Om Namah Shivaya Mantra: Yoga Meditation, Vedanta, Tantra

[loveunidad]

Love is Unity

[adept2u]

I'd like to thank you very much for this. It is very useful.

[yogabindu]

This is a more traditional pronunciation of the mantra, unlike the many modern "singing" versions.

[MrBrightStar01]

Thanks for this. I am new to this and now i can say it correctly now.

[mayreepee]

I thought the "v" was supposed be pronounced  like a "W". Is it ShiVaya or ShiWaya?

[TheHappyCoder]

Why exactly 108? Curious.

[yogabindu]

It is not about Buddhism. Besides, consider from where Buddhism "borrowed" the use of 108 japa or counting beads.

[kundalinicandy]

i think he is enunciating not adding another syllable blessings

[AquarianAscent]

Why does he say 'Aum namaha Shivai', and then 'Aum namah Shivaya'? These are both different, and both have six syllables, not five. I don't understand it.

[phialemany]

There are rules of euphony in Sanskrit, called "sandhi" dealing with combination of syllables. He says first "oM *pause* namaH(a) śivAya" then "oM *very short pause* namaśśivAya". Both are right. There are six syllables : oM + five syllables. aH is an overlong vowel, it counts for 3, like oM. Short voyels counts for one and long vowels for two.

[nokia25645]

thank for the explaination

[theCometD]

Your gifts to all of us remain beyond common expressions of gratitude. Yet light of that, I thank you for your dedicated, detailed, accessible, thorough, and thoughtful work - both here and on your website.

[RSIyer24]

Excillarating.... Intoxicating......Deeply to delve into Silence..Like diving in to Deep sea...

[aviq2]

aviv (israel) i feel better when i say this mantra, more light in body and soul, good energy - uplifting, thank you. :)

[NFah43Bk]

This is the Depth in a single mantra of the sanatan Dharma.

Om Namha Shivay

[tulipsun21]

thank you

[MASTERASOKA]

Thank you, I always appreciate your chanting.

Om Nama Sivaya