Traditionally mantras are chanted beginning and end of class
Outside of teaching in gyms I continue this tradition
Sahanā Vavatu
Om Sahanā Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Saha Vīryam Karavā Vahai
Tejasvi nā Vadhī Tamastu Mā Vidviṣhā Vahai
Om Shānti Shānti Shāntihi
May we (the teacher and the student) be protected together,
May we (the teacher and the student) be nourished together,
May we both work together with great energy,
May our study be enlightening and not give rise to hostility.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Originally found in the Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad (2.2.2)
likely composed about 6th century BC. (wik)
Gayatri Mantra
oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
The eternal, earth, air, heaven
That glory, that resplendence of the sun
May we contemplate the brilliance of that light
May the sun inspire our minds.
It first appeared in the Rig Veda, an early Vedic text written between 1800 and 1500 BCE. It is mentioned in the Upanishads as an important ritual and in the Bhagavad Gita as the poem of the Divine.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Om Tryambakam Yajāmahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvārukamiva Bandhanān
Mrityor Mukshīya Māamritāt
Om - We Offer worship to the fragant, three-eyed Lord Siva who enhances prosperity.
May he liberate us from the bondage of death,
like the water melon (which effortlessly separates from the vine);
let Him not turn us away from immortality
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra a verse (ṛc) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12).
Hindus believe the mantra is beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health and consider it a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.
Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu
Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu
Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu
Om
May auspiciousness be unto all.
May peace be unto all.
May fullness be unto all.
May prosperity be unto all.
This is a peace mantra and the "inspiration" comes from the Brahadaranyaka Upanishad
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 700 BCE
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niramayaah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu
Ma Kash-chid-Dhu-khabhag-Bhavet
May all be happy.
May all be free from diseases.
May all look to the good of others.
May none suffer from sorrow.
possible sources : 1. Garuḍa Purāṇa (35.51) 2. Aśīrvacanam 2 of itihāsa samuccaya 3. Mantrabhāṣya of Uvaṭa
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
From darkness to light
From mortality to immortality.
an ancient Indian mantra introduced in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.3.28.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 700 BCE
Purnamadah Purnamidam
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnameva Vashishyate
Om - That is whole. This is whole.
From the whole the whole becomes manifest.
From the whole when the whole is negated
what remains is again the whole.
This chant is a Shanti mantra (peace invocation) and appears primarily in Isha Upanishad (Ishopanishad)
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Om Peace, Peace, Peace
Om! — This syllable is this whole world.
Its further explanation is: --
The past, the present, the future — everything is just the word Om.
And whatever else that transcends threefold time — that, too, is just the word Om.
Mandukya Upanishad
In Buddhism as well as in Hinduism the threefold Shanti is generally interpreted as meaning the Threefold Peace in body, speech, and mind
(i.e. peace in the entirety of one’s being).
Outside of teaching in gyms I continue this tradition
Sahanā Vavatu
Om Sahanā Vavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu
Saha Vīryam Karavā Vahai
Tejasvi nā Vadhī Tamastu Mā Vidviṣhā Vahai
Om Shānti Shānti Shāntihi
May we (the teacher and the student) be protected together,
May we (the teacher and the student) be nourished together,
May we both work together with great energy,
May our study be enlightening and not give rise to hostility.
Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Originally found in the Krishna Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad (2.2.2)
likely composed about 6th century BC. (wik)
Gayatri Mantra
oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt
The eternal, earth, air, heaven
That glory, that resplendence of the sun
May we contemplate the brilliance of that light
May the sun inspire our minds.
It first appeared in the Rig Veda, an early Vedic text written between 1800 and 1500 BCE. It is mentioned in the Upanishads as an important ritual and in the Bhagavad Gita as the poem of the Divine.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Om Tryambakam Yajāmahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvārukamiva Bandhanān
Mrityor Mukshīya Māamritāt
Om - We Offer worship to the fragant, three-eyed Lord Siva who enhances prosperity.
May he liberate us from the bondage of death,
like the water melon (which effortlessly separates from the vine);
let Him not turn us away from immortality
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra a verse (ṛc) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12).
Hindus believe the mantra is beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health and consider it a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.
Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu
Om Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Shantir Bhavatu
Sarvesham Purnam Bhavatu
Sarvesham Mangalam Bhavatu
Om
May auspiciousness be unto all.
May peace be unto all.
May fullness be unto all.
May prosperity be unto all.
This is a peace mantra and the "inspiration" comes from the Brahadaranyaka Upanishad
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 700 BCE
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Sarve Santu Niramayaah
Sarve Bhadrani Pashyantu
Ma Kash-chid-Dhu-khabhag-Bhavet
May all be happy.
May all be free from diseases.
May all look to the good of others.
May none suffer from sorrow.
possible sources : 1. Garuḍa Purāṇa (35.51) 2. Aśīrvacanam 2 of itihāsa samuccaya 3. Mantrabhāṣya of Uvaṭa
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Asato Ma Sat Gamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya
Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya
Lead me from the unreal to the real.
From darkness to light
From mortality to immortality.
an ancient Indian mantra introduced in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (1.3.28.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is estimated to have been composed about 700 BCE
Purnamadah Purnamidam
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnameva Vashishyate
Om - That is whole. This is whole.
From the whole the whole becomes manifest.
From the whole when the whole is negated
what remains is again the whole.
This chant is a Shanti mantra (peace invocation) and appears primarily in Isha Upanishad (Ishopanishad)
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Om Peace, Peace, Peace
Om! — This syllable is this whole world.
Its further explanation is: --
The past, the present, the future — everything is just the word Om.
And whatever else that transcends threefold time — that, too, is just the word Om.
Mandukya Upanishad
In Buddhism as well as in Hinduism the threefold Shanti is generally interpreted as meaning the Threefold Peace in body, speech, and mind
(i.e. peace in the entirety of one’s being).
