Mantra Healing is a natural cure in tune with the universe’s inherent vibration. Originating from Tibetan, Sanskrit, or the secret Dakini language, mantras can be learned and used by anyone regardless of professional, cultural or religious background.
Mantras can be used for oneself or others as supportive medical treatment with no side effects or to individually enhance spiritual practice. The teachings come with the proper transmission, explanations and practical session, as well as retreat instructions.
The word ‘mantra’ comes from the ancient Sanskrit language. The syllable ‘man’ means ‘mind’, ‘tra’ means ‘protection, rescue’. So a mantra’s real as well as literal meaning is to protect the mind. If asked ‘protection from what?’, the mantric tradition would answer ‘from suffering’.
Their down to earth function addresses all kinds of suffering in various degrees from small pains to serious diseases, from physical needs to natural disasters, from emotional stress to psychiatric disorders. Children, adults and elderly may all use mantras for themselves, for others in their environment, and also for the nature in general.
Mantras in Traditional Tibetan Medicine
As a healing method mantras share a strong connection to Sowa Rigpa, the Traditional Tibetan Medicine, in which they are systematically and philosophically rooted.
Following the same principles, mantras are therapeutically used in preventing, alleviating and curing disorders of body, speech and mind, thus earning the name of ‘healing mantras’ or ‘mantra healing’. Their application is intertwined with all therapeutic methods which are the four trunks of diet, lifestyle, medicine, external therapy.
Though they are mostly associated with the lifestyle due to their spiritual quality they help purify food; some mantras can even be eaten. They are used to bless medicine and traditionally they play a necessary role during the making of medicine: certain steps of the production have to be empowered by mantras. Reciting mantras increases the healing power of a therapist and the effect of external therapy during a treatment session.
However mantras can act independently, therefore they are sometimes considered the ‘fifth trunk’ of Sowa Rigpa.
