Affirmations are a ‘tool’ to directly address the mind and condition the mind. With certain phrases that we repeat over and over again (such as “I am strong or I am loving!”), we work directly on our minds on a CONSCIOUS level. We can only create affirmations for ourselves here and use them to work on issues and beliefs that are present in our conscious mind.
And here comes a crucial difference with the mantra:
The mantra works on both conscious and UNCONSCIOUS levels. We want to go beyond the mind and unconsciously transform destructive behavior and thoughts through the frequencies contained in these age-old mantras. They will therefore automatically transform our cognitive structures in a very powerful way.
Affirmations are of course not bad at all, they have their positive effects as described above. However, they are simply not as deeply transformative as mantras and cannot work on as many different levels as they do. Only on the conscious, mental level to which the corresponding affirmation relates.
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