Mantra To Resolve Inner Conflict

Among the Vedic gods and goddesses, the elephant-headed divinity Ganesha is renowned as a remover of obstacles. Ganesha’s mantra, below, can help you resolve inner conflicts that you may be projecting onto external situations. By helping you discern a state of mind that is creating disharmony between you and your partner (or between you and a friend or colleague), Ganesha produces order in the outer world. The tangible effects often seem like a sudden, almost magical disappearance of obstacles.

Ganesh is also known as Ganapathi. ‘Gana’ means “power” in Sanskrit, and ‘pathi’ means “spouse.” So, in one context, the literal translation of the name is “spouse of power.”

‘Gana’ can also mean “group” if used in another context. Ganapathi, then, becomes “spouse of the group.” The power of this mantra will always be operational whenever people come together as a group. There is a correlation here to the words of Christ, when he said,” Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, I will be in their midst. ”

Here is the mantra:

Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha

( OM GUM GUH-NUH-PUH-TUH-YEI NAHM-AH-HA )

” Om and salutations to the remover of obstacles for which Gum is the seed. “

From: Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand