Getting Into the Groove of Chanted Prayer
If you have ever felt like your meditation or spiritual routine is getting a bit stale, you might want to try a chanted prayer to mix things up. There is something fundamentally different about using your voice compared to just thinking your thoughts in silence. Most of us are used to the idea of "quiet time" where we sit still and try to clear our heads, but for a lot of people, silence can actually be a bit intimidating. It's in that silence that the "monkey mind" starts doing backflips, reminding you about the groceries you forgot to buy or that awkward thing you said three years ago. Chanting, on the other hand, gives your brain a job to do. ...