Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha pronunciation...

good technique is to tie the mantra to your breath going in and out. Then during the day, come back to it whenever certain events occur. For example, you could say a few repetitions of the mantra before you pick up the phone and after you put it down.

Mantra is the essence of sound, and the embodiment of the truth in the form of sound.

The power of something so apparently simple—and so seemingly absurd—as mantra-and OM -chanting is that it fosters a relaxed concentration on pure sound, as distinct from words, ideas, and abstractions, and thus brings attention to bear on reality itself.

So Patañjali says Īśvara’s name is “Mmmm.” We can’t easily say “Mmmm,” so it is written as OM. OM is called praṇava, which simply means “humming.”

The 'Panca Tantra' is a collection of Hindoo fables, the supposed author of which was Vishnu Sarman, and this is believed to be the source of 'The Fables of Pilpay' or Bidpaī, which are undoubtedly of Indian origin. The transformation which these latter have experienced in their progress down the ages, chiefly by reason of their having been transla

In general, every mantra and chant contains six “limbs” that bestow it with unique powers and characteristics. These six limbs (known as ṣadanga, see N387) are invoked at the beginning of the chant through a practice known as ṛṣyādi (ṛṣi and other) nyāsa. Nyāsa involves touching various parts of the body while chanting or uttering certain mantras.