It just needs to be exposed and acknowledged.” #7 The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua The silence is there because it exists in the music. ”Without the silence that follows the chants, you get only half the story. ”When Siddhartha listened attentively to this river, to the song of a thousand voices when he did not listen to the sorrow or laughter, when he did not bind his soul to any one particular voice and absorb it in his Self, but heard them all, the whole, the unity then the great song of a thousand voices consisted of one word: Om perfection.” #6 Deva Premal It helps to open the throat area and is a great way to learn some Sanskrit and the Yoga Sutra.” #5 Hermann Hesse ”Chanting is one of the most traditional and first Yoga practices. ”A mantra is a word, phrase, or set of sounds that, according to the yogic tradition, was revealed to the sages and transmitted in a precise manner to seekers through the process of initiation.” #4 Patanjali So that means, the whole existence is a kind of sound, or a complex amalgamation of sounds.” #3 Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Where there is a vibration, there is bound to be a sound. Today, modern science sees the whole existence as a vibration. So, mantra is a powerful combination of words which, if recited, takes the vibratory effect of each of your molecules into the Infinity of the Cosmos.” #2 Sadhguru “What is a mantra? Mantra is two words: Man and tra. List Of 40 Quotes About The Healing Power Of Mantras: #1 Yogi Bhajan