Assertion: mantra | /r/HasProperty | given as initiation
Facets:
value: by a master
type: OTHER
value: often
type: TEMPORAL
value: to a devotee
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Mantras are often given as an initiation by a master to a devotee and serve as a tool, with which the student can move into deeper devotional practice.
text: The spiritual exercises of Surat Shabda Yoga include simran (repetition, particularly silent repetition of a mantra given at initiation), dhyan (concentration, viewing, or contemplation, particularly on the Inner Master), and bhajan (listening to the inner sounds of the Shabda or the Shabda Master).