AAD GURAY NAMEH
JUGAAD GURAY NAMEH
SAT GURAY NAMEH
SIRI GURU DEVAY NAMEH

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I bow to the Guru — the wisdom that dispels darkness

Guru — dispeller of darkness
Gu — darkness: confusion, fear, not-knowing
Ru — that which removes it: light, wisdom The Guru is any presence that wakes you up and shows you what you already are

Aad — the first, the source
Jugaad — through every age
Sat — the true
Siri Guru Dev — the great, shining, divine Teacher
Guray — to the Guru
Nameh — I bow I offer myself

I bow to the primal Guru
I bow to the Guru through the ages
I bow to the true Guru
I bow to the great divine Guru

OM MANI PADME HUM

The jewel in the lotus

Visualize the body as a lotus
Visualize the heart as a diamond in that flower, radiating pure love

Om — the whole of being
Mani — the jewel: clear, awake compassion in the heart
Padme — the lotus: the body and life opening around that jewel
Hum — let it take root Let it radiate

 

SRI RAM JAI RAM JAI JAI RAM
HARE HARE RAM
JAYA SITA RAM, RAM RAM RAM

Sri — holy, beloved
Ram — the Divine Name: compassion, courage, the presence that steadies you
Jai / Jaya — may that presence win in the heart Victory again and again
Hare — call it close Let the Name take the mind and bring it home
Sita — that same Presence as devotion: the heart that stays true

 

AHAM BRAHMASMI
SOHAM SHIVOHAM

Remember who you truly are You are not that which changes

Aham — I
Brahmasmi — am Brahman: the ultimate formless reality in which all things arise
Soham — I am That Not the body Not the story
Shivoham — I am Shiva: that same stillness, that same light

 

                                                                                  

TEYATA OM BEKANDZE BEKANDZE
MAHA BEKANDZE
RADZA SAMUDGATE SO HA

Medicine Buddha mantra — healing for body, mind, and the roots of suffering

Teyata — it is like this
Om — the whole of being
Bekandze — healing; the medicine that takes away pain
Bekandze — again: heal the cause of that pain
Maha Bekandze — maha means great: the deep healing that clears even subtle suffering
Radza — king; the sovereign healer
Samudgate — risen, vast as the ocean
So Ha — may it be so Let this healing take root

 

OM NAMAH SHIVAYA OM NAMAH SHIVAYA
SHIVAYA NAMAHA SHIVAYA NAMAH OM
SHAMBHO SHANKARA NAMAH SHIVAYA
GIRIJA SHANKARA NAMAH SHIVAYA
ARUNACHALA SHIVA NAMAH SHIVAYA
GIRIJA SHANKARA NAMAH SHIVAYA

I bow to Shiva — the stillness at the center, and the destroyer of what no longer serves

Om — the whole of being
Namah / Namaha — I bow I offer myself
Shivaya — to Shiva: the auspicious one, the quiet Self The one who burns illusion so truth can stand
Shambho — source of joy
Shankara — the one who makes all well
Girija — the mountain-born Goddess; Shiva with his beloved
Arunachala — the holy mountain: Shiva as the unmoving light

 

                                                                                  

 

JAI MA

Victory to the Mother

Jai — glory May she prevail
Ma — the Divine Mother: the source, the protector, the love that births and holds all things

Not one face only — Durga, Kali, Parvati, Tara — one Mother
Jai Ma means: may that love win in the heart

 

                                                                                 

NA JAYATE MRIYATE VA
NASATO VIDYATE BHAVO
NITYAH SARVA GATEH SANATANA
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA HARE RAMA
RAMA RAMA HARE HARE

The soul is unborn and undying The unreal does not last The real is eternal and everywhere

Na jayate — it is never born
Mriyate va — nor does it die
Nasato vidyate bhavo — the changing, the unreal, has no lasting being
Nityah — eternal
Sarva gateh — all-pervading; present in all things
Sanatana — without beginning or end

Hare — call that presence close Let it take the mind and bring it home
Krishna — the all-attractive; the love that draws you
Rama — the Divine Name: compassion, courage, the presence that steadies you

 

 

GAN GAN GANAPATI NAMO NAMASTE
NAMO NAMASTE NAMO NAMASTE
NAMO, NAMO NAMASTE

I bow to Ganesha — the remover of obstacles

Gan — Ganesha’s seed sound The call that wakes his presence
Ganapati — Lord of the hosts; the elephant-headed one who clears the path
Namo — I bow
Namaste — I bow to you The light in me honors the light in you

                                                                                 

OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA
PUNYAY JNANA
PUSTIM KURU SVAHA
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA

Green Tara — the swift mother Protect me Free me Increase goodness, wisdom, and nourishment

Om — the whole of being
Tare — O Tara, you who carry us across
Tuttare — free us from fear
Ture — act swiftly; cut through inner suffering
Mama — for me; let this land here
Punyay — merit: the goodness that gathers when the heart is true
Jnana — wisdom: clear seeing
Pustim kuru — nourish and increase this Make it flourish
Svaha — may it be so

 

HARE RAM RAM RAM, SITA RAM RAM RAM
HANUMAN HANUMAN HANU-MAN SITA RAM
RAMA RAMA SITA RAMA RAMA
SITA RAMA RAMA SITA RAM

Call the Name Let Sita, Ram, and Hanuman fill the heart

Hare — call that presence close Let the Name take the mind and bring it home
Ram / Rama — the Divine Name: compassion, courage, the presence that steadies you
Sita — that same Presence as devotion: the heart that stays true
Hanuman — the great devotee Strength in service Love that does not hesitate

Sita-Ram is love and strength as one
Hanuman is the heart that leaps toward that love and never lets go

 

                                                                                  

YOUR LOVE IS MY LOVE
MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE
YOUR LIFE, WELL IT’S MY LIFE
AND MY LIFE, IT’S YOUR LIFE
(I want to) HOLD YOU IN THE LIGHT
HOLD YOU IN MY LOVE
(so won’t you) HOLD ME IN YOUR LIGHT
HOLD ME IN YOUR LOVE

 

RADHA RAMANA HARI GOVINDA JAYA JAYA
GOVINDA JAYA JAYA, GOPALA JAYA JAYA

Glory to Krishna — love itself, playing in the world

Radha — the soul’s longing; devotion that holds nothing back
Ramana — her beloved; the one who delights the heart
Hari — the one who takes sorrow and steals the mind toward love
Govinda — the one who finds and protects; Krishna as the cowherd, keeper of life
Gopala — the one who tends; Krishna as the child, the friend, the shepherd of the heart
Jaya Jaya — victory May that love win Again and again

Radha-Ramana is the two that are one: the lover and the Beloved

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​LOKAH SAMASTAH SUKHINO BHAVANTU

May All Beings Everywhere Be Happy and Free

 

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