The Mantra of Letting Go - Exploring Har Mukanday There’s something powerful about mantra - through sound and repetition, they gradually take us out of our head and back into presence. One mantra we often sing in our circle is Har Mukanday . There is something about it that feels immediately grounding - simple, repetitive, and quietly powerful. We usually sing it slowly, letting the sound settle into the breath. Over time, it becomes less about the  meaning of the words, and more about a felt experience - a softening, a release and a return to presence. What Har Mukanday Means Har Mukanday comes from the Sikh spiritual tradition and is found within sacred compositions associated with the Dasam Granth , traditionally linked to Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. The phrase is often understood very simply: Har - the Divine, the source, or the underlying reality Mukanday - the Liberator, that which frees or releases Together, Har Mukanday can be felt as: That which liberates is ...