chant & be happy

Complete Mantra:

Ek ong kaar, sat naam, karataa purakh, nirbho, nirvair
Akaal moorat, ajoonee, saibhang, gur prasaad. Jap!
Aad such, jugaad such, Hai bhee such, Naanak hosee bhee such.

Translation:

One Creator. Truth is His name. Doer of everything. Fearless, Revengeless, Undying, Unborn, Self illumined, The Guru's gift, Meditate! True in the beginning. True through all the ages. True even now. Oh Nanak it is forever true.

Mul Mantra

Japji Sahib - ek onkar satnam, karta purakh

Sab sikhan ko hukam hai, Guru maneyo Granth

japji sahib (page 1-8)

Ek Ong Kar

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Alan Watts. Estonian composer, Arvo Part.

Alan Watts

This mantra will invoke the spiritual connection between you and divine. 11 minutes of meditation with the tip of the tongue to the soft palate will work on the decalcification of the Pineal Gland in the brain center, the location of the Seat of the Soul, Throne of Consciousness, the 3rd Eye.

Composed and Produced by William Carleton.

Ek Ong Kar

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