Should I chant a Mantra Out Loud or Silently?

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Emma from our membership community has a question about mantra:

When it comes to mantra should that be an internal chant where you repeat the phrase in your head or could it be vocalised? I felt like the sound helped me to tune into the vibration of energy somehow.

As I mentioned in Namaste Yoga 331 on meditation, meditation is a practice of concentration and focus. Usually the object of concentration is your breath. Why is the object of attention and focus your breath? Because you don’t have to believe in anything to meditate on your breath. You also don’t have to reject any beliefs to focus on your breath. You can pay attention for the sake of cultivating your steadfastness of attention.

With mantra, the sounds are the object of attention. You can chant the sounds out loud or internally. When you chant the mantra internally, the “inner sound” becomes the object of attention for your meditation.

When you chant the mantra out loud, the sound of the mantra becomes the focus of your attention. However you may also focus on the effects of the sound vibrations in your body, your breathing and the feeling of the mantra in your mouth, lips and tongue.

When you mantra is sounded aloud it is known as Vaikhari Japa. Saying the mantra aloud is said to help attune yourself to the pronunciation of the mantra as well as calm your mind. It is helpful when you are distracted and allows you to come back to the energy of the sounds. This is said to be a good way to begin with mantra.

When your mantra is whispered or hummed it is known as Upamsu Japa. When you whisper or hum, it is not heard by anyone. This method is said to require a deeper level of concentration and is supposed to be 1, 000 times more powerful than Vaikhari. It is said to bring peace and harmony within yourself.

When you say your mantra silently to yourself mentally, it is called Manasika Japa. This form of repetition is said to require a great level of focus and attention to keep your mind pointed on your mantra. It is said to be 100, 000 times more effective than Vaikhari.

Thank you for a great question Emma. :)

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[StrongCS]

After 4 extremely painful months struggling with the mental recitation of Om, I can confirm that it is truly powerful..I am a man and I find myself crying and releasing so much pent-up emotion like never before, I am quite sure I am on my way towards catharsis ..Can't thank you enough.

[KP-sgql]

Very useful, good clarification, enough to remove any confusion.

[vinayakbbb]

Great research. Chanting mantras in bhrahma muhurtha gives great benefit .

[aninditaroy]

Thanks, the very fact that I was keen to know since long..

[kulasegaramsubramaniam]

This was one of my great questions.
You answered.
Many thanks.

[parikkhitbarua]

Thank you so much
Shadhu Shadhu Shadhu
🌷🌷🙏🙏🙏🌷🌷

* as far I know “meditation on breathing is Not pretty simple rather it is harder than chanting mantra silently “.

🙏🙏🙏

[StrongCS]

Very informative, thank you! I knew you are Canadian when you said About.

[tbobtbob]

I have some neurological weirdness in that focusing on my breath causes painful tension wherever I focus my attention. After several years of breath meditation I'm now waking up at night gasping for breath with my chest tensed up. I think I want to try mantra meditation to see if that works as well for eliminating my adhd.

[Sunil_Chandurkar]

Thank You so much. Really did not know this.

[WillyEast]

Great video. I chant different Krishna mantras. Is it necessary to count the number on beads or can is it just as beneficial not to count?

[spire]

I am doing teaching rounds. I am so stressed and nervous that I feel sick. So drained, can't focus. Will try this and hope that I find relief.

[insideinfotainment]

Thank you mam for such worthy information 🙏

[vjcreations]

How do I avoid distraction? When I'm trying to meditate my mind brings weird pictures which I don't even want to think about.

[vedarutvija]

But which is more powerful saying it loud or in mind keeping the thought a side that people think we are crazy?

[rohitremo]

Beejakshara Mantra has a vibration. If it not chanted out loud how it benefits the chantee?

[princebroni]

Please mam can you chante mantra with understanding what you are saying

[magdalenazureck]

I do it only in my mind ..hare krishna;-)

[ellia]

Is the internal silent one essentially transcendent meditation?

[Sojib-dpud]

There are seven days in a week. Well, my question is what day should I start chanting Maha laxmai Mantra?is not there any specific day of starting chanting Maha laxmai Mantra? Should I chant this mantra for 108 times each time of chanting?

[SANSCORP]

Which is more powerful and effective form of meditation through we get most benefit is breathing focus or silent mantra ?. Sorry for my bad english.