hoice of the mantra is extremely important because the greatest success lies with the mantra to which you can best surrender. There is a specific mantra for each person i.e. their Ishta Mantra. There are many ways in which a mantra may be chosen. Ideally, you can chant a mantra to which you simply feel drawn and naturally attracted. Having chosen your mantra, stay with it until you have had some experience of its power. Resist the temptation to change to another one, thinking perhaps you made the wrong choice. It is most difficult to be completely quiet because we seem to be forever in the company of all these imprints which the mind has stored and turns out at random. To face this, you can trick the mind into concentrating by a variety of techniques which vary the monotony without essentially changing the focus, by allowing the mind to be active within the framework of your chosen mantra. Initially changing the focus, by allowing the mind to be active within the framework of your chosen mantra. You can also speed up the tempo of your chanting, including a greater number of repetitions within the span of one breath. Then slow down the tempo, extending the name or syllabus. Vary the sound from loud, to very soft and gentle. This kind of variation can keep your mind interested while still being involved in the repetitions. After a while, you will find that you are repeating this all the time in your day/life, while you are doing something or not doing anything, the mantra becomes a part of you or you become a part of the mantra.

To use mantras for self healing/for others, it is very essential that one must be very regularly doing Pranayama and Meditation. This is needed, so that our thoughts do not wander and for proper pronunciation, there is regular deep breathing. Then practice chanting the particular mantras regularly (at least 108 times daily) till you can experience the energy of mantra. Only then use it. There are a number of Sanskrit mantras which are used popularly to cure various types of ailments. One can comfortably use the beej sounds of chakras while working for healing on various chakras and associated organs, systems, glands, emotions and behaviour.

It is to be noted that the mantras have to be repeated certain number of times daily for a certain period, for it to start having effect and to be used regularly for oneself and for others.

Namotherapy today is a research fascination for many around the world. Researches have confirmed that the ultrasonic components in the mantras, if properly uttered for the number of times, have tremendous healing effects in almost every kind of ailments. Ultrasound is a propagated mechanical disturbance in wave form through a medium. If the medium is a person, this wave forms the basis of diagnosis and treatment. In Namotherapy, the mantras used emit ultrasonic waves of different wavelengths and frequencies, so the japa (frequent repetition in a particular rhythm) of a mantra produces a collection of point source of ultrasonic waves, each with its spherical wave font transmitted into the medium needing it, which may be humans, animals, plants and the atmosphere sound. This is the effect of regular satsangs and effect of healing through collective prayers.