Anandajayah Sat-Ananda

Mantra for unfolding the sahasrara chakra (liberating)

  Mantra Atmajyoti prakasha Prasada antardhana Brahmajyoti bhasvara Sat-ananda Free translation “When the light of the soul shines (freely), you receive a blessing of great value from your innermost self, from which the beautiful essence illuminates everything in your life with joy. Then you know, this is Being, the source of true happiness.” Meaning of the Sanskrit words Atmajyoti: the light of the soul, spiritual knowledge and insight. Prakasha: light, shining, luminous. Prasada: offering, favor, blessing, blessed nourishment. Antardhana: inner richness, value or treasure. Brahmajyoti: the dazzling brilliance of the essential. Bhasvara: that which illuminates everything. Sat: being, existing, happening, being present, the true, the authentic, the good, the righteous, the beautiful, the wise and the honest. Ananda: spiritual bliss, happiness of the soul. About the Sat-Ananda mantra

The deepest background of The Light of Being is the experience of the value and wisdom of the Light of Being, and this essence is expressed in the Anandajayah Sat-Ananda mantra. The mantra uses four verses to remind you of your inner Light of Being, your essence, and your true origin. Its rhythm, sounds, and meanings bring you into contact with the light of your own being and bring you home to yourself. The mantra is kept very simple in its essence. At the beginning, cellos and violins play softly, in keeping with the emotional value of this mantra. The background music of these stringed instruments is complemented by a simple Indian drum (pakawaj), symbolizing the earth and our human physicality. After all, it is our humanity that allows us to experience the substance of being. Later in the mantra, the drum is joined by the ringing sound of an Indian hand cymbal (manjeera) for even more mental openness. Against the backdrop of these soothing sounds, direct singing takes over as the most important “instrument” in this mantra. A mantra that brings you into deeper contact with the light of your own being. Atmajyoti, brahmajyoti and sat-ananda Three different word combinations are used in the Sanskrit mantra to best describe the far-reaching value of the Light of Being. The first term is atmajyoti, which means the light of soulfulness, where soul stands for the emotional experience of your essence. From your soul, the Light of Being is usually experienced as deep wisdom, love, and truth. The second term is brahmajyoti. This refers to the light that is connected to Brahma, the origin and source of light. Soul is an emotional value within your humanity, but Brahma reaches much further and encompasses all of creation, including its origin. When you feel connected to the Cause of Creation, from which everything came and through which all life is related, you open yourself to more than your personal existence. From this larger perspective, you generally experience the Light of Being as your relationship to all other life around you, as part of a larger whole. The third concept is sat, which literally means “being” in the sense of “taking place,” as well as “all-encompassing existence” and “being present.” The word sat is associated here with the concept of ananda, which means joy and happiness. The light of being and its brilliance, its liveliness, its sparkle, are an expression of the joyful, essential happiness of ananda, which you can experience as movements of light with various forms of radiance, as a result of the brilliant joy from the source of being. Therefore, the title of this mantra is Sat-Ananda mantra. Prakasha, antardhana and bhasvara To further describe the value of light, the mantra uses three other terms that refer to the power of light and the value of radiance. The word atmajyoti refers to the concept of prakasha, which refers to the infinite vastness of the power of light. The light of being wants to shine through your soul into everything. The word prasada, on the other hand, is used to describe antardhana, which refers to the brilliant light of inner worth, just as only beautifully cut jewels can sparkle in the light. The word brahmajyoti is used to describe bhasvara, which has to do with the origin of light. After all, light always comes from a source, and Brahma is the source of all sources, the original light. Prasada These six concepts, the three values of the light of being and the three qualities of light radiation, come together in the second line of the mantra in the concept of prasada, which in India traditionally refers to fruit or other precious food prepared with love and offered as a sign of respect for a spiritual aspect of life. Spiritually, it is actually the other way around, and the light of being is constantly being offered to you as prasada (a gift). This offered Light of Being, which blesses you over and over again as you receive it, shows you the richness, love and goodness of existence. As you receive this Light of Being again and again, you allow yourself to be filled, comforted and carried by its depth. As you continue to open yourself to the embedding of Being, you feel free to open yourself more and more to life, so that the value of your life continues to expand. Allow all these sounds of instruments and vocals to work their way deep within you so that their influence can and may connect you with your inner stillness. Let this influence continue to work within you for another ten minutes in the silence that follows the mantra. Duration: 59.52 minutes.