Psychological Analysis of Gayatri Mantra Base...

Psychological Analysis of Gayatri Mantra Based Meditation: An overview

Author Name : Ranjeeta Jauhari

ABSTRACT

The word “meditation” derived from the Latin word “meditatum” which means “to ponder”.  Meditation is techniques that are used to regulate the body and mind thereby affecting mental or physical events. This is often achieved by using a specific attention set. There are large number of meditation techniques in the world, in which Mantra based meditation is most popular technique in India. It involves the repetition of a phrase or mantra with the concept of surrendering and renunciation. Gayatri Mantra meditation is a technique for resting the mind leading to peace, happiness, bliss and self realization. Gayatri Mantra influence brain wave patterns in the brain of the regular practitioner. The main aim of this paper is to analyse the theoretical and physio- psychological aspects of Gayatri Mantra based meditation.

Keywords:- Meditation, Mantra, Gayatri Mantra meditation.