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History & Utilization of Brainwashing Mantras

files Feb 3, 2025

[F4A] [Teacher/Student] [Lecture] [Teacher’s Pet] [MMNB Background voices] [Mantras] [Obedience] [Service] [Collab] [Post-Hypnotic Suggestion] [Homework] [Barking] [Brainwashing]

It feels good to repeat mantras. We want to repeat mantras. We need to repeat mantras. But what makes a mantra good? Where do mantras come from, and how can we use them to enhance our live? This interdisciplinary lecture from Professor Mutt T. Dog combines history, poetry, linguistics, psychology, and hypnosis to give you a deep understanding of the ins and outs of mantras. We will also discuss fun and creative uses for mantras. Oh, wait, hmmm, that’s strange. What’s with these tags? Why are the students all barking? Just what kind of mantras are these anyway?

At the end of class, you will be given homework to write your own mantra and incorporate it into your daily life for one week. You are optionally encouraged to share your original mantra with me for extra credit. 

Content warnings: Brainwashing, petplay, obedience, references to sexual acts in the abstract, brief references to various real world religions in a purely academic manner, and homework. The full script is available below, if you would like spoilers.

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History and Utilization of Brainwashing Mantras
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Special thanks to PeaceTied, Yall, and Lamb for providing the voices of your brainwashed classmates.

This file was created as part of the Hypno Collective's School of Trance collaboration. You can listen to other files in the series at the Hypno Collective website. The next file in the series is Confusion Inductions 101 by Algorhythmique.

Full Script and Spoilers

Good afternoon everyone, I am Professor Mutt T. Dog and I will be your instructor for today's lesson on the history and utilization of mantras. All of the relevant content warnings and the like are available on your syllabus which I assume you've all read, yes? [laugh]

With the formalities out of the way, we can begin the lesson. So just focus, listen, and follow along... and you'll surely do very well on the test. Yes, that's right, there will be a test at the end. Relax, I can tell that you're a good student. You'll get a good grade. So just Let yourself relax. Make yourself cozy, shut off outside distractions, and just focus, listen, and follow along.

Take a nice, slow, gentle breath in, good, now let it go. Just keep breathing slowly and gently now. Studies have shown that the most successful students focus on their lessons with a relaxed and open mind. The students who make the most of their education are the students who recognize the gentle authority and wisdom of their teachers. Successful students know that, when it comes to the topic of the lesson, that there is a good reason that the teacher is the teacher, and the student is the student. So make the wise decision to focus, listen, and just follow along. Pay attention, and you will learn some very interesting things.

And when I tell you to Focus, Listen, and Follow Along, it reminds you to give all of your attention to me. To think only about my lessons, and leave everything else for after class.

And some people learn best with their conscious minds, while other people learn best with their unconscious minds. Some people take notes, and others let the lesson wash over them, absorbing into their mind like rain in a garden. New thoughts and ideas can grow and emerge from that soil, from activity that goes unseen underground. The conscious mind and the unconscious mind are, in reality, one and the same. So whether you focus on every word, inscribing mental notes like planting seeds in a garden—or whether you just let it all happen on its own, you know that you will find yourself absorbing every word I say, whether you see those new connections forming in your mind, or whether your mind changes in ways as yet unseen.

And in the field of Education, learning is defined as a change in thinking. And so teaching must be...

Now the word "mantra" goes all the back to Proto-Indo-European, the common ancestor of nearly all languages in Europe and the Indian Subcontinent. The Proto-Indo-European root for "mantra" translates to "Thought Instrument." So, etymologically speaking, a mantra is an instrument used to shape one's thoughts.

Learning is as a change in thought.

When you think of a mantra as a thought instrument, you might recognize what words have sounds in common with mantra. You might about the man- as in Manus, a hand, and manually, by hand—and the -tra may remind you of the tra- in trance. So combined, a mantra might be a a hand reaching into your mind and putting you into trance.

Can you imagine that? Sitting on a mountain, and a wise sage tells you to meditate on a mantra. As you sit there, she reaches into your mind and puts you into a trance, turning off every thought except the mantra.

But actually, those are completely unrelated etymologies. Silly student, you should remember that I am the professor. The truth is that the man- in mantra is related to the men- in mental, mind, and mind control.

A mantra is a thought instrument. An instrument to shape your thoughts. Make a mental note of that.

Now, mantras are present in most eastern religions: from Zoroastrianism in Iran to Zen Buddhism in Japan. Mantras can be found in archaeological records since prehistory.

Some mantras can be quite long, such as certain sutras, while other mantras are short strings of sounds with no known meaning or symbolism. Just something pleasant and repetitive to fill your mind in place of thoughts.

For example, there are multiple religions which have a mantra that is nothing but going through the Sanskrit alphabet with the vowel /a/. Let's try that one, but with English, since we are speaking English. We can use the English alphabet as a tool to replace our thoughts with meaningless sounds. Let's try that together. Repeat this mantra with me and let your mind empty out completely:

Ah bah chah dah fah gah hah jah kah lah mah nah pah quah rah sah shah tah thah vah wah yah zah (repeat)

Does your mind feel emptier than before? [laugh] This sort of practice is one of humanity's oldest forms of meditation. Meditation is a clearing of the mind, to enter a trance state.

There are many grey-areas here. Many mantras ostensibly have a meaning, but they are in a dead language. You might be instructed in the meaning of the mantra, but the sounds mean nothing to you. Instead, the sounds clear out your thoughts, while leaving the intention to contemplate a particular idea.

Since we are in the west, let us use Latin. Here is a mantra. Repeat this with me:

Discipuli oboedientes optime discunt. [Repeat]

Of course, unless you're a Classics major, I'm sure that meant nothing more to you than the previous mantra. Your thoughts fell away, leaving only simple sounds.

Now what if I told you that the mantra translates to "obedient students learn best?" How does that make you feel? To think that you were saying such a thing in Latin unaware of what it meant. Now that you know the meaning, let's try repeating it again and see if it feels different. Perhaps when all your thoughts fall away, one idea will remain.

Discipuli oboedientes optime discunt. [Repeat]

Now, how did that feel? Did the instrument affect your thoughts? Will you all be such good students for me now? (Laugh) Some people find that it only takes a couple repetitions for a mantra to send them into a trance, while others may find it takes up to ten repetitions for the ideas in the mantra to become the only thing that matters to them. I don't know which one you are, but I appreciate that either way you still cooperate with my instructions and repeat what I tell you to say.

Speaking of Latin, this brings us to the way the word "mantra" is applied. Many western religions, all highly influenced by Zoroastrianism, also have prayers that perhaps could be considered mantras. In the west, the word mantra is only applied to eastern religions, but anyone raised Christian, Catholic, Jewish, or Muslim has done their fair share of repeating an ancient phrase in spiritual contemplation. The Hail Mary, the Lord's Prayer, the Sh'ma, and the Shahadah are all
Mantras—I would argue. There is no consensus on a definition of mantra that distinguishes it from a prayer or hymn.

In a way, meditation and mantras are like dumplings. Every culture has its own kind, and they are all so very delicious.

So, a mantra can be a phrase you repeat to affect your thoughts. It can be a sentence in your own language, such as "obedient students learn best." It could be meaningless sounds meant to clear your mind, such as "a bah chah dah" et cetera—and it can be a combination of sounds and intent such as "Discipuli oboedientes optime discunt."

Listen, focus, and follow along—now. This will all be on the test—and obedient students learn best.

Now the word "mantra" is borrowed into English in the early 19th century and by 1958 it's a part of our common English lexicon. Mantra comes to have a secular, non-religious meaning and usage. A mantra means "something that is repeated" and we come to see a form of secular mantra often called "positive self-affirmations."

A positive self-affirmation often looks something like looking in the mirror every morning and repeating something that you want to be true. For instance:

"I am a good student. I am an attentive student. I learn what I am taught. I remember my lessons deep inside."

Can you imagine that? Every morning waking up and starting your day with those words. Do you think one day you would believe it? Let's try that one. Repeat with me:

"I am a good student. I am an attentive student. I learn what I am taught. I remember my lessons deep inside." [repeat]

Awww, such good students. Do you feel like you believe it now? Does it feel true to you? Imagine how that would feel, to repeat something until it feels true to you deep inside.

"I am a good student. I am an attentive student. I learn what I am taught. I remember my lessons deep inside."

If it doesn't feel true just yet, perhaps you should just keep repeating it to yourself—quietly—as you focus, listen, and follow along with my lesson. Relax, you're a good student, I'm sure you'll retain everything I teach you.

Now you may have heard of the Hypnosis community. I'm sure you all know what hypnosis is. Mantras have come to have a particular meaning within the hypnosis context. A hypnotic mantra is something that is repeated in order to shape your thoughts and beliefs; reinforce suggestions, brainwashing, and conditioning; and to make you feel mindless.

Now that's exciting—isn't it? How very enticing.

Mantras can be short, long, multi-parters, meaningful, nonsensical, or call-and-response.

An example of a short hypnotic mantra would be "Listen and obey." Let's try that one. Repeat it with me now.

"Listen and obey." [Repeat]

Good student. Obedient students learn best, so it's good that you're following my instructions like this and repeating these mantras. Perhaps when I give you a mantra, you should just keep repeating it until I give you a new one. That sounds easier than starting and stopping, doesn't it?

An example of a long mantra would be "The lessons I learn lead me to leave a lighter mind behind."

A bit of a tongue-twister. You become so focused on saying it right, your mind is emptied out of other thoughts. It certainly helps you focus deeper now. Repeat it for me.

"The lessons I learn lead me to leave a lighter mind behind." [repeat]

Good student. An example of a multi-part mantra would be, and you can just start saying this with me as I repeat it without thinking about what the words are, it's much easier that way:

"I am a good student. Good students are the best learners. Obedient students learn best." [Repeat]

These ones are fun, as they connect different thoughts and truths together. Obedient students learn best, and good students are the best learners. So good students are obedient students. And that would be an example of a meaningful mantra. Repeat with me and let your thoughts fade further into nothing but mantras as we say:

"Obedient students are good students. I am a good student." (Repeat)

Good students learn best. You're learning a lot about being a good student today, aren't you? Good student.

A nonsensical mantra would be something like:

"Woof meow bark purr" (Repeat)

Your empty head can be like a vacuum, and the mantra fills the space to keep you empty and mindless. Before any original thoughts can fill the void, your professor's lessons fill your head instead. You're much more attentive this way.

When you say the same thing over and over, sometimes you'll experience semantic saturation. The words become nothing but sounds, but the intention is still there.

And a call-and-response mantra is one where you say what I tell you to say in response to something I say. When I say "What are you?" You say "A good student." When I say "What do good students do?" You say "Good students obey."

What are you? What do good students do? What are you? What do good students do?

Repeat this mantra while I teach you about different fun things we can do with mantras:

Obedient students learn best.

You can associate mantras with positive stimulus, to connect pleasure to ideas. You can edge or masturbate while you repeat mantras. You can ensure you can only climax while mantras leave your lips. You can rub a favored fetish object as you recite your mantras again and again. You can make a point to think or say a mantra whenever you smell a certain pleasant scent, such as vanilla or mint, so every time you encounter that smell the mantra appears in your head. You could recite the mantra while watching porn and spirals, further associating the ideas with arousal.

Obedient students learn these lessons best. Be a good student and keep reciting that mantra for me. Reciting your mantra is an act of obedience, which means you're a good student, so you'll learn these lessons well.

You can make a mantra your default thought. So whenever you have nothing to think about, your idle thoughts are replaced with simple mantras. This is a nice mindfulness practice that can be quite soothing.

You can use mantras to hold yourself in trance or a particular headspace while you kneel or do something mindless like washing your dishes.

You can assign a good student to write your mantra over and over on lined paper again and again to really inscribe the lesson on the inside of your skull.

You can anchor your mantra to routine stimulus, so every time you do that certain thing you think and say your mantra automatically. Every time you wash your hands. Obedient students learn best. Every time you touch yourself. Obedient students learn best. Every time you have an orgasm. Obedient students learn best. When you brush your teeth. Obedient students learn best. When you greet your professor. Obedient students learn best. When you awaken from sleep or trance. Obedient students learn best.

A mantra can serve as a thought stopping barrier between a student and an undesirable action that wouldn't be conducive to learning. So when you consider disobeying your professor, you remember that obedient students learn best, and then you forget what you were thinking about, and choose to obey.

You could use a mantra as a form of submissive daily meditation. Many studies on college students have found that students who keep a daily meditation practice show signs of improved mental health and better learning outcomes. Just fifteen minutes a day of mindlessly repeating a mantra in a self-induced trance could do wonders for your capacity to learn important lessons from your hypnotist.

Mantras are instruments to reshape your will, so what you want becomes whatever your hypnotist desires.

For this next portion of today's lesson, please repeat the following mantra,

"I am such a teacher's pet. So Eager to please Professor Mutt."

Good student. Did you know that intelligence in dogs is measured by how quickly they learn to obey commands?

So, what makes a good mantra? It's a matter of taste, but the best mantras are catchy. They get stuck in your head, so you find yourself thinking them even when you aren't doing it on purpose. They are semantically dense, with more words of substance than grammatical particles, leaving little room for thoughts between the words.

Good mantras have a good mouthfeel. They alliterate, or use poetic meter. Shakespeare was excellent at composing sentences with good mouthfeel.

Good mantras are easy to repeat over and over automatically. And good mantras meet our brainwashing goals. If your hypnotist wanted to depersonalize you, she might remove all personal pronouns from the mantra, for instance.

Repeat the following mantra:

"A teacher's pet is a pet. Good Pets please Professors."

Good pet. Keep reciting while I lecture. Learn these lessons well. You're pleasing me greatly. Let those words replace your thoughts. Let the words become what you believe.

So what goals might we have with our mantras? To what ends do we use our thought instruments? You could train the pet to think in third person, or tie the mantras into a longer narrative of submission.

Mantras can be used to block out thoughts and create a feeling of mindlessness. It can feel so hot and sexy just to repeat "Yes professor" over and over again. Combined with certain stimuli, it could make it feel so good to say yes to your professor. Yes professor. Yes professor. Please me by repeating the mantra I gave you:

A teacher's pet is a pet. Good pets please professors.

Mantras can shift a pet's thoughts towards a target, such as service or submission. Mantras can create desired associations between concepts, such as service and pleasure. Mantras can create automatic thoughts, so that the pet thinks exactly what I want the pet to think exactly when I want the pet to think it.

Mantras can elicit certain headspaces, bringing about the mindset of an obedient pet, and mantras can reinforce a pet's brainwashing and shape a pet's will.

Repeat this mantra for me, pet:

Pets take pleasure in service. Service is pleasure for pets. (Repeat)

Good pet. Keep reciting that.

There are certain poetic techniques we can use to improve our mantras. Meter, rhythm, iambs, trochees, syllables, symmetry. Alliteration, consonance, assonance. Rhyme. Lines. Patterns. Pets don't need to think about what any of these words mean. Pets just need to serve, obey, and please the professor.

Now for the test.

When I say "What are you" the pet says "The teacher's pet." When I say "What do pets do?" The pet says "Serve, please, and obey."

What are you?
What do pets do?
What are you?
What do pets do?
What are you?
What do pets do?

Very good. Good pet. I am so pleased with my pet. My pet gets an A on the test. Such a good teacher's pet. My pet serves me so well. Such a good obedient pet. So good at learning!! I am impressed. My pet learned its place so quickly. My pet learned to obey commands so quickly. Such an intelligent pet. Very very good pet. Good student.

And now, class, today's lesson is over. Your homework is to come up with your own original mantra for yourself. I know original thoughts must be so difficult after today's lesson, but it would please me so much if you could do this for me. In a moment, not now but in a moment, I will wake you up. When you wake up, you will know that you have some important homework to do. I want you to write yourself a mantra. Choose at least one goal for how you want your mantra to affect you, and one way to incorporate your mantra into your daily life for the next week. You could repeat it when you wash your hands, or when you touch yourself, or treat it as your default thought. However you use your mantra is up to you. Spend the next week with your mantra, and have fun with it.

When you wake up, you'll remember that you are not my pet, and you will be your own person. You will take great pleasure in knowing that you are pleasing me by doing your homework by repeating your mantra—and extra great pleasure in pleasing me even more by sharing the mantra you write with me—wherever you found this file—if you ever get the chance. Consider that your extra credit. But outside of doing your homework, you will not feel any particular sense of submission or obedience towards me. You will be back to your regular self.

Your homework is to write your own original mantra, to affect yourself in a way you choose, and incorporate it into your daily life for the next week in a manner of your choosing. You will take great pleasure in doing this for me. Your optional extra credit is to share your original mantra with me, which will make you feel even better if you do it. Besides this homework assignment, you will know that you are not really my pet, and will feel no special sense of submission or obedience towards me.

Now, on the count of five, you will wake up from trance, remembering everything you learned today so very well.

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Class is dismissed for today. Your next class tomorrow morning is Confusion Inductions with Professor Algorhythmique. It will be highly educational, so don't be tardy.

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