In our mantra, several letters
contact that spot (in red):
L okāḥ S ama st āḥ S ukhi n o Bhava nt u
Especially if an Indian language is
not your native tongue, at first it
might feel awkward to bring the
tip of your tongue all the way
forward to touch the back of your
teeth. In English and many other
languages, we’re used to
contacting the more ridgy (but
not-so-sensitive) spot about 1CM
behind the teeth for those sounds.
However, once you get used to it
and begin to retrain your tongue to
enunciate the red highlighted
letters at the right spot, you’ll
delight in the awakening of that
sensitive zone. If the experience of
countless mantra nerds has been
any indication, that delight will
overflow into blessing, giving an
authentic, richly connected power
to your mantra prayer.
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