ajapa-japa
अजपजप ajapa-japaThe 'unrepeated repetition': the mantra (soham/hamsa) said to recite itself in the breath without effort; the ajapa-gayatri.
Where this term appears
- 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.