Mantra Healing : Why does it work only for few People

Many years back I was in a hotel room in Mumbai (then it was called Bombay) due to some official work. That day I was suffering from shoulder pain and it was quite discomforting. I did not have much to do since it was Sunday and I had watched enough TV. Suddenly I thought, "Is it possible that I can heal myself with the help of Mantra?" I decided that I will give it a try.

I decided that I will recite the AUM mantra for 100 times. I closed my eyes and started the process. I did full inhalation and with slow exhalation started reciting A......U......MMMMM till I ran out of breath. Then I would again repeat the cycle ...inhale fully and recite AUM with exhalation. While reciting AUM I imagined that I was drawing the power and energy of universe and transferring it to my shoulder, and it was healing the shoulder.

At the end of the experiment I slowly opened my eyes and tried to feel the shoulder. The pain was gone like magic. I was amazed as well as happy to see the results.

For those of you who are unaware of what mantra is; it is a sound which has some meaning and energy attached. You may be aware that when we speak a word it has vibrations. Similarly each mantra is a sound which has unique vibrations which are benefits and energizes the mind, thought and the soul and stills the mind. Mantras are usually repeatedly recited and also helps in concentration.

Mantras have been part of Hinduism and Buddhism for thousands of years. Mantras have been revealed to the sages during meditation and have been verified by many other sages.

The above image which you can see represents AUM which is a very special mantra in Hinduism. AUM represent the god, the universal energy and the also the start to end of the universe. In Hinduism every mantra is preceded by AUM which increases the power and effectiveness of the mantra. As per the belief, when sages went into deepest state of meditation they heard the primordial sound of the universe (another way to think of it is the frequency of the universe) and sound of AUM represents the primordial sound.

There are different mantras which are used to worship different gods and goddesses. This provides an individual to pursue God in his/her own way since every one has different tendencies.

Although I succeeded in healing myself but this approach may not work for many of you. I have shared this story with many people but quite a few did not take this seriously. They are not ready to try it also. The main reason is the lack of belief. Unless we believe that this kind of healing will work, we will not practice with full concentration and also halfheartedly. Belief has tremendous potential to heal and when we combine it with Mantra it becomes extremely potent.

In case you want to try mantra healing, my suggestion would be to take bath and sit in a neat and quite room with doors closed and decide that you would dedicate next half an hour with full belief and concentration. I would strongly encourage you to give it a try. I am sure you will benefit from it and you have nothing to lose.