Monks are like Olympian athletes of the casual meditators. They experience more resistance than the weekend warrior. So they're looking for ways to resist their physicality and gravity. The mantra is a point of focus in popular parlance. That's what a mantra is. In the householder style of meditation, the mantra is a navigational device. And it takes your mind away from that busy surface where you're hyper aware.

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