Thanks for your interest in mantras. We have plenty of information on mantras on this site, and that’s where I’d suggest you get started. We’re not really in a position to email detailed guidance on mantra practice to individuals on request.

All the best,
Bodhipaksa

Could you recommend some mantras; i understand that specific needs or situations have specific words/mantras….how do i start?

I mean, i like most of what i have listened to, but not always the meaning is translated to English, or Spanish.

I will greatly appreciate if you email me some info.

Thanks so much.

Nerys

I know that the Soka Gakkai people tend to chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo for material benefit, but this isn’t, to the best of my knowledge, a practice that would be looked upon very favorably. I’m not a fan of this approach to practice. If you want material gains, do what’s needed to create material gains — in your case applying for jobs, networking, etc. Do make sure that you meditate, since this will help you to be in a more positive and relaxed frame of mind, which will boost your creativity and make you the kind of person people want to employ. By contrast, I think chanting a mantra, hoping that it will bring material benefits, could give you that “desperate” feel that turns people off.

For your second point, chanting any mantra will tend to reduce your suffering. The mantra replaces any negative thinking you might otherwise have been doing, and so helps your emotions to settle down, and your mind to clear. But lovingkindness and mindfulness practice would be very useful as well. I believe those practices to be more deeply transformative than mantra practice alone.

Thirdly, there are different kinds of emotional strength. A mantra like that of Padmasambhava or Vajrapani invokes a vigorous form of emotional courage, while any of the more “gentle” mantras, like Tara or Avalokiteshvara, calls forth the courage of compassionate patience.