Across cultures and centuries, people have used short spoken or chanted phrases — names, mantras, prayers — as a focal point for meditation and reflection. This section is a browsable, free introduction to several of those traditions: where each comes from, how it's traditionally used, and the phrases themselves, with a plain phonetic reading and a short note on everyday use.
Kabbalistic tradition — 72 entries.
Explore → 🕉Hindu / Vedic tradition — 20 entries.
Explore → ☸Tibetan & Theravada traditions — 19 entries.
Explore → ☪Islamic devotional practice — 20 entries.
Explore → ᚱHistorical & reconstructed practice — 22 entries.
Explore → 𓂀Historical practice — 18 entries.
Explore → ✝Christian liturgical tradition — 20 entries.
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