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13 Weeks to Awakening. Lasting Happiness One Week at a Time. Chants Chapter (excerpt) Ian Peric Copyright © 2014 by Ian Peric 13 Weeks to Awakening Third Edition, Paperback – 2014 ISBN-10: 1479234494 ISBN-13: 978-1479234493 Second Edition, Paperback – 2013 First Edition, Paperback – 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in literary articles or reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher at: http://www.13WeeksToAwakening.com/contact Ian Peric is not a licensed physician. This book is simply a tool for personal development. Judgements as to the suitability of the information herein for the reader’s purposes are necessarily the reader’s responsibility. I do not condone breaking any laws and take no legal responsibility for the actions of any readers. Written by Ian Peric Internal artwork by Ian Peric Internal cover art by Ian Peric and Ana Grigoriu Cover design by Ana Grigoriu Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/13WeeksToAwakening Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/13weeksawake Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/user/13WeeksToAwakening Website: http://www.13WeeksToAwakening.com Table of Contents Chants ....................................................................................................1 About The Author...............................................................................25 Additional Services.............................................................................28 Chants The words I write here are just sign posts to a very dynamic and multifaceted experience. I've done my best to describe what's happened for me. When we sing songs with feeling and heartfelt intention they become prayer. To truly understand mantra you'll need to chant and experience it for yourself. Many ancient sciences developed chants for a range of reasons. Mantras are crafted to benefit the practitioner with particular physical, mental or spiritual effects. When chanting we repeat a mantra or a prayer over and over. It helps to still the mind with something therapeutic and sacred. The Sanskrit meaning of “Man” is the mind, and “tra” means across. A mantra is something that crosses the mind to help it into meditation. A mantra creates certain sounds, vibrations and feelings. They also stimulate pressure points in the mouth and these pressure points are known to activate glands all over the body. I often use a Mala to count 108 repetitions of a mantra. 108 is a good number to experience the effects. If I'm not using a Mala I'll usually chant for 3,7,11,22 or 31 minutes at a time. When I'm practicing a new focus for a chant I usually slow down and give myself some space to fully experience what's happening. Before chanting I like to embody the meaning and emotion of the mantra. Each chanting experience is unique and perfect for the moment. Experimenting with the following has enhance my chanting experience: Keep the meaning of the mantra firmly in mind as you chant. Feel the meaning in your body as you chant, slow the chant down enough so that you can feel the emotion of each line. Feel the emotions in your body when you contemplate the meaning of the entire chant. Stay with this emotion as you chant. 1 13 Weeks to Awakening Focus on feeling and following the tip of your tongue while chanting. Use your navel powerfully as you chant and breathe. Stay very present with each syllable and each movement of your tongue. Keep clear awareness of every little detail. Whisper the chant, and feel the delicate movement of your tongue in your mouth. Chant from your heart and give it everything you have. Let your full expression flow freely. Focus on breathing deeply and chanting in long breaths. Notice how a smile while chanting changes your experience. Direct your chant internally; Let the chant vibrate inside you and then naturally resonate outwards through the body. Open your awareness to the entire sensory experience as you chant. Float in the sea of sensation. After chanting take a few minutes in silence. Be still and allow yourself to fully feel what's happening in the body. Be aware of how the chant has changed things. You can chant by yourself, in a group, while cleaning the house or walking the dog. Give yourself to the mantra. Surrender to the experience and just let it be what it is. Opportunities to chant are infinite, unique and always perfect. Try it yourself and use these mantras in any way that feels right to you. You can find more information on mantras and their use at: http://www.SpiritVoyage.com/mantrahome.aspx The mantras included in this book are not written by me. I did write “I love you” but I'm not the first to do that. Many of these mantras have been used across the globe for generations as part of meditative practice. Most of the mantra meanings are not literal translations. They are my best effort to describe each mantras core essence and intention. 2 13 Weeks to Awakening Ahh: A single tone, when we just let sound flow without trying to restrict or change anything. Just hold the jaw position, the mouths, lips and tongue with or without making a sound has helped me increase awareness. The meaning of this mantra is nothing which is the beauty of it. When chanting this mantra I've enjoyed deep mental silence and presence. With practice the space between thoughts naturally grew longer. It's often used for manifesting by feeling an emotion or situation that you want to live and chanting Ahhhh. This combination of presence, intention and emotion is a powerful recipe. Words: Ahh Meaning: Nothing Recordings: Dr. Pillai (Baba) - http://youtu.be/j7SaisE81TI Deepest Fear Poem - Marianne Williamson: I've used this poem as an affirmation for some time. I feel it resonates deeply with truth and integrity. Nelson Mandela recited this poem in his inaugural address. Words: This poem is under copyright. You can read it on Mariannes website: www.Marianne.com 3 13 Weeks to Awakening Meaning: Recordings: Marianne Williamson - http://youtu.be/fQBR_NJxW1M Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/F229YcJGwh4?t=4m20s Gayatri Mantra: Known as the Mother of all Vedas. This powerful mantra is said to activate all the pressure points in the mouth and have the seed of all other mantras within it. Chanting the Gayatri has experientially shown me that everything is divine. It helped me become aware of how the subtle resonance of being alive feels in this body. From awareness of the life spark in this body I could feel the same life spark all bodies. I feel that the entity being adored in the meaning of this mantra is that universal life spark in everything. An experiential introduction to the Sanskrit word “Namaste”. Words: Aum Bhur Bhuva Svah Tat Savitur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi Dhiyo Yo Naha Prachodayat Meaning: Summary: Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life, Remover of pain and sorrow, The Bestower of happiness, 4 13 Weeks to Awakening Oh! Creator of the Universe, May we receive thy supreme sin-destroying light, May thou guide our mind to enlightenment. Earth, sky and heavens, Divine everything we all adore, I contemplate on your divine glory, Help me enlighten my mind. Detailed Breakdown: Aum = sound, divine base frequency of creation. These are the three levels of existence. Bhur = earth, physical cosmos, matter. Bhuva = sky, mental plane of existence, subtle body, vibration. Svah = spiritual plane, psyche, heavens, causal body, radiation. Tat = ultimate reality, now, infinity vastness, unfathomable, beyond comprehension, can not be described, formless. Savitur = goddess of speech and knowledge, supreme knowledge which meets our level of understanding. natural evolution, energy of the sun. pure liberating light. Varenyam = supreme, most excellent, worthy of adoration. Bhargo = radiance, lustre illumination. Devasya = divine radiance or grace. Dhimahi = we meditate upon. Dhiyo = intellect. Yo = which, who. Na = our. 5 13 Weeks to Awakening Prachodayat = enlighten, unfold, uncover our light. Recordings: Deva Premal - http://youtu.be/CHpA6qotiwg Sri Sathya Sai Baba - http://youtu.be/0UNfKe32Dns Tina Malia - http://youtu.be/YCJ_n_wumyU Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/tQysvhXqV8E I Love You: This is a powerful healing mantra I've used to immerse myself in love. Sending love to myself, my relationships and the entire universe. The reactions in my body have been extreme when feeling and embodying the words as I say them. Trying different inclinations, tones and volumes has also had interesting results. At first it was a very challenging mantra but after sticking with it my resistances to love fell away and feeling true love for everything become not only comfortable but natural. Words: I Love You! Meaning: I Love You! Recordings: Jai Ma: A mantra celebrating the victory and brilliance of the divine feminine. I feel a motherly nurturing and unconditional love of all things and open to celebrate that feeling in the body. 6 13 Weeks to Awakening Words: Amritamayi Anandamayi Amritanandamayi Ma Jai Ma He Ma Durga Jaya Jagatambe He Ma Durga Jai Ma Meaning: Nectar Mother, Blissful Mother. Nectar Blissful Mother, Praise Her. Oh Mother! Goddess! Praise the Mother of the World. Detailed Breakdown: Jai = victory. Ma = mother. “Victory to Mothers” or "Victory to the Divine Feminine." Recordings: Wah! - http://youtu.be/4baN9gQ50tE Jaya Jagatambe: When chanting this Sanskrit mantra I feel like I'm celebrating Mother Earth. Celebrating victory of the strength, grace and nurturing of nature. It's got a beautiful flow to it, and the way my whole body vibrates on the “aa” of “Dugraa” is ecstasy. Words: 7 13 Weeks to Awakening Jaya Jagatambe he Maa Durgaa Jaya Jagatambe Jagatambe Maa Durgaa Maa Kaalee Durge namo namah Meaning: Salutations to Mother, to the goddess of deliverance and victory, I honour you. Detailed Breakdown: Jaya = victorious. Jagatambe = mother of the world. He Ma! = oh Ma! Durga = the goddess of deliverance and victory. Recordings: Krishna Das - http://youtu.be/soQaROI_5sM Jewel Lotus Flower: This is a blend of English and Sanskrit. The English part is a melodic and deeply profound interpretation of the Sanskrit mantra's meaning. It's loving, profound and elegantly simple. I've noticed how my mouth naturally ends up in a smile while chanting this one. I often find myself chanting this as I go about daily chores. Words: There is a Jewel Lotus Flower unfolding deep within my soul. To be a Jewel Lotus Flower unfolding is my highest goal. Om Maṇi Padme Hum Om Maṇi 8 13 Weeks to Awakening Om Maṇi Padme Hum. Om Maṇi Padme Hum Om Maṇi Om Maṇi Padme Hum. Meaning: Divine, love, wisdom, soul. Detailed Breakdown: Om = infinite/divine. Mani = jewel, enlightenment with compassion and love. Padme = lotus, spiritual unfolding, awakening. Hum = indivisible unity, all being an indivisible part of the divine. Recordings: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu: This is such an elegantly simple and beautiful chant. I open in heartfelt compassion and love for everything when chanting it. It's been very warm, comfortable, sharing and invigorating for me. Words: Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Meaning: May all beings be happy and free. Recordings: 9 13 Weeks to Awakening Amma - http://youtu.be/t4KyRtIr2RU Miten & Deva Premal - http://youtu.be/usJl7oiZPnc Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/YDEguLBxqFI Long Time Sun Song: An old Irish blessing that's also used to finish up Kundalini yoga sessions. I use it to close many different types of meditation. It feels really good to give this blessing to myself, the group and the universe as I move from meditation practice into the rest of the day. Words: May the Long Time Sun Shine upon you All love surround you And the pure light within you Guide your way on Guide your way on Sat Nam Sat Nam Sat Nam Meaning: Sat Nam = Truth is my identity Recordings: Snatam Kaur - http://youtu.be/T1D3ejwQiVg Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/F229YcJGwh4 Maha Mantra (Hare Krishna): 10 13 Weeks to Awakening A very popular and powerful mantra known as the great mantra of deliverance. From the Sanskrit scriptures of ancient India, it's made up of three holy names for God. I love the way it flows. I feel infinite energy and joy when chanting this mantra. Words: Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare Meaning: Hare = the energy of God. Krishna = all attractive qualities in the universe in a single Godhead. Rama = reservoir of infinite pleasure. Recordings: Vaiyasaki Das - http://youtu.be/PHIEvuR1bzg Mahamrityunjaya Mantra: Known as the great death-conquering Mantra, this mantra is also identified with Shiva. I interpret death in this context as meaning fear. When I feel fear in the body it's a contraction; a closing down and dying. Very much the opposite of what vibrance, love and open-hearted life feels like. I usually chant this one in long sittings of more than 15 minutes. I've felt graceful liberation from discomfort while chanting this mantra. Like ripe fruit effortlessly plucked from the vine. Words: 11 13 Weeks to Awakening Om Try-Ambakam Yajaamahe Sugandhim Pusstti-Vardhanam Urvaarukam-Iva Bandhanaan Mrtyor-Mukssiiya Maa-[A]mrtaat Meaning: Oh infinite divine, we meditate on the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva). The fragrant essence that nourishes and nurtures all beings. Please liberate us from death as effortlessly as ripe fruit is easily snapped from the vine. Liberating me with the knowing that we are always immersed in the nectar of our divine, immortal nature. Recordings: Shri Ashwinkumar Pathak - http://youtu.be/ClxgIS-_X_g Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/F229YcJGwh4 Mul Mantra: Mul or Mool means root. In this single mantra is the distilled teachings of the entire Sikh holy book. The Mul mantra is said to be the first utterings by Guru Nanak after he found enlightenment. This mantra often comes to me when I need a reset, like a rolling recording in my head. I've felt this mantra clear and centre my experience. Deeply feeling my connection with myself and everything in the universe. Each mantra is unique and it's an understatement to say that this one is phenomenally powerful! It has everything! Words: Ek ong kaar, Sat naam, 12 13 Weeks to Awakening Kartaa purakh, Nirbho, Nirvair, Akaal moort, Ajoonee, Saibhang, Gurprasaad. Jap! Aad such, Jugad such, Haibhee such, Naanak hosee bhee such. Meaning: The Creator and all the universe are One. Truth (the divine/now/life/the universe/reality as it is) is our identity. The life spark, source and doer of everything. Incapable of fear, incapable of vengeance, Immortal image of the infinite, Never born, self illumined and always complete in the self, This is the gift that disperses shadows. Meditate! True from the beginning, True for eternity, True now, As Nanak says, it's forever true. Recordings: Anke - http://youtu.be/WSPcvTMfYlg Nirinjan Kaur - http://youtu.be/qcqZc2sxFvw Snatam Kaur - http://youtu.be/_IMv28By158 Singh Kaur - http://youtu.be/MtOhc3bAIr0 Nam Myoho Renge Kyo: This is such an elegant mantra. It rolls out naturally in a steady looping flow. The tone, pace and the vibration together are like a force of nature. I usually practice focusing on an altar but 13 13 Weeks to Awakening sometimes just close my eyes and feel it. Staying with all these aspects of the mantra has effortlessly neutralised the thinker leading to long periods of complete presence and a life of divine grace. Words: Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Meaning: I surrender myself to the marvellous Law of the Lotus Flower Sutra Detailed Breakdown: Nam = devotion. Myo = strange, mystery or miracle. Ho = law. Renge = cause and effect (lotus flower). Kyo = sound, sutra or teaching. Recordings: IndiaJiva - http://youtu.be/9Sqrtj9p7ZU SGI International - http://youtu.be/WhN3Y8aSJyI Om (Aum): This is used a lot by itself and as a part of other mantras. I see this sound as the undercurrent of the universe. An honouring and connection with everything, past, present, future, within and without. The entire universe all at once. I usually chant it slowly, clearly pronounce it as A-U-M. I feel the vibration in my chest and open to the infinite vastness of the mantra. A beautiful way to chant this mantra in a group is to all chant long Oms in your own time and have them layer and overlap. It's common to close meditation with Om followed by three chants of Shanti (peace). 14 13 Weeks to Awakening Words: Om (Aum) Meaning: Om = infinite/divine. Recordings: Nipun Aggarwal - http://youtu.be/VJzRPyu5eq0 Robert Slap - http://youtu.be/LmBj9Ni_CBw Om Mani Padme Hum: I feel this mantra as a heart expansion. Warming and connecting my heart with all the universe. The “Hum” feels very grounding like and exclamation point making the whole experience very elegant and balanced. Words: Om Mani Padme Hum Meaning: Divine, love, wisdom, soul. Detailed Breakdown: Om = infinite/divine. Mani = jewel, enlightenment with compassion and love. Padme = lotus, spiritual unfoldment, awakening. Hum = indivisible unity, all being an indivisible part of the divine. Recordings: Deva Premal - http://youtu.be/9lQDSElrq2k Temple Buddhist - http://youtu.be/VFIQguh2yYI 15 13 Weeks to Awakening Om Namah Shivaya: I find this an inwardly paradoxical chant. I tend to delve deep inside myself bringing reverence and humble honouring to the very centre of my being. Deeper, deeper, deeper and deeper I dive inside myself with open-hearted adoration. I come to a stillness, emptiness and nothingness. As I adore this still core, I find myself showered with adoration. I am somehow showering everything in the universe with adoration because it's all the same still core at the heart of everything. That core of self is the adorer and the adored across every cell of the universe. It feels as if every unit of reverence I give is bounced back magnified. As if between two mirrors who are really the same mirror. Magnifying on each exchange again and again and again in an exponential explosion of adoration. Words: Om Namah Shivaya Meaning: I bow down and honour the divine in all. Recordings: Anandmurti Gurumaa - http://youtu.be/05c7SkvFY_o Deva Premal - http://youtu.be/eUqe31ojZBU Krishna Das - http://youtu.be/jaJPfnCi1t8 Sri Sathya Sai Baba - http://youtu.be/5-JVPRU1I9o Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha: Also known as the Abundance mantra. It's an honouring and invocation of the Hindu Goddess Lakshmi. As with all invocations, I see Lakshmi as a representation of the good fortune, prosperity, and beauty that is within us all. This mantra helps us connect with and feel these properties within ourselves. In chanting this mantra I not only feel strong and clear prosperity in my body I also feel a powerful commitment and knowing that whatever it takes would be done. I'm free to flow with the feelings and not so attached to the 16 13 Weeks to Awakening specific outcomes. I felt empowered to express myself fully and dance in the infinite abundance that surrounds me. Words: Om Shrim Maha Lakshmiyei Swaha Meaning: Divine salutations to she who manifests every kind of abundance. Recordings: Enrico Galvini - http://youtu.be/MLeA0TYjteM Thomas Ashley-Farrand - http://youtu.be/_RrOdLVM_k0 Ra Ma Da Sa: When chanting this mantra I feel very connected. Silent and aware of the subtleties of connectedness. My heart swells and warms as I open in love for the entire universe. It's known as the Love vibration mantra. Words: Ra Ma Da Sa Sa Say So Hung Meaning: Ra - Sun Ma - Moon Daa - Earth Saa - Impersonal Infinity Saa Say - Totality of Infinity So - Personal sense of merger and identity Hung - The infinite, vibrating and real. 17 13 Weeks to Awakening Recordings: Satkirin Khalsa - http://youtu.be/l4RFxBJ-9uA Snatam Kaur - http://youtu.be/kYivP3gedCo Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram: Another mantra I haven’t been able to chant without smiling. Reverence and celebration for all life. In chanting this I sometimes want to laugh, cry, scream, bow down, jump and dance in an openhearted celebration of every aspect of the universe. Words: Sri Ram Jai Ram Jai Jai Ram Meaning: Sri = a title of respect. Jai = victory. Ram = reservoir of infinite pleasure, the source of all things. Recordings: Krishna Das - http://youtu.be/lT1UI54YUZc Shri Gondavalekar Maharaj - http://youtu.be/HmphBV0GyIY Will Blunderfield - http://youtu.be/OE6CFDKhh40 Re Man Shabad: Wow... what to say about the Re Man Shabad... It changed my life! This mantra was originally shared by Guru Gobind Singh and is very handy for people wanting to live a life of service. It was strong and confronting at first, like learning to use a very heavy and phenomenally powerful tool. It took practice to start chanting it fast. Some mental stories, habit patterns and feelings of separation came up to be seen, loved and let go before dropping into long periods of presence like I had never felt before. In chanting it for days on end It showed me that presence and enlightenment are sustainable and can become a natural way of life. It sat me in the cockpit of this experience. With effortless grace 18 13 Weeks to Awakening I was able to explore and use intuition, the body, the mind and the universal energy system. It's such a complex, long and challenging mantra. Chanting it fast and for long periods requires intense presence, precision and focus. This long hold of presence not only built a new habit, it feels like it's changed the way this body vibrates. The mind perceives differently too. It experientially showed me three key parts of the mantras meaning: Reality is shrill! (Each moment is very, very, VERY loud!!!) Drink it all! (The only comfortable way is to accept and open your heart to all experience). Death shall never approach you (Death is fear, fear lives in mental stories and not the very loud NOW I was talking about). If you want to do long stints of the Re Man Shabad I highly recommend a retreat with the phenomenal Guru Dev Singh Khalsa. For information go to: http://www.sat-nam-rasayan.eu/reman/ Words: Ray man eh bidh jog kamao Singhee saach akapat kanthala Dhiaan bibhoot charhaao Taatee gaho aatam bas kar kee Bichaa naam adhaarang Baaje param taar tat har ko Upajay raag rasaarang Ughatay taan tarang rang atay giaan geet bandhaanang Chak chak rahay dayv daanav mun Chhak chaak biyom bivaanang Aatam upadays bhays sanjam ko Jaap so ajapa jaapay 19 13 Weeks to Awakening Sada rahay kanchan si kaya Kaal na kabahoo byaapay Meaning: The translation I use is copyright of Snatam Kaur. You can find the full text here: http://www.SpiritVoyage.com/mantra/Ray-Man-Eh-Bidh-JogKamao/MAN-000182.aspx Recordings: Ian Peric - http://youtu.be/qsa0m3FIJOc Snatam Kaur - http://youtu.be/SpK1r_ZleWE Sa Ta Na Ma: I've mainly used this mantra while doing Kirtan Kriya but it occasionally comes into my mind as a fluid stream of primal tones “Sa-Ta-Na-Ma”. It's been very stabilising and balancing. Like a tire balance for the mind, body and spirit. Its elegance and grace can disguise its power. Words: Sa Ta Na Ma Meaning: Sa = universal infinity, everything that was and will be. Ta = spark of life, creativity and existence. Na = death, transformation and change. Ma = rebirth and regeneration. Recordings: Mirabai Ceiba - http://youtu.be/xASC7Nav0J0 Snatam Kaur - http://youtu.be/1R1EBnM6h7I Serenity Prayer - Reinhold Niebuhr: My Mum has always had this sitting proudly on the fridge. It's 20 13 Weeks to Awakening such an elegant summary of a powerful truth. A clear and concise reality check. I love the humility of asking for support. Words: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. Meaning: Recordings: Jonathan Winters - http://youtu.be/rvzw8SGunLI Robbyn Kirmsse - http://youtu.be/Wonpb0NSu3M Silence – Delerium / Sarah McLachlan: This song just came to me in Patience Week. I didn't know its name, just that the words “in this silence; I believe” were on repeat in my head and I was sure I'd heard Sarah McLachlan sing it before. It was my invitation to step into silence as a path to patience. Liberating myself from the need to do anything. I sat and became comfortable with stillness again. I wept when reading the lyrics for the first time. It was a statement, a revelation and a prayer. In so many ways it was exactly the mantra I needed at the time. Words: This was written by Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber and Sarah McLachlan and is under copyright. The lyrics can be found at: http://www.MetroLyrics.com/silencelyrics-delerium.html Meaning: Recordings: Delerium / Sarah McLachlan - http://youtu.be/ZA-je1_Ejq0 21 13 Weeks to Awakening So Hum: This one has been very subtle but effective in cultivating presence and connecting me with my infinite self. I usually practice it inhaling with the “So” and exhaling with “Hum”. It's flowed into my mind a few times when I've felt the need for mental silence. Words: So Hum Meaning: So = i am Hum = indivisible unity, all being an indivisible part of the divine. Recordings: Murali Sundaram - http://youtu.be/ELsZM1HeTCQ Sri Satya Sai Baba - http://youtu.be/FSxWl_8oG0s Tantric Har: This mantra is a doozy! A lot bundled up in a single syllable. I roll the “R” and chant it with a forceful pump of the naval. Out of all the mantras I use, this one seems to draw the most responses from animals. It's known to bring in prosperity on all levels. I've felt it invigorate everything like a natural opening to proactive action receiving all at once. In as little as 3 minutes I've had the embodied experience of prosperity. Words: Har Meaning: Har = a name for the divine. Recordings: Guruka Singh - http://youtu.be/qBPHsZuTTTU 22 13 Weeks to Awakening Sajah Singh - http://youtu.be/mB0jv9r04F0 Vajrasattva Mantra (Short version): I feel this mantra very literally to its meaning. The “Om” brings an opening and expansion. Then there's a complexity, power and focus in the “Vajra Sattva” that unlocks something. It feels like a graceful purification and empowerment that happens naturally while the mind is occupied with the mantra. The “Hum” feels like a release to the eternally connected divine. A powerful formula blended together in a mantra that comes alive when repeated over and over. Words: Om Vajra Sattva Hum Meaning: Om = infinite/divine. Vajra = thunderbolt or thunderstorm, infinitely powerful. Sattva = purity, existence, reality, truth. Hum = indivisible unity, all being an indivisible part of the divine. Recordings: Sandeep Khurana - http://youtu.be/gX-vpnppwfc Wopila Olowan: This is a prayer I sing in ceremony, while walking and even just dancing around the house. I sing it when I want to cultivate gratitude and sometimes when I'm feeling gratitude it just comes out. I feel myself exploding with gratitude. Gratitude pulsing through every fibre of my being. It's gratitude for now in a very allencompassing way. Wopila sums it up in one word: Thank you to all creation for every instant that led to and makes up this moment. Words: Tunkasila, Pilamayaye, Pilamayaye, 23 13 Weeks to Awakening Pilamaya yelo, Cannupa wan Mayak'u ca, Pilamaya yelo Tunkasila, Pilamayaye, Pilamayaye, Pilamaya yelo, Wicosani wan Mayak'u ca, Pilamaya yelo Meaning: Grandfather, masculine name for creator. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude said in a masculine way. A sacred tool of prayer you have given me so, Thank you, you make me feel gratitude said in a masculine way. Grandfather, masculine name for creator. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude. Thank you, you make me feel gratitude said in a masculine way. You have given me good health, Thank you, you make me feel gratitude said in a masculine way. Recordings: Inipi Songs - http://youtu.be/tNaT4NgkoHA 24 13 Weeks to Awakening About The Author I grew up in a small Australian country town and wasn't very spiritual growing up. With my mother's encouragement I did do some brief religious study and some yoga and meditation for 6 months in my teens but up until recently I considered myself an atheist. I'm still very open-minded, experiential and matter of fact with my belief system. I've just seen a lot of “miracles” over the last few years. I now travel the work serving our community in any way I can. That includes sharing services through talking with people, shamanic sessions, meditation, writing, workshops, ceremony, consulting, a podcast (TSATR.com), charities and any other way that feels right on the day. Two years before writing this book I worked as a senior IT engineer/manager specialising in large-scale systems, infrastructure and security. I was an active member of the technology community and a passionate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts athlete. I was getting injured a lot and didn't feel very good about my personal, work or sporting life. I felt that I wasn't living to my fullest potential in all areas. This had me reflecting on my success to date. I finally let down my guard and became honest with myself. On paper I had everything I'd ever wanted and I still didn't like who I was. I felt some degree of anxiety and insecurity about everything regardless of whether I'd done my best or done an outstanding job. I also felt some stress about being, doing or having the next thing. From the outside people believed I was a happy and successful man... A long way from the truth. I reflected on my entire life and the social structure I grew up in. I noticed that many people see this state of discontent as a “normal” way to live. I now call it “comfortable suffering”: When you're suffering but not to the point where change MUST happen. There was some perceived comfort and familiarity in that suffering. It was hurting me but I 25 13 Weeks to Awakening was also addicted to it. Now I've got immense gratitude for all this suffering. It gifted me with the commitment and passion to do what ever it would take to find genuine happiness. I visited Rhett Strauss, a local Chek practitioner on the Gold Coast in Australia. Amongst many things he recommended fresh organic food, minimising television and reading Rumi before bed. I was lucky enough to study meditation and yoga with the brilliant and wise team at Essence of Living on the Gold Coast. I'd done Yoga and Palates there as cross training for a few years but had only just started “hearing” what they were saying. A friend I met at the organic markets introduced me to Deepak Chopra and Wayne Dyer. I began to go through and read everything I could get my hands on. I constantly had tapes running in the car and did meditations every morning and night. Within six months I was working with Native American medicine teachers. These traditions remain a core part of my daily practice. I eventually expanded my practice of Native American traditions and started doing Kundalini yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan ®. Somewhere around this point I began to realise that no one was going to do the work for me. The most profound shifts would come from my own work and realisations. I immersed myself in constant learning and practical application of these teachings into my daily life. I started to feel overwhelmed with all the information I was taking in. I felt I had to stop and look inside for wisdom. At that point I felt drawn to simplify things and start practicing the process now known as 13 Weeks to Awakening. It's been an honour to move into a life of service. The system, structure and practice of 13 Weeks has delivered me to a place where I unconditionally love myself exactly as I am. I live a simple life filled with creativity, blissful heartfelt expression and service. 26 13 Weeks to Awakening It's deeply touching to see people's smiles of joy as this system helps them to blossom into a life of empowerment and happiness. I'm eternally grateful to all my teachers, friends and relations for their past, present and continued guidance. We are a worldwide community and I love you all dearly. Thank you for being you. 27 13 Weeks to Awakening Additional Services There are many free resources and a forum are available at: http://www.13WeeksToAwakening.com I regularly share free content on these sites: Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/13WeeksToAwakening Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/13weeksawake Youtube: http://www.YouTube.com/user/13WeeksToAwakening Podcast: http://www.TheShamanAndTheRockstar.com The following 13 Weeks services are available: Personal coaching Information sessions 2/3 hour + 1, 3 and 5 day workshops Train the trainer workshops Study group sessions Speaking engagements The following services are also available: Corporate consulting Meditation coaching Native American ceremony Reiki For more information please contact me on: http://www.13WeeksToAwakening.com/contact 28 13 Weeks to Awakening I love you You are with me always at my core I love you You are trust and gratitude combined as one I love you You are all my relations and the connection between them I love you You are my home, my food, my voice, stillness I love you You are the faint voice behind every perception I love you You are me, him, her, us! 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