mantra-chaitanya
मन्त्रचैतन्य mantra-caitanyaThe 'awakening' of a mantra: the doctrine that an uninitiated or unawakened mantra is inert, and must be enlivened through initiation and practice.
Where this term appears
- The Guru and the Living Mantra Treatise
It is mantra-chaitanya , the "awakening" or "consciousness" of the mantra.
- The mantra withheld Treatise
… be inert, a body without breath, and it must be enlivened, given its mantra-chaitanya , its 'mantra-consciousness,' through the initiation and the procedures a teacher supplies.