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Deva Premal
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“Mantra is a vehicle. The destination is silence.”
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“Mantra is a vehicle. The destination is silence.”
“You sing the mantra until the mantra sings you.”
“Sound is the most direct path to the heart.”
“Words can be argued. A song bypasses argument.”
“The Gayatri mantra was sung over my cradle.”
“It has been my companion since before I had words.”
“Sanskrit is a sound system, not just a language.”
“Each syllable carries its own vibration.”
“You don't need to understand the words for the mantra to work.”
“The vibration does the work.”
“In every culture, sound is sacred.”
“From Gregorian chant to Sufi qawwali to Vedic mantra — sound is how the human heart prays.”
“Mantra is not religion. It is technology.”
“It is a technology of consciousness.”
“Sing with us, and let us sing with you.”
“That is the simplest path to the heart.”
“The Moola mantra speaks of the supreme being beyond all forms.”
“It is a love song to that which has no form.”
“Bhakti is not a feeling you produce.”
“Mantras are not magic spells.”
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