Mantra: The Language Of Awakening
With BodhipaksaThis course introduces you to eight mantras from the Buddhist tradition, and explains the background of mantras as a practice. You'll learn how they work, and how you can benefit from chanting them. You'll learn about the mythic and sometimes historical figures they evoke, and how they embody qualities of the awakened mind.
Buddhist mantras for kindness, compassion, courage, and spiritual awakening.
About this course
This course introduces you to eight mantras from the Buddhist tradition, and explains the background of mantras as a practice. You'll learn how they work, and how you can benefit from chanting them. You'll learn about the mythic and sometimes historical figures they evoke, and how they embody qualities of the awakened mind.
Meet your Teacher
Bodhipaksa is a Buddhist teacher and the author of multiple books. He's been following the Buddha's path to awakening since 1982, which is when he was first taught mantras as a form of devotional meditation. While mantra isn't the central focus of his personal practice, he is strongly drawn to them and finds chanting mantras to be highly effective and deeply meaningful.