People have been chanting "Om Namah Shivaya" for thousands of years. It is one of the most powerful mantras. It is made of five sounds, "Na-mah-shi-va-ya."

 

"Om Namah Shivaya” is an ancient chant.

When someone insults you, how do you feel?

If someone were to call you a donkey, how would you feel? What does it do to you? What feeling does it create?

Anger! It shakes you. This creates some negative vibrations, and you feel angry. You may feel some sensations in the stomach and the head.

If a bad word can create so many physiological reactions in you, what do you think a sweet chant can do for you?

Mantras are energizing sounds that help to uplift consciousness and subtle energy. Mantras are those sounds that you hear from deep within during meditation. The aim of these sounds is to bring one back to the source.

Different mantras have certain vibrations and energy. People have been chanting "Om Namah Shivaya" for thousands of years. It is one of the most powerful mantras. It is made of five sounds, "Na-mah-shi-va-ya."

These five syllables symbolize the five elements in creation—earth, water, fire, air, and space. The five elements are the building blocks of everything in creation, including the human body.

"Om" represents the life force and has many meanings. "Om" means peace and love. The life energy present in all the elements is represented by this mantra, "Om Namah Shivaya."

So "Om Namah Shivaya" chanting is done to harmonize the five elements in the environment. When there is peace, love, and harmony in all the five elements, there is joy.

Om Namah Shivaya ~ Shubh Somvaar!