Mantras: Invoking the Divine

What is most sought after in this "modern" age?
Unanimously the answer, from all quarters of the globe, is "Peace of mind." Despite the unprecedented advances made by humankind in the areas of science and technology, people are still searching for happiness. Peace of mind seems to be farther away now than before. When we think about the ancient past, what comes to mind is the peaceful lifestyles of our ancestors.

Many of the traditional practises of ages past were designed to impart peace of mind to those who engaged in them, but with the passage of time this aim was lost sight of and traditions degenerated into mechanical rituals which were performed without understanding and only out of a sense of duty. Seeing the sufferings of Her children in this so-called progressive era in which peace of mind seems like an utopian ideal, Amma, from the fathomless depths of Her Universal Heart, reintroduced to us certain ancient forms.

Amma did this very subtly, without much fanfare, but now when we look around, we see large numbers of people ardently engaged in these practices. The changes wrought in their lives, in the form of increasing peace of mind, provide living proof of the efficacy of these methods of spiritual endeavour.

Some of the practices which Amma has popularised include chanting of mantras, chanting of the Lalita Sahasranama, Manasa Puja and Sarvaiswarya Puja. When, with a heart full of loving trust, we sincerely and regularly do these practices, we start feeling the presence of the Divine within our hearts.

The culmination of these practices is the attainment of a state of mind in which we experience perfect and unbroken peace of mind.

Mantras

Archana

Lalita

Initiation

Manasa Puja

Seeing Within

Mass Puja