Mantra

I was asked to teach on mantra. I don’t normally do this because to me an esoteric practice like mantra is either done properly, or not done at all. To do it properly takes instruction that is not readily available, extremely inconvenient, and often foreign.

For me, the training in mantra took ten years before it made sense. And I only did it because my teachers encouraged me to. After 20 years I finally found it valuable, and now I appreciate it.

20 years is a long time to do something you don’t particularly love. I don’t meet many meditators who take even a five year view of meditation, so a 10 or 20 year view is too much to ask. For 99% of people wanting results from meditation, mahamudra is the way to go. Mantra is not better, it is just another way, with a more exotic atmosphere.