Gayatri is the mantra which imparts true wisdom. It inspires themind, intellect inner psyche and emotions of the devotee towards therighteous path. Its Sadhana helps in progressive growth of righteous(sat) elements. When the Sadhak concentrates on the meaning of thismantra he realises that the supreme prosperity and the greatest suc-cess in life is to attain true wisdom. When he gets fully convincedabout the true aim of life, he single-minded starts his self-effort to-wards this goal. This aspiration creates an ever expanding vibrationsin the universal realm which attracts and assimilates waves of right-eous thoughts, emotions and inspirations pervading the subtle atmos-phere. The magnetic power of thoughts is well-known. Thoughts at-tract thoughts of similar kind scattered in the mental universe with theresult that powerful eternal thoughts and spiritual attainments of livingand past illumined persons start accumulating spontaneously withinthe Sadhak as a divine boon and his accumulated capital of suchthoughts goes on increasing.
The effect of this influx of righteousness (satogun) in the body andmind is amazing. This is not visible to the naked eye nor can it beunderstood from purely physical point of view. But those who areendowed with the occult knowledge of the working of the inner beingknow it well that decrease in the elements of tam and raj and in-crease in sat is almost similar to the steady process of elimination ofdisease producing toxins, viruses and germs from the body and re-placing them with health-giving rejuvenating cells. True, the processwill not be instantly visible, but there can be no doubt that it will havemiraculous effects on health in due course. Rejuvenation of body is ascientifically proved phenomenon. Whether this benefit is a divine giftor it is due to human efforts is a matter on which opinion may differ butit is certain that Gayatri Sadhana increases virtues in the inner psy-che of the Sadhak and simultaneously throws out the vices and impu-rities. This results in internal transformation of the Sadhak. There is nouse in entering into the controversy whether the advantage accrued isan individual attainment or a divine boon. No work, whatsoever, canbe accomplished without the grace of God and so it may be said thatall that happens is due to Divine grace.
With increase in sat element in the body there is significant change inphysical activities. The constant turbulence of sense organs steadilycalms down. Bad habits like greediness for delicious dishes; cravingfor eating articles of different tastes; desire to eat more and repeat-edly, irrespective of any consideration whether what is being eaten iseatable or not; dislike for satvik foods and liking for pungent, spicy,sweet, gross, indigestible items of food are gradually reversed. TheSadhak develops liking for light, easily digestible, juicy simple foodsand shuns luxurious, tamsik food. Like-wise, sexual urge is restrainedand moderated on account of righteous thoughts and the mind hardlygets an opportunity to get engrossed in passion, debauchery and in-tense sexual desire. Faith is developed in observance of brahmachryawhich helps in increasing vitality. Sex and taste are the two mainsensual urges which on being controlled can promote preservation ofhealth and physical wellbeing. Coupled with these restraints, otherdaily routines like physical work, sleep, awakening, cleanliness, sim-plicity etc. also get regulated with the growth of satogun. Such apious way of life automatically leads to vibrant health and longevity.In the mental sphere, with the development of virtues, vices like pas-sion, anger, greed, attachment, pride, jealousy, selfishness, laziness,intoxication, lewdness, deception, falsehood, pretence, worry, fear,sorrow etc. get reduced and with their reduction virtues like self-re-straint, regularity, sacrifice, equality, humility simplicity, straight-for-wardness, truthfulness, fearlessness, carefulness, valour, wisdom, cour-age, patience, compassion, love, service, generosity, dutifulness, de-voutness etc. start developing in the Sadhak. The result of this innertransformation is that the Sadhak acquires the wisdom and strengthto meet with equanimity routine challenges and setbacks of daily life.Physical ailments are averted on account of exercising self-controlover sense organs and maintaining regularity. Wit the awakening ofthe power of discrimination, one gets rid of worries, sorrows, fear,apprehension, attachment, loss etc., which are all created due to ig-norance. On account of faith in God, the intellect remains unperturbedand the Sadhak remains care-free about his future. Other people arealso benefited by the sadhak's virtues like service-mindedness, po-liteness, generosity, philanthropy, honesty, benevolence etc. and thereis no apprehension of any harm being done to anybody by him. Theresult is that out of gratitude for his unconditional service people be-come his admirers, friends and defenders. On account of this mutualgoodwill, life becomes exceedingly blissful. Thus, with the increase inthe element of righteousness (satva) in the physical as well as mentalsphere a current of divine bliss overflows and Gayatri Sadhak re-mains always immersed in it.
Man being an integral part of Divinity, all divine powers are hidden inthe human soul in seed form. These powers remain dormant under thedebris of mental agitation , sensual peversions, defects and vices inthe form of ignorance. People think that they are poor, miserable,insignificant and infirm, but the sadhaks who are able to sweep awaythis debris from within themselves are able to have a glimpse of thepure light of the inner self. They know that the light of the OmnipotentSupreme Divine is present within their own soul and they are its trueinheritors. As soon as the ash covering live coal is removed, red-hotflame of blazing fire is revealed. This live coal, although small in size,has the potentiality of causing devastating conflagration. With the un-veiling of this curtain an insignificant man becomes a great man. Hu-man soul is a storehouse of supreme knowledge, wisdom and extra-ordinary powers. By their unfoldment a Sadhak becomes a siddha-Yogi. Nothing is required to be brought from outside nor does it re-quire the grace of some god or demon to attain Siddhis. What isneeded is simply to remove the dense and dark covering which envel-ops the inner light. The sun of righteous Sadhana of Gayatri removesthe clouds of ignorance and the resplendent divine light of the soul ismanifested. This is instinct with all divine powers, riddhis-Siddhis.The development of righteousness through Gayatri Sadhana givesbirth to numerous kinds of spiritual and material prosperity. The puri-fication of the body and mind makes worldly life happy and peaceful.With the growth of prudence and spiritual power several difficultieswhich appear to others to be daunting like a steep mountain top be-come as simple and light as a straw. The Sadhak finds no insurmount-able hindrance in accomplishment of any work. Either circumstanceschange according to his will or he adjusts and changes his desires tothe circumstances. Suffering is due to conflict between desire and un-favourable circumstances. A prudent person is always resilient andavoids conflict and thus leads a happy life. For him the Ganga ofdivine bliss flows on this earth.
In fact, the basis of happiness is not external material resources orcircumstances but man's own attitude. A man whom once even richdelicious dishes and thick silken cushions and pillows did not satisfyconsiders plain ground in the forest to be an ideal bed and edibleroots and wild fruits as best food, when, under the advice and guid-ance of an illumined person, he tames his wayward mind and takes avow of leading an austere life. Gayatri is the goddess of supremewisdom and we seek wisdom from Her. There is thus nothing impos-sible if as a result of Gayatri Sadhana the quality of our thinking iselevated and by understanding the true aim of human life we startenjoying life in whatever circumstances we are placed.
Since long I have been trying to popularise Gayatri Sadhana and soI am acquainted with several sadhaks. Thousands of persons havereceived guidance and inspiration from me in this direction. Thosewho have followed this path firmly and single-mindedly have beenrichly benefited and they regard it a boon given to them by DivineMother Gayatri. They do not subscribe to the scientific rationale thatthe miraculous looking boons are the reward of their own self-effort.They ascribe them to the Divine Mother,s grace. Thus their egos aresubdued. This attitude is quite appropriate. There should be intenselove, gratefulness and complete identification with our chosen deity toincrease our faith and devotion. Even though the benefits whichGayatri Sadhana provides are the result of an exact scientific method,it is necessary to have feelings of deep gratitude and devotion to theDivine Mother , whose manifestation in creation each soul is.
Rejuvenation of life
Gayatri mantra rejuvenates a person spiritually. As soon as a per-son starts Gayatri Sadhana he feels a new vibrancy surging withinhimself. With the increase in the element of righteousness, vices, evilthoughts, evil tendencies, malice, avarice etc. start decreasing and vir-tues like self-restraint, politeness, sweetness, honesty, truthfulness, gen-erosity, love, contentment, peace, service-mindedness, warmth startincreasing day by day. The result is that people are positively im-pressed by his sweet nature and conduct and entertain feelings ofpraise, gratefulness, faith and respect for him and gladly extend to himall the help that they can. Besides, these virtues in themselves are souplifting that a person possessing them always feels self-contentmentand perpetual peace.
An extra-ordinary change takes place in the general attitude of aGayatri Sadhak. On account of development of prudence, trueknowledge and ritambhara intellect, suffering due to ignorance areeliminated. Everybody has to face difficult circumstances due to des-tiny and as an essential outcome of his own deeds. Whereas, an igno-rant and unrefined person feels suffocating pain and suffering on ac-count of loss, bereavement, disease, violence, opposition, shock etc.,a Gayatri Sadhak endowed with spiritual discernment and faith meetsthese adversities with perfect equanimity. He remains in blissful peaceeven in adversity.
Besides worldly benefits, a Gayatri Sadhak acquires spiritual gifts.Several persons entangled in great difficulties like disease, weakness,unemployment, family quarrels, litigation, violence, absence of conju-gal happiness, instability and weakness of mind, daughter's marriage,apprehension about the future, fear of not getting success in examina-tion, bondage to evil habits, etc. have been able to overcome suchchallenges by Gayatri Sadhana.
At the root of all difficulties lie some attitudinal flaws. With the growthof virtues there is change in one's food, habits, daily routine, outlookand nature. This change becomes the key for removing such flawsand establishing happiness and peace. Many a times our desires,cravings and passions are such that they are not in keeping with ourworth and circumstances. With purification of mind a prudent manabandons delusions and stops becoming needlessly unhappy. Ordi-nary people weep and cry when they face calamity due to unavoid-able destiny but a Gayatri Sadhak, on account of his increased spir-itual awareness, faces them calmly.
Gayatri Sadhana is also performed for averting a particular crisisand fulfilling specific needs. The results are often astonishing. It hasbeen observed that where utter darkness, failure, apprehension andfear prevailed, a divine light emerged, hopelessness was transformedinto hopefulness and difficult tasks became easy by the grace ofVedmata. Having seen several such instances with my own eyes, ithas become my firm belief that Gayatri Sadhana in never in vain.Gayatri Sadhana is a sure spiritual technique for developing latentspiritual powers. Many people practise wrestling and do physical ex-ercise to win a wrestling bout. If per chance a person loses a wrestlingbout it should not be considered that his efforts have been wasted.Such a practice strengthens his physique and he gets its advantagethroughout his life. Good health, vibrancy, longevity, capacity to dohard work, marital happiness, good progeny, fearlessness from en-emies and similar other advantages are in no way inferior to winning awrestling bout. If due to destiny a specific purpose is not fulfilled bySadhana it is certain that immense advantage has accrued to theSadhak in terms of his inner soul growth.
Soul is the respository of countless divine powers (riddhis-Siddhis).The immortal soul, which is the prince of Omnipotent God-head, pos-sesses all His divine powers. But, just as a live charcoal covered withash becomes dimmed so also, due to internal impurities, the light ofthe soul becomes dimmed. By Gayatri Sadhana the dark dense cov-ering of impurities gets removed and the soul of the Sadhak manifestswith divine powers (riddhis-Siddhis) and shines brilliantly withBrahmatej. A Gayatri Sadhak attains high goals with little effort,which the Yogis attain with difficult prolonged tapasya.
This effect of Gayatri Sadhana is seen from time to time even in thepresent day. During the last fifty or hundred years, hundreds of per-sons have achieved wonderful results by Gayatri Sadhana and havemade their lives so elevated, that thousands of people have receivedinspiration from them. Gayatri Sadhana has the capacity of upliftingthe soul to great spiritual heights.
In the ancient times, eminent seers had undergone great penance andperformed yog-Sadhana and had achieved riddhi-Siddhis like anima,mahima etc., the basis of which was Gayatri Sadhana. Ancient scrip-tures are full of descriptions of miraculous powers which they pos-sessed. Such illumined souls are present even today and they are ofthe view that there is no other as sure and easy a way of achievingsuccess in yog-marg as Gayatri Sadhana. All the emperors ofSuryavansh and Chandravansh were worshippers of Gayatri. Byvirtue of this divine power, brahmans were called Jagatgurus andkshatriyas as emperors. This is an eternal truth and is as effectivenow as it was in the past. No one who takes refuge in Gayatri Matawith devotion is ever disappointed.
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