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ajapa-japa

अजपजप ajapa-japa

The 'unrepeated repetition': the mantra (soham/hamsa) said to recite itself in the breath without effort; the ajapa-gayatri.

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  • What is a Mantra? Worship

    There is also a further idea, ajapa-japa , the "unrepeated repetition." The notion is that the mantra eventually keeps itself going, riding the breath in and out without effort, so that the practitioner is no l…

  • Soham: The Mantra of the Breath Treatise

    The repetition that is not recited The tradition has a precise name for this: ajapa-japa , which is a small paradox in two words.

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