mantra
Other forms: mantras
A mantra is a motivating chant, like the “I think I can, I think I can” you repeat over and over to yourself on the last stretch of every marathon you run.
A mantra is usually any repeated word or phrase, but it can also refer more specifically to a word repeated in meditation. Mantra comes from a Sanskrit word meaning a “sacred message or text, charm, spell, counsel.” The Indian spiritual leader Sri Sathya Baba said, “A pure thought from a pure heart is better than a mantra.” Meaning, a mantra is great and all, but really, pure intentions and genuine kindness mean more.
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(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns
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religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing
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a commonly repeated word or phrase
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catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
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catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan
/ˈmæntrə/
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