Resumo de Gayatri Mantra:the Most Representative Mantra

Mantra is a syllable or string of syllables, from the Sanskrit language, first found in Hinduism. Mantras may or may not conform to grammatical rules. Their use varies with the school and philosophy associated with the mantra. They are primarily used as spiritual conduits, words and vibrations that instill one-pointedness in the devotee. Other purposes have included religious ceremonies to accumulating wealth, avoiding danger, or eliminating enemies. Mantras originated in India with Vedic Hinduism and were later adopted by Buddhists and Jains, now popular in various modern forms of spiritual practice which are based on practices of these Indian religions.
Mantra generally
Mantras (Sanskrit) have some features in common with spells, in that they are a translation of the human will or desire into a form of action. As symbols, sounds are seen to effect what they symbolize. Vocal sounds are frequently thought of as having magical powers, or even of representing the words, or speech of God.
For the authors of the Hindu scriptures of the Upanishads, the syllable ? 'Aum', itself constituting a mantra, represents Brahman, the Godhead, as well as the whole of creation. Merely pronouncing this syllable is to experience the divine in a very direct way. Kukai suggests that all sounds are the voice of the Dharmakaya Buddha ? i.e. as in Hindu Upanishads and Yoga thought, these sounds are manifestations of ultimate reality. We should not think that this is peculiar to Eastern culture, however. Words do have a mysterious power to affect us. Accepted scholarly etymology links the word with ?manas? meaning ?mind? and 'trâna' for protection so that a mantra is something which protects the mind ? however in practice we will see that mantra is considered to do far more than simply protect the mind.
Mantra in Hinduism
Mantras was originally conceived in the great Hindu scriptures, known as the Vedas. Within practically all Hindu scriptures, the writing is formed in painstakingly crafted two line ?shlokas? and most mantras follow this pattern, although mantras are often found in single line or even single word combinations.
The basic mantra is ?, or ?Aum?, which in Hinduism is known as the ?pranava mantra,? the source of all mantras. The idea behind this is the Hindu philosophy of nama-rupa (name-form), which supposes that all ideas or entities in existence, within the phenomenological cosmos, have name and form. The basic name and form is the primordial vibration of Aum, as it is the first manifested nama-rupa of Brahman. Before existence and beyond existence, there is only One reality, Brahman, and the first manifestation of Brahman in existence is Aum. For this very reason, Aum is considered to be the most fundamental and powerful mantra, and thus is prefixed and suffixed to all Hindu prayers. While some mantras may invoke individual Gods, the fundamental mantras, like 'Aum,' the 'Shanti Mantra,' the 'Gayatri Mantra' and others, all focus on the One reality.
Some Hindu Mantras
The most representative mantra of all the Hindu mantras is the famed ?Gayatri Mantra?:
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Om / Bh?r Buva? Sva? / Tat Savitur Vare?ya? / Bhargo Devasya Dh?mahi / Dhiyo Yo Na? Pracoday?t
Gayatri Mantra is the most universal Hindu mantra and invokes the Brahman as the principle of knowledge and the illumination of the primordial Sun. Many Brahmins till today, in a tradition that has continued for at least 5,000 years, perform morning ablutions at the bank of a river and while holding the sacred thread given to them at adolescence, repeat the Gayatri Mantra.
Lead me from Ignorance to Truth
?sato ?? Sadhgamay? / tamaso ?? jyothir-Gamay? / ?rityor-?? ?mritham Gamay? / Om ??nti ??nti ??nti?
"Aum Asato ma sad gamaya, tamaso ma jyotir gamaya, mrityor ma aamritaam gamaya"
"Aum Lead me from ignorance to truth, from darlight, from death to immortality."

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