WORD! - Mantras & their Meanings - with True WOMAN & CREATIVITY BHAND JAMMEE-AI This shabad (song), written by Guru Nanak blesses and honors all women. “Bhand” means “universal container” which acknowledges woman’s ability to be a mother – not just of a child, but as a channel of humanity. For women, the mantra resolves insecurity & frees her from conflict, negativity & crisis with grace. For a man, it dissolves any conflicts with the women in his life, elevating his communication with and treatment of all women. Bhand jammee-ai bhand nimmee-ai bhand mangan veeaa-hu. Bhandahu hovai dostee bhandahu chalai raahu. Bhand moo-aa bhand bhali-ai bhand hovai bandhan. So kio mandaa aakhi-ai jit jameh raajaan. Bhandahu hi bhand oopjai bhandai baajh na ko-ay. Naanak bhandai baahraa ayko sachaa so-ay. Jit mukh sadaa salaahee-ai bhaagaa ratee chaar.Naanak tay mukh oojalay tit sachai darbaar From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman. That mouth which praises the Lord continually is blessed and beautiful. O Nanak, those faces shall be radiant in the Court of the True Lord. ADI SHAKTI (Kundalini Bhakti Mantra) A devotional mantra that invokes the Divine Feminine/Mother Power. Primal protecting/ generating energy. Eliminates fears, fulfills desires, takes away misfortune. Gets women in touch with their own power. They become Shakti – the energy of the Universe. Adi Shakti, namo, namo; Sarab Shakti, namo, namo Pritham bhaagavatee, namo, namo Kundalini, mata shakti, namo, namo I bow to the Primal power. I bow to the all Encompassing Power and Energy I bow to that through which God creates I bow to the creative power of the kundalini, the divine mother power. MA The sound of Maa calls on compassion and protection. This doesn’t just honor mothers, but rather invokes the mother of our soul, the Universal mother. SAY SARASWATI A poem written by Yogi Bhajan that praises three aspects of the Goddess: Love, Wealth & Power. It brings knowledge, happiness, victory, prosperity & fulfillment. Say Saraswati Sar-rang – Hay Bhagwatee Har-rang – La Lakhshmee Nar-ring – Karn Kar-an Kar-ring – Dev Maa-haa Dev Deva – Sarab Shakti Seva – Tarn Taran Tar-ring – Neel Narayan Nar-ring – Guru Dev Dev-ing – Sarab Lok Sev-ing Goddess of Love. Happiness Shakti Power. Victory Goddess of Wealth. Prosperity God’s Three Aspects – Fulfillment Nurtures the Experience of Totality. The God of Gods, the Infinite One Under and Over, God is love, All Creation, serving. RA MA Institute • www.ramayogainstitute.com/venice Day 5 .