Maranatha is an ancient Aramaic word that means 'Come Lord'. It is used as a mantra in mediation as it can easily be divided into four equal syllables: Ma-ra-na-tha. The idea is that you find a comfortable place, close your eyes, sit still, breathe deeply and begin to repeat the word over and over again as a mantra. It was used in ancient Christian meditation and has been rediscovered recently by the World Community of Christian Meditation.
I wondering what other words can be used as mantras? It's often helpful to have a word that is in another language as then you have no associations with that word already. I thought of possibly using the word 'Ephphatha' which means 'be opened' - it can, again, be broken down as: Eph-ph-ha-tha. Jesus used this word when he opened the ears of the deaf man but i think that we can use it as a mantra to open our soul to the spirit of God. What other words can you think of that could be used as mantras?
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