Wow! On January 31 I began a Mantra Challenge. In my quest to see how many mantras I could easily fit into a day, I figured it would top out somewhere between 2 and 3 malas (216 or 324 malas).
Today: 7 malas! 756 mantras! What?!?! I'm amazed at all the space I had for mantras. When do I say my mantras? While meditating, showering, getting ready in the morning, making breakfast, making lunch, getting snacks at work, when stressed at work, waiting for the bus, on the bus, walking and driving.
I had no idea I had this much mental space to spare. There were literally hours of my day that I let my mind wander without any real productivity.
Weekends are harder than the weekdays because there is less structure, but I tend to make a couple car trips a day on the weekend so that helps get in the mantras. My one day a week off from working out is the hardest since a lot of my mantras are done then.
I'm still waiting to hit my limit. Yesterday I did 702 mantras and there were still places I could have added them in.
How do I feel? Lighter, happier, more free. Do I say every mantra mindfully? No, my mind still wanders, but I try to bring it back to the mantra when it does that (otherwise it's really easy to lose count).
Do you have a mantra you love enough to repeat every day?
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