Complex sentence: Shambala Publications, Boston, MA A mantra may or may not have syntactic structure or literal meaning; the spiritual value of a mantra comes when it is audible, visible, or present in thought.
Split into simpler sentences: Shambala Publications, Boston, MA A mantra may or may not have syntactic structure or literal meaning. The spiritual value of a mantra derives from its audible, visible, or present in thought.