Four Stages of Mantra Meditation
The repetition of a mantra such as Amamram Hum Madhuram Hum is a useful
technique in meditation. It is a tool that will help you to experience your own true
nature. Learning new things, such as playing a musical instrument or speaking a
foreign language, is often achieved through repetition. Mantra, although practiced
with repetition, is not meant to be used only with unaware rote repetition. It is
meant as a method of practice which brings about a power (siddhi) to reach the
supreme state of consciousness. In this state there is silence within the mind
which becomes still (shaant) and eventually you will merge the mind or individual
awareness with the whole, which is Pure Consciousness and Knowingness.
Every time you practice you obtain the result, as this fourth state of
consciousness is always with you. Therefore, the practice should be done with
the awareness that you are obtaining the result rather than that you will obtain it
someday in the future. The following is a focus for your repetition of mantra. You
can experience these stages as you progress in your meditation. Mantra should
be practiced with the focus that you, the Pure Consciousness, are meditating on
Pure Consciousness.
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