SELF

Flushing Out the Truth — They Told Me My Mantra Was a Secret

I believed them and never revealed it until now

Caroline de Braganza
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself
4 min readOct 17, 2020

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Image by Markus Winkler on Pixabay

Neither my partner nor I ever shared the secret mantra given to each of us when we enrolled in the Transcendental Meditation program 26 years ago.

I discovered their spiritual deceit last month through a link Amy Marley had provided to the best guided meditations on Mindvalley.

An invisible force was pushing me to explore further!

I landed on an article citing the powerful benefits of the seven chakra mantras and five seed mantras. The latter were new to me so I kept reading, keen to know more.

There I discovered my secret — №4 on the list.

I glowered at my screen. Years ago I’d sworn never to divulge my mantra, but there it was staring back at me.

(More on that later.)

For now, I can delight in finding these seeds — I’ve planted them in my memory.

Let me share the harvest with you.

What are seed mantras?

These are basic or beeja mantras, used to harmonize energy during meditation.

#1 Aum

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Caroline de Braganza
Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

Wise Older Woman (WOW). Poetry, essays, humor. Passion for mental health, social justice, politics, diverse cultures, the world and environment.