while these
ancient sages were in a higher state of consciousness. This
altered state is one of deep concentration but is not what
we know as meditation .
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The
ancient yogis and rishis practiced a way of life that
put them in a constant state of awareness, directing
their energy toward the highest energy center (chakra),
in a tranquil state of mind, inspired by Divine Love.
In that state, they became completely absorbed in this
essence, they heard these sound compositions, and when
they returned to normal consciousness, they chanted
them from memory. Much later on, these mantras were
collected and complied as Vedas by the four disciples
of the sage Vyasa . |  |
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From
what must have been a vast sum of such writings, four great
collections of the knowledge received by these rishis and
sages have come down to us in writing (in ancient Sanskrit)
and are still available today – the oldest surviving literary
efforts of ancient mankind. In order of their age they are
the Rigveda , the Samaveda , the Yajurveda
and the Artharvaveda .
The
Gayatri Mantra is the most famous Vedic mantra, which is still
being recited all over the world today. It is considered the
Mother of all mantras and has emanated from the early moments
of creation – the creation that formed the three dimensional
universe. |
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