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Beautiful online collection of sacred mantras, prayers, chants, and spiritual sound from the world’s wisdom traditions.

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Mantras by intention

Every life season asks for a different sound. Begin with what you need.

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Peace & Calm

Mantras that quiet the mind and soften the heart.

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Healing

Sacred sound for the body, mind, and heart.

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Protection

Mantras of shelter, courage, and inner strength.

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Love & Compassion

Opening the heart to yourself and every being.

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Courage & Strength

For the moments that ask more of you.

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Wisdom & Clarity

Sacred sound for a clear, awakened mind.

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Abundance & Prosperity

Not for grasping — for opening.

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Sleep & Relaxation

Mantras to soften the day and enter rest.

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Devotion & Bhakti

The path of the loving heart.

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Cleansing & Purification

Clearing the body, mind, and inner atmosphere.

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Gratitude

The practice of remembering.

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Focus & Meditation

Anchors for a wandering mind.

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Mantras by tradition

The oldest continuously chanted sacred sounds on earth.

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Hindu / Vedic Mantras

The oldest continuously chanted sacred sounds on earth.

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Buddhist Mantras

Sound as a doorway to compassion and awakening.

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Jewish Chants

Sacred Hebrew prayers and chants — thousands of years of devotion, remembrance, and inner connection.

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Sacred figures

Mantras by deity

From Shiva to Tara — mantras carried by the great ones who came before.

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Shiva

The great transformer.

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Krishna

The divine beloved.

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Hanuman

Devotion, courage, protection.

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Durga

The invincible mother.

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Kali

The dark mother of liberation.

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Lakshmi

The flow of abundance.

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Ganesha

Remover of obstacles.

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Saraswati

Wisdom, arts, and clear speech.

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Tara

Swift compassion, swift protection.

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Medicine Buddha

Healing of body, mind, and karma.

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Avalokiteshvara

The bodhisattva of infinite compassion.

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Guru Rinpoche

The precious teacher who brought the dharma to Tibet.

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Cornerstone

Featured mantras

The mantras every practitioner meets sooner or later — begin here.

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Hindu · VedicBeginner

Gayatri Mantra

The mother of the Vedas — a prayer for the illumination of the intellect.

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Hindu · VedicBeginner

Om Namah Shivaya

I bow to Shiva — the auspicious one, the pure awareness within.

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BuddhistBeginner

Om Mani Padme Hum

The mantra of compassion — the jewel in the lotus.

lovepeacewisdom

Hindu · Vedic

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

The great death-conquering mantra — a prayer for healing, protection, and liberation.

healingprotectioncleansing

Hindu · VedicBeginner

Hare Krishna Maha Mantra

The great mantra — sixteen names of the divine, sung with love.

devotionlovepeace

BuddhistBeginner

Green Tara Mantra

Swift compassion, swift protection — the mantra of the beloved female Buddha.

protectionlovehealing

Hindu · VedicBeginner

So Hum

'I am that.' The natural mantra that moves with your breath.

peacefocussleep

Hindu · VedicBeginner

Hanuman Mantra

A bow to Hanuman — devotion, courage, and unshakeable strength.

protectioncouragedevotion

Hindu · VedicBeginner

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

May all beings everywhere be happy and free.

lovepeacegratitude

Hindu · VedicBeginner

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha

A bow to Ganesha — remover of obstacles.

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How OhMantra works

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Original text, translation, spiritual context — with reverence.

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Curated Spotify and YouTube recordings for every mantra.

Chant, and return

A daily practice grows from a single mantra held with love.

For those beginning

New to mantra? Start here.

You don't need to know Sanskrit. You don't need to belong to a tradition. You need one mantra, a few quiet minutes, and the willingness to return.

Beginner mantras

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Curated playlists

Spotify and YouTube recordings, gathered by intention and by mantra — meditative, devotional, traditional.

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Articles & guides

From the meaning of Om to how to choose a mantra — clear, respectful writing for beginners and seekers alike.

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What is a mantra?

A mantra is a sacred sound or phrase, chanted or silently repeated, that carries both meaning and vibration. It is a tool for meditation, prayer, and inner transformation.

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How to chant a mantra

A simple, respectful guide to beginning a mantra practice — including posture, breath, repetitions, and the use of a mala.

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Japa, kirtan, and prayer — what's the difference?

Japa is quiet repetition. Kirtan is call-and-response singing. Both are mantra practice, expressed in different registers of the heart.

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