Assertion: mantra | /r/CapableOf | protect the mind
Facets:
value: simply
type: MANNER
value: from sources of suffering
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: They are used to connect with the Divine and protect the mind from sources of suffering.
text: Accepted scholarly etymology links the word with "manas" meaning "mind" and 'trâna' for protection so that a mantra is something which protects the mind
text: -- however in practice we will see that mantra is considered to do far more than simply protect the mind.
text: they were used as protections for the mind (as a fence protects land, a mantra protects the mind).