A meditation technique, introduced to the West in the 1960s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, that focuses on repetition of a particular word given to practitioners upon initiation into the tradition. Practice for twenty minutes, twice a day, supposedly relieves stress and increases self-awareness. Debunkers have published a list of the secret mantras, saying that giving a mantra to a person is only based upon the person’s age.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...