(This is an excerpt from a University Of Metaphysical Sciences course at www.umsonline.org, please feel free to visit the school website)
Amen. Shalom. Peace.
Om, or Aum, believed to be the first sound of the universe, perhaps the first word God spoke in the beginning. According to www.experiencefestival.com/mantras chanting Om in a whisper correctly for twenty minutes relaxes every atom in and of every cell of your body.
Ek Ong Kar (One Creator, God Is One)
Sa Ta Na Ma (Infinity, Birth, Death, Rebirth)
So ham. (represents the sound of breath. So: inhale, ham: exhale
Om ah hum vajra guru padma siddhi hum (or) Om ah hung bedzar guru pema siddhi hung.
(These are two versions of Padmasambhave, the mantra of all buddhas, masters and realized beings. The first is from Tibet, the second is Sanskrit. The translation is “I invoke you the Vajra Gura, Padmasambhave, by your blessing, may you grant us supreme blessings.)
Har Hare Haree Wahe Guru (God Is The Creator Of Supreme Power And Wisdom; pronounced hah-rah, hah-ray, hah-ree, wa-hay, guh-roo)
Akal, Maha Kal means "Undying, Great death" and is a powerful life-giving chant removing fear and relaxing the mind.
Om mani padme hung sarva shanting kuruye soha. (“O Buddha of compassion and wisdom, may all these sicknesses be pacified.”)
Om namah shivaya (to correct imbalance of consciousness, Hindu source)
Shri ram jay ram (Refers to king Rama who was believed to be in resonance with the Divine Will, Hindu source)
Ap Sahaee Hoa Sache Da Sache Dhoa, Har, Har, Har means "The Lord Himself has become our protector, the Truest of True has taken care of us, God, God, God", or "The Lord Himself is my refuge, true is the support of the True Lord". Chanted for prosperity.
Dharti Hai, Akash Hai, Guru Ram Das Hai. Dharti means "earth" and Akash is Ether, and Guru Ram Das is the venerated 4th Sikh Guru. This is the 1st Sodhung Mantra.
Ong means Creator - the Primal Vibration from which all creativity flows.
Sat Nam is the Seed Mantra or Bij Mantra and it is the most widely used in the practice of Kundalini Yoga. Sat means the Truth; Nam means to call upon, name or identify with. Sat Nam means Truth is my identity and I call upon the eternal Truth that resides in all of us. Chanting this mantra awakens the Soul, and more simply means "really". It is pronounced to rhyme with "But Mom!"
Ek Ong Kar, Sat Gur Prasad, Sat Gur Prasad, Ek Ong Kar, is the Magic Mantra so named for its power and sacredness. It is usually chanted in reverse (Ek Ong Kar, Sat Gur Prasad, Sat Gur Prasad, Ek Ong Kar). Many pages are devoted to the explanation of this mantra and we are warned to chant it in reverence. It means, "There is one Creator - Truth revealed through Guru's grace".
Har means Creative Infinity, a name of God.
Hara is another form.
Hari is the active form of Creation.
Hari Nam, Sat Nam, Hari Nam, Hari.
Hari Nam, Sat Nam, Sat Nam, Hari. The name of God is the True Name.
Gatay, gatay, paragatay. Parasamgatay, bodhi svaha (The heart sutra, Buddhist.)
Om swasti jampal yang sog kun gye pai lam. (You radiate as
manifestations of profound and vast dharma,” Tibetan Buddist.)
Om mani padme hum. (mantra of compassion, Hindu)
A very common mantra is formed by taking a deity's name. Called Namajapa and saluting it in such a manner: "Aum namah " or "Aum Jai (Hail!). An example you might be familiar with is "Aum namah Shivaya" (Aum I bow to Lord Shiva). Any god or goddess’ name can be inserted in order to draw upon the energy that the god or goddess represents. Another example would be “Om Namaha Ganesha” if you would like to draw on the energy of the God of Removing Obstacles.
Alleluia! Adoramus te Domine. (Used in France by Taize monks. Christian, Latin source)
Maranantha (In Aramaic, “Come to Lord, Come to Jesus,” Christian.
Let go, Let God. (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Our Father (Catholic)
Hail Mary (Catholic)
Peace Be With Us