Chanting 'OM'
Question
Sir
Can repetitive chanting of OM mantra be considered a spiritual activity, enough for transmuting that corresponding part of semen.?
Thank you
Answer
1. The chanting bears fruit when performed with a mind focused on the Omkara alone as representing the ultimate reality, free from all other thoughts. Mere mechanical repetition does not suffice in most cases. Such a thought free mind is attainable only further to 'Pranayama' in the case of most people. Hence the need for all the Anga-s of Yoga.
2. Upon attaining to such a state, one soon goes into silence in the state of the self. The Atman is silence.
Therefore, chanting of OM can be taken up as a supporting activity to the other suggested practices.
ॐ तत् सत्
(That Supreme being is the absolute truth)