Do you say a mantra out loud or silently?

Either, and it helps to treat them as a ladder. Aloud is easiest at first because you can hear and feel the word. Under your breath, lips moving with little or no sound, is the middle step. Silent is the form the Laws of Manu ranks highest, and it is the hardest to hold early on. If it keeps sliding into thinking, step back down a rung. StillMind’s sessions teach silent repetition.