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Wow, apparently Hacker News is filled with people who believe in stupid shit created by Indian mystics! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra http://en.wikipedia.
by araneae 16y ago
Wow, apparently Hacker News is filled with people who believe in stupid shit created by Indian mystics! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra
If you believe this, perhaps you'll also believe I have psychic link with my cat... I swear, I know what she's thinking. It involves mice, so I know it's true.
- alexophile 16y agoThe practice of Mantra recitation is only one application of a trait of the human brain and how it functions. Namely, that reciting something aloud speeds up the process of internalization. Have you ever had a music instructor that made you sing your part instead of playing it? Same concept. If you associate certain ideas with each other over and over again by force, your brain will start to perceive the association as correct. "Mantra" has sort of become a linguistic shortcut for referring to this effect and its application.