Hindu Mantras & Prayers

The Importance of Mantra

Mantra has become well known in the West. We normally associate it, rather superficially, with some meaningless sound we repeat mechanically until we are put in some kind of trance. Actually, mantra is quite different than this. ... Read the entire article >>>

The Gayatri Mantra

The Gayatri Mantra is one of the best known prayers and is also one of the oldest. It has been recited for thousands of years. Its composition is to be found in the ancient Rig Veda ... Read the entire article >>>

The Use of Mantra

Mantras are perhaps the most important tools for clearing and cleansing the mind ... Read the entire article >>>

 

The Hanuman Chalisa

The Hanuman Chalisa is a prayer that many young Hindus will at least have heard of, if not be familiar with. Chances are that it may be sung in your own home or by somebody that you know. This article is an introduction to the background of this set of verses ... Read the entire article >>>

Puja

Pujas are short rituals and consist of chants, flowers, lamps, incense and food and water, etc. offered to the Divine, usually in the form of a statue enshrined in the temple ... Read the entire article >>>