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recite it on a daily basis, not only contemplating its straightforward meaning, but also dwelling on and imbibing its sound, regarded to be pregnant with spiritual meaning. For this reason nearly all Hindu prayers and mantras are sung. The Gayatri mantra was first recorded in the
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The Hindu devotional Bhakti traditions place a focus on repetitive prayer, known as japa. Prayer is centred on the personal forms of gods and goddesses, such as Vishnu's avatars, most notably
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It is essentially the process of enlightenment found through worship of the Devas (or Devi, the feminine form of Deva), in whatever form one envisions. Prayer is achieved through
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was part of all Vedic ceremonies and is still invoked in Hindu temples all over India and other countries around the world today, exemplifying its essence.
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are liturgical texts (mantras and hymns). Stuti is an umbrella term for religious literary creations, but it literally means "praise."
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about 2500 to 3500 years ago, and by some reports, the mantra may have been chanted for many generations before that.
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in the Early Middle Ages, and by the Late Middle Ages spread throughout the subcontinent, giving rise to
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Throw Away Your Thoughts and Change Your Life: A Spiritual Journey
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The Gayatri mantra is Hinduism's most representative prayer. Many
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The human aspire to the highest truth, the underlying monism of
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The collected works of Mahatma Gandhi (electronic book)
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is the most popular form of worship in Hinduism. The
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Sacred Sound: Experiencing Music in World Religions
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