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CHPATER 1 - THE RECENT MANIFESTATION OF YUGA (ERA) SHAKTI GAYATRI

PART 2

(THE CREATION OF A STRONG WILL POWERED PERSONALITY VIA GAYATRI POWER)

In the New Era what should be the level of faith, hope, tradition, activities of human society?  On what basis should it be executed is the question that has to be decisively answered.  It is not enough to ward off just the undesirable elements in our psyche.  These agitations that will follow when blind beliefs are destroyed, will have to be dealt with via sacred faith. No doubt good health, education, income, security are necessary and none will oppose earning all this, but if we get stuck at the level of material comforts, all problems cannot be solved.  Because it is most required that the consciousness in each person that uses these material comforts should be sanctified.  Else if these material comforts enter the hands of vile natured people, greater problems will manifest in society. When a vile person is powerful bodily, he executes terrible acts which makes him a dictator. If a person is a cunning intellectual, he will loot and harass others.  A wealthy person gets addicted to bad habits and because of his bloated ego, he will create strife for himself and those around him.  Many skills exist that lure others to their doom.  The security apparatus is misused to harass the weak.  The very basis of scientific research has been noted to be misused for mass destruction activities.  Officials of justice and progress, play the role of  “the rat ate up the field”. From this it is very clear that no doubt materials are used for augmenting peace in society, yet it is a must that the conscious personality that makes use of all this should be pure and sacred.

The biggest irony of this era has been that no doubt material comforts have augmented yet the conscious individual that uses it, has tainted his psyche a great deal. Hence material comforts has not led to his all-round advancement.  Inner vileness has led to external illegal / criminal activities and thus our   world is full of problematic strifes.  It is most required that material advancement goes hand in hand with spiritual progress (i.e. sacredness). Else all our hard work in the name of progress, will lead to sorrow only.

The greatest wealth and success of a human being is greatness/purity of one’s inner personality. Soul contentment leads to attainment of faith, respect, public cooperation and divine grace. This is that very principle with the help of which, one attains objects in one’s material life. On this basis lies true attainment and utility of these material comforts. In its absence even if man has material joys equivalent to that possessed by Indra or Kubera, he will undergo strife only.  He himself will remain sorrowful and agitated and will induce pain in others too.

The supreme need of our times is in advancing and making cultured, our inner personalities.  This task is more important than attaining material progress.  If this is ignored, so called material advancement will lead to strife only.  The only basis of potentials of joyous situations in the New Era is that man’s psyche will become great.  If this personality will abound in generosity and pure character, definitely his life will manifest divinity. The congregational activities of such divine men will create a heavenly world. The foundation stone, of a New Era that will manifest divinity in humans and heaven on earth, has its basis in purifying the psyche of each individual.  From the standpoint of discrimination, character and social behaviour, he should be that much more great.  It is on this basis that the all-round needs of advancement will be realized.

The question is this, that what is it that will touch our inner being. What is the method that will help rectify it? Uptil now only 3 methods have been made use of viz. fear of law, lure of prizes and educating people to be gentlemanly. But it has been seen that these 3 methods are very superficial because it shows only a minor effect on the body and intellect. It is so superficial, that in those cases where the deeper layers of the sub-conscious mind is very distorted, it shows no transformation for the better.  There is no dearth of police, prisons and harsh laws. There exists an expensive arrangement for enforcement of law, yet it has been seen that wily men find loopholes over here too and thus escape the net of law. It takes a long time to reap riches from gentlemanly behaviour and the extent too is less. The thinking of vile men is that instead of this, it is better to earn easy money via illegal acts. In this manner educating people to accept high ideals too goes in vain.  It has been seen that people with criminal tendencies, too talk of imbibing high ideals in one’s life. Thus they talk about ethics/ high ideals but behave criminally.  Thus it is clear that they were previously educated in the area of high ideals.  What more can one teach to a person who is already educated?  How can one awaken a person who is already awake?  May be restrictions at the body level of education of the mind helps other endeavours, yet it is rarely seen to transform the deep subconscious layers of the human psyche.

 A very mysterious and manifested fact of human existence is that the roots of one’s personality lie in the deep recesses of faith.  In order to know what kind of a person one is dealing with it will not help you at all, if you just study his body, mind and material gains. One can measure his state, and potential only after assessing the nature of the deeper layers of his psyche. Truly his potential lies in this deep center.  Desires manifest as per one’s faith. In order to satisfy one’s desires, the intellect like a wise lawyer sets off to fulfil them without understanding what is right and what is wrong. The body like a trusted servant acts exactly as his master, the mind, commands him to do. A machine acts as per its master’s orders. All movements of the body take place as per the command of the mind. Mind is influenced by desires and desires have their basis in one’s faith.  In reality the psyche which is the center of all faiths, is the be-all and end all of human existence.

The center of faith is indeed very deep. Very rarely can political laws, social norms or any form of education, enter its depth. The intense inspiration of faith destroys all these coverings. If this were not true then why would religious leaders act against righteousness? Why would political leaders, under the guise of serving others get involved in vile activities that harass the layman? Why would government officials appointed for maintaining peace, law and order in society, silently work with anti-social elements?  Thus it is clear that all rules, logic and ideals are left on the wayside and the vile nature of our faith blows its own bugle aloud.

The root cause of the strife faced in this era is the lack of pure faith. How can this gigantic problem be solved? Because all the so called methods to ward off this problem have failed to reach its depth and bring in a positive transformation.

The answer is only one and that is faith can be transformed only with faith. It is a tame elephant that helps tame another wild elephant. A thorn is removed with the help of another thorn and as per Homeopathy Medicinal cures, it is venom that helps remove venom in our body. It is only faith of high value that can overcome vile natured faith.  The saying that answer a stick with a stick or answer a slap with a slap is well-known.  Iron helps cut another bar of iron.  If a person falls into a deep crater, one has to enter the crater to help him come out of it. It is possible to overcome vileness that has entered in our faith/conviction, only by establishing high sacred thinking in that area.  This is the chief mode of purifying our character.

The aim of worship and meditation is to establish, nourish and augment deep, high valued faith.  A body fights with another body.  One thought attacks another thought and it is only faith that induces transformation and purity in faith.

The divine philosophy of divine wisdom embedded in Gayatri, influences our psyche and thus advances our true faith. It is only that teaching which is capable of touching our sensitive nature, like self-study, association with saints, deep thinking, mental reflection etc. that has the power to transform and improve the nature of our soul. Yoga means uniting a creature with God, the individual soul with the cosmic soul (God) and vileness with greatness. Yoga means uniting the ordinary and daily transactions with high ideals. Via this union the need of sanctifying our faith can be fulfilled.

The second aspect that influences the faith arena is austerities.  It can be defined as an intense effort to root out vile psychic imprints and replace them with sacred qualities.  It can be said to be a revolutionary struggle in the psyche. The austerity class encompasses the entire mode of worship/ meditation. Austerities encompass Mantra chanting, meditation, worship rites, vows, self-control, endurance while carrying out righteous tasks and spiritual practices. Its aim is to root out vile psychic imprints and re-establish pious qualities. Yoga based spiritual wisdom and austerities based spiritual practice, definitely paves the way for success in advancing one’s character and purification of one’s faith.

In material grandeur prowess exists in the soul arena, which is called Ojas, Tejas, Varchas (divine radiance) etc.  Mental force is more powerful than spiritual practices and soul force is more powerful than mental force. It is this very soul force that overflows in the psyche of great men and realized saints. Miraculous powers are nothing but a spark of one’s soul force.  Because of extra-sensory powers, a person is considered more powerful and revered in comparison to the layman.  In comparison to people who attain material success, a person full of special qualities is not any less great but is in fact considered more powerful.  With the help of their will power not only do they themselves rise higher up the ladder of life, but lift others on their shoulders to great heights too. In order to attain such greatness one has to take recourse to the Science of Spiritual Practices.  From this standpoint the importance of Gayatri is supreme.  The basis of capability in this New Era can only be Gayatri.

CHAPTER 2 - THE INTENSE ACTIVITY OF MAKING FAVOURABLE, THE SUBTLE ATMOSPHERE

It is a fact that the atmosphere gets influenced by radiant characters. With their potent energy, radiant men of the high level of radiance, thinking and penance heat up the atmosphere and thus extraordinary transformations have been noted to take place. There is another fact that seems opposite to the above reality. In that an individual gets influenced by the atmosphere. In the stream of time innumerable people flow away like grass and leaves. Alongwith a cyclone dust, roof-tops, trees etc. get uprooted. All plants, stems of trees etc. get inclined in the direction of the cyclonic wind. This can only be called the pressure of flow.

Both these are the aspect of Era Transformation. With their intense soul force men of austerities, influence the atmosphere and create a widespread favourable situation for a desirable transformation. The second aspect is that via special activities, heat is created in the atmosphere and because of this all-pervading pressure, everything gets transformed with relative ease. Between both these aspects which is primary and which is secondary? It is futile to discuss this. We must accept that both these aspects are very important and both are very useful. Both in fact mutually benefit one another.  Era creators must nourish both these aspects.

Only via the medium of austerities can a personality be created that manifests energy for Era Transformation. Even people with material brilliance are seen to attain success in many areas.  Of course they are all material object oriented. It has been seen that bodily, intellectual and material wealth execute many important tasks yet they are all worldly in nature. On the basis of wealth, huge buildings, factories etc. are constructed.  Help can be taken from other means to augment material comfort.    With the help of science, wealth, intellect and hard work, material comforts are on the rise and this will continue in future too.  From this standpoint the importance of material comforts and prowess will always be accepted. Despite all this a fact remains that even untold material comforts, cannot induce greatness in our inner psyche / consciousness.  Consciousness can only be influenced by consciousness and in order to educate and radiate it, a sacred sentimental basis is most required.  Material comforts can only influence the intellect and activate the body.

History is witness to the fact that people with inner greatness have influenced innumerable other people with their inner energy.  Great souls like Christ, Buddha, Shankaracharya, Vivekanand, Gandhi etc. moulded and transformed their psyche.  In order to rectify contemporary taints, these great men manifested miraculous acts.  People always follow in the footsteps of leading great men of the world. Great personalities like Guru Gobind Singh, Rana Pratap etc. were able to create material wealth under very dire situations. This is an example of radiance of soul force that overflows from the psyche of great men. During the manifestation of a New Era, such a lineage of austerities has to be evolved, which will help augment the number of people with great soul force. Only such individuals can induce all others to imbibe greatness.  It is easy for materially rich people to educate and incite others, towards selfish attainments but as far as imbibing ideals in one’s daily routine and inspiring people to even die for high ideals is concerned, only those souls full of austerities can execute such a gigantic task.  In order to combat era taints the weapon of soul energy is most required. Apart from manifesting energy of penance in our psyche, there is no other way to create intense power, akin to an  atom bomb blast and to utilize it for creative purposes. There is no other method apart from creating Bhagirathas, for creative tasks and Dadichis for destructive acts.  In order to fulfil these needs a gigantic foundation of Gayatri worship is being set up, that includes ordinary solutions and high leveled austerities.

Knowers of truth realize that in order to create an interest in the subtle atmosphere of the independence movement in this era, what a great role has been played by great Aryans and men of austerities like Yogi Aurobindo.  To create an army of sacrificing men, while putting the lives of innumerable people at stake for agitations like non-cooperation movement, Satyagraha and do or die movement, can only be called a miracle. It can only be amazing that those citizens who in the past were oppressed so savagely, suddenly joined hands to protect the pride of their nation and that to attain their goal they went to great extremes.  One fails to find examples elsewhere of so many great souls manifesting at one and the same time.  One may find many soldiers and leaders at one and the same time but in those days, Mother India created innumerable great men.  Behind their creation is seen the hand of a great magician.  Most definitely that creation was the result of known and unknown austerities.  Because this source of energy creation has become frail, it is difficult to find radiant men who will studiously work for creation of a great nation. How great can be the contribution of power of penance to evolve public consciousness?  May be tomorrow if not today, will it be possible to understand it as a definite fact.

This is one aspect that evolves soul force and through it, purifies the atmosphere.  For Era Transformation it is most required that one diligently joins in for such endeavours. For such productivity era creators will have to make diligent effort.  The second aspect is to influence the atmosphere by congregational effort and activate ordinary men, to play an extraordinary role in this stormy flow.  This aspect can flourish only via congregational effort.  A lone individual effort can succeed only in a limited area, measure and time. Whereas in a widespread area, if one wants to make great efforts for a permanent goal, such congregational efforts are required which help fill the subtle world with an overflow of spirituality.

In the ancient times this goal was fulfilled via the group to 7 Rishis. Although their bodies were separate, they coexisted together. There was intense unity in their thinking, their programs and all their activities.  It is like the 7 elements that unite to form a human body and help in its movement.  Today they are shining in the sky as a group and are marching ahead in tandem. Despite being celestial, there is no lesser unity amongst them. They very well understand the value and importance of congregational effort. They have vowed not to let any obstructions come in their efforts.

The help of demi-gods can be understood by seeing the worship dais set up to worship them.  In the re-instating of Sarvatobhadra etc. one notes its root activity of close proximity. In one water tumbler (Kalash) itself, all of these demi-gods are invoked and then settled in it.  Goddess Durga is considered a symbol of the congregational power of demi-gods.

Congregational tasks are most required in divine endeavours. The Yajna rites are eternal. All principles are established in worship of demi-gods. It is a fact that the entire working machinery of a Yajna has its basis in congregational tasks. A group of Yajna officials viz. Brahma, Acharya, Ardhavyu, Udgata, Yajmaan, Ritvik etc. conduct Yajnas.  The more there are people who offer Yajna materials to the fire, who circumbulate the fire, who work hard, who organize the Yajna, who help in the Yajna etc. greater is the success of the Yajna program. Rajsuya Yajnas have been traditionally conducted for political attainments and Vajpeya Yajnas have been executed for righteous/religious purposes.  Vajpeya Yajna includes Ashwamedha, Rajsuya and Gayatri Yajnas. Within this the aim has been to bring in unity in the thinking and efforts made for contemporary goals, by bringing in political leaders and religious leaders on one single platform. In a forest like Naimisharanya etc. gigantic Yajnas via discourses of Suta-Shaunaka etc. were conducted and innumerable Rishi-souls would participate in this righteous endeavour.

The aim of gigantic religious conferences that took place in the Kumbha Mela during sacred festivals, too was one. And that was intense cooperation and congregational effort by great men for achieving sacred goals.  Amongst other goals in righteous acts like discourses, singing the holy name, festival rites, circumbulation, pilgrimages etc. there is another important goal, which is to make an arrangement wherein piousness becomes congregational and walks unitedly in one direction.

In order to combat vile activities during Ravana’s rule, great Rishis had executed congregational spiritual based programs which created subtle divine force. All of them contributed their bodily blood and after enclosing it in a big pot, the pot was buried under the ground.  For that Seeta manifested and she played a major role in overcoming vile activities prevailing in society.

Even individual spiritual endeavours are important and there is a need of meditation in solitude for individual purification. But for cosmic widespread goals there is no other solution but congregational worship/meditation. Material goals can be attained via material objects but in order to influence the subtle world, there is a need of spiritual effort. No doubt it takes place at the individual level, yet it has to be raised to a congregational level too.

One can see today what is the difference between individual and congregational power.  There may be thousands of sticks in a broom but individually they can never sweep even a small room.  Thousands of single cloth fibres are of no use.  Only if the sticks of a broom join together, can they sweep a building.  Only if individual fibres join together, can they make a cloth and thus cover our naked bodies.  Flame lamps are generally seen to burn separately always, but one can enjoy the Dipawali Festival of lights only if these flame lamps are aligned close to one another in a decorative way.  A valiant soldier can rarely succeed in his endeavour, if he is a lone fighter.  Only when many soldiers untie to form an army can they succeed in their task.  Great programs of congregational worship/meditation can fulfil the aim of transforming and rectifying the atmosphere.  The manifestation of Era Power is most required to make favourable, the atmosphere and purifying the subtle world, so as to transform the era. This goal can only be achieved via well managed, cultured spiritual practices at the congregational level.

While proclaiming the Science of worship/meditation, spiritual Rishis have kept in mind that fact that spiritual practices should be carried out at a specific time with specific steps, specific method and with a specific mental level and thus the aim of the subtle world will be fulfilled. Why do they insist that Sandhya-Vandan worship rites be carried out at sunrise and sunset only? The answer is only one that with its aid, a very forceful stream of congregational power can be invoked.

Even if a large number of labourers of different capacities try and lift some heavy burden or try and move a big truck, it is very difficult for them to do so but when in unison they shout aloud “pull hard” and thus concentrate all their might at one point, this focussed power gives miraculous results and a huge truck too can be moved.

At every step one notes success as far as congregational acts are concerned. No doubt the uniform footsteps of marching soldiers seems ordinary but its true influence can be seen when they march in unison on a bridge. The firm echo of the sound that emanates from their disciplined marching footsteps is so intense that it can even destroy a bridge.

Great spiritual men have always taken into consideration, the terrific results of congregational worship. The well-known spiritual rites of various religions have been united together in a congregational manner. Muslims are encouraged to do their Namaaz (prayers to God) at definite hours of the day. This discipline is also seen in other religions too.

The arrangement made to worship Gayatri congregationally, at definite times and in a definite manner, can be understood to be an intense creation of Era Power and thus on its basis the invisible atmosphere of the subtle world, can be made more favourable.

CHAPTER 3 - WE WILL HAVE TO CREATE A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT OF ERA TRANSFORMATION

No doubt individual efforts and endeavours are important and they should be respected and encouraged. At times these lone individual efforts are so intense that it not only influences the individual but transforms and influences the cosmic world.  Of course these are exceptions but it proves beyond doubt that each human being is God’s prince and that he potentially has all divine powers albeit latent in his psyche.  If man so desires he can convert these latent powers into active powers so as to enact amazing tasks at the cosmic level. People with radiant minds do exactly this. Such radiance gets re-instated as great men and with their extraordinary endeavour, solve contemporary problems of the world. The divine incarnations of God are of this level. Their special leadership qualities at the world level, bestow on them, the title and respect of “God”.  This is a description of the peak of greatness of an individual.

Despite all this the deep import of the environment stays put in its position. Its influence is noted at every step and there is an intense need, that this environment be made favourable. For this the only solution is congregational spiritual endevaour.  Presently these efforts are being used, to achieve the goal of manifesting Era Power (Yuga Shakti).

The influence of the environment can be known by noting the differences in the shape and inner nature of men. It is the environment that induces skin colour, differences of brown, yellow, white, black etc. These special qualities called hereditary qualities, that influence the skin colour, ultimately are related to the difference in environment in different nations and regions. The small large forms of human beings are as per one’s nation and region. The difference of bodily might in Punjabis and Bengalis (of India) can be attributed to influence of the environment.  On an average majority of the people of Uzbekistan (in Russia) live for 100 years.  There is nothing special about their eating habits, material comforts etc.  Like other people they too eat what others eat but live upto 100 years.  Then what is the reason behind these people living a long life of 100 years?  The answer is the influence of the regional environment on their bodies.

There are differences not only at the body level but also at the inner nature level.  This is the influence of the gross and subtle environment. The basis of the differences regarding culture, civilization etc. is how has the belief, mental inclination and habit been moulded in which region and in which direction is the flow of the thinking and activities of these people?  This flow does not change easily. Hence it is believed to be a difference in culture and it is nourished too. These special qualities not only overflow in one’s inner nature but it also abounds in one’s ideals.

There are different levels of beasts, plants, ores etc. on the basis of the differences of the environment.  When one compares animals of one country with those of another, only the external shapes differ but there is a vast difference as far as their physical might is concerned, the capacity to give milk etc. The different amounts of wool present on a sheep’s body is attributed to the difference of environment in various regions.  There is a great difference between dogs bred in mountains and those of the countryside. The potential to endure seasonal changes is attributed to the subtle special characteristics of that area. These creatures of cold regions can endure cold and those of hot regions can endure heat with relative ease whereas this becomes difficult for those born in different conditions at the time of change.  Those traveling in fast moving vehicles often complain of ill health. This is because the endurance power of the body, fails to adjust with environmental changes.

Differences have been noted in the shape, smell, taste etc. amongst herbs, plants, fruits, flowers etc.  Despite the fact that the name and form of herbs grown in various regions are said to be identical, yet there is an extraordinary difference as far as their chemical nature and other qualities are concerned. Differences have been noted in the shape and nature of birds, insects etc. The differences seen in the characteristics of snakes, scorpions, lizards, spiders etc. seem to be based on species’ differences, yet even these have their roots in differences based on the environment.

Differences are noted amongst regions of various countries as far as conditions, traditions, beliefs, likings and culture are concerned. Children born in various regions imbibe that particular mental attitude and nature, due to the influence of that particular environment.  The thinking, nature and actions of such children are similar to that of other people living in that region.  When there is a pressure of the majority, the minority start imitating the majority.  This is called trend of time, flow of that era etc.  As soon as seasonal changes occur, like summer, winter etc. the characteristics of all creatures, plants and materials too change. A lot of changes take place in our activities when the season is favourable.

Scientists know that everything present and produced on earth is not the result of some accident and it cannot be called a creation of human beings.  Over here quite a few things take place wherein lies the hand of subtle powers and not of human beings.  The spots seen on the sun, change with the change in state of the sun.  Such solar changes deeply influence our planet Earth. Amazing changes are noted in the state of material objects and conditions of all creatures as a result of solar changes.  We are fully aware of how radiations, magnetic storms, storms, cyclones make ordinary circumstances extraordinary. Due to interspace invisible energy rains showers, snow eras have manifested on earth time and again. Situations of water floods, oceanic changes and partial annihilation have been noted. If in future extraordinary changes in material objects of earth or state of living beings are noted, its instrumental cause will be interspace invisible movements and not ordinary events.  During times of floods, famine, intense snow, epidemics etc. man becomes totally helpless.

A person is generally independent and powerful in his life.  Despite this his status is ordinary as far as the movements and conditions of the cosmos is concerned. He cannot induce rain from clouds overflowing with water that stand on his head.  He fails miserably when it comes to obstructing old age and death. His authority over circumstances is negligible. Rarely can he save himself from the flow of time. He cannot stop winter season from manifesting and at the most, he tries to overcome cold by wearing warm clothes and lighting fire.

So it is very clear that man is influenced by the environment. People of different nations live a life that is influenced by their national traditions and thinking. Within that it is the influence of the environment that is at work and not their material brilliance.

With the congregation of consciousness, favourable changes can be induced in the atmosphere.  Many a times such inspirations overflow from the invisible world, that within that storm, man’s intellect flies about like dry leaves and grass.  The urge for war abounds. During such times many experience the need of a major war and are ready to fight.  A very strange frenzy looms large in society.  There is no need to talk about it or explain it.  The speed and heat in the air is such that the layman’s intellect gets hypnotized and thus it flows with the trend of time. Scholars of public psychology know very well how during gigantic war frenzies and regional riots, the environment gets incited and heated up.  Just like this war frenzy other subtle flows too manifest time and again and work like storms, to induce infinite intellects to follow in its footsteps.

There was a time when there was a flow of democratic thoughts which uprooted rule of Kings and replaced it with the miracle of people voting for their desired government.  Then a wave of communism manifested wherein under the leadership of Russia, many Asian and European countries too followed in its footsteps.  Today half the people of the world accept communism and they either wholly or partially follow in its footsteps. These thought flows of democracy and communism can be counted as intense waves of this era. Time and again waves of lesser utility, like feudalism, casteism, capitalism, socialism etc. too have raised their hoods.  A wave is a wave. An onlooker on the seashore witnesses the terrible ebb and flow of the oceanic waves. Many a times various thought waves too manifest like this which carries alongwith it, innumerable intellects and transports them to far off lands.

Lord Buddha’s Wheel of Time was predominantly flow oriented and not based on materialism.  Materials  had created a flow.  And flow created materials.  It was not as though Harshvardhan, Ashok and other kings had unitedly appointed Buddha as a religious preacher.  It was Buddha who heated up the subtle atmosphere and due to that heat, thousands of wise, capable and wealthy humans joined him in spreading his message. Every religious leader of the past, by heating the atmosphere in their own individualistic manner, induced waves of acceptance of their holy message and in that stream flowed innumerable followers. Even in those countries which cut asunder the bondage of alien rule, the waves of  independence manifested and as a result, terrific movements ensued so as to reach their goal.  Those who know the precepts of the subtle and invisible environment, are fully aware of the might of such waves.  Its stormy night cannot be compared to any other force of the world.  If one can understand the nature and deep import of the inspiration of that flow which induced monkeys of the Ramayana era to valiantly jump into the fire, it will be clear that the subtle environment has as much amount of power to lure the humans of the world, to walk in the direction of a particular flow, which is no less powerful than movements based on material paraphernalia.

One cannot depend on advertising instruments for public acceptance and cooperation as much as one can go on the favourable nature of the environment.  There is a greater possibility of success, if the flow of the subtle world cooperates in our endeavour.  If the wind is flowing from behind, it is easy for ships, airplanes and even people to walk on roads and they can thus move very fast to reach their destination.  If the environment becomes vile, terrible epidemics ensue and in a short time span thousands of people die. Due to intense cold in the environment living beings are seen to shiver. Many people are influenced by a sorrowful environment in their house.  One can see how different is the environment of a temple and that of a slaughter house. In Spiritual Science the importance of the subtle world and its environment supersedes all material apparatus of the world.  For Era Transformation we will have to make intense efforts based on Spiritual Science so as to make favourable the environment.

Scriptures give us proof of the methods used time and again by Spiritual Scientists so as to purify the subtle world.  Despite the victory of Lanka, the task of balancing the distorted environment during Ravana’s era, remained unfulfilled.  Lord Rama had fulfilled his vow of executing 10 Ashwamedha Yajnas on the Dashashwamedha Ghat. Despite the death of demons like Kansa, Duryodhan, Jarasandha etc. the distortions of the Mahabharat era continued to prevail in the environment.  Lord Krishna saw the need of its purification and hence asked the Pandavas to perform the Rajasuya Yajna.  The Asuras came to know of the gigantic Yajna performed by Maharshi Vishwamitra meant to weaken demonic force and thus with the help of demons like Tadka, Subahu, Marich etc. they tried to obstruct these Yajnas.  Ram and Lakshman were sent to protect those Yajnas.  Yajnas have played a great role in carrying out solutions for social problems.  Japa (Mantra chanting) too is a Yajna like the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice). Materials are needed for a fire sacrifice but Mantra chanting Yajnas, do not need many materials. Yajnas are generally congregational.  In it one sees the miracles of the spiritual endeavour of Hotas (preists). When Japa Yajnas (Mantra chanting) are carried out by many Mantra chanters, a great amount of congregational power manifests.  Such congregational spiritual practices are called Purascharanas. Purascharanas carried out for special goals via penance based congregational resolves, too make the environment conducive.

Era Transformation is the biggest, most intense, most widespread and most important task of our world. For that not ordinary and limited, but extraordinary and unlimited energy is required. For this there will be a need of material apparatus yet the root source of energy will be spiritual. To transform and purify the public’s psyche is the task of spirituality. Hence the energy required too should be of this level.  The greatness or lowliness of the environment is dependent on congregational thinking. Its manifestation is possible only via intensely powerful, congregational righteous programs based on congregational spiritual practices. Today all of us are endeavouring in this direction.  One can hope that the results of these pious efforts will play an extraordinary role in the great goal of Era Transformation.

CHAPTER 4 - THE MANIFESTATION OF THE GREAT POWER OF GAYATRI IN ERA TRANSFORMATION

Era Transformation in today’s times is a definite fact. The creator (God) of this gigantic garden called the world does not wish that this incomparable artistic creation of his, gets destroyed in the manner it is heading towards doom today.  Man is a symbol of God’s radiance and glory.  The creator created man using all his artistic skills based on hope. A great flurry is being seen today as far as congregational suicide is concerned.  If the demon of intellectual wealth is hell bent on destroying Shiva and the culture of Parvati, the promise of “Yada yada hi dharmasya” cannot remain dormant.  For attaining balance, destiny with a firm resolve, had to make arrangements for control.  All this is taking place in these days.  The gross eyes may not be able to visualize Brahma Muhurat (time between 4 a.m. – 6 a.m.) but those who are far sighted, can see that the dark night has passed by and that there is not much delay for dawn to smile.

The fact regarding manifestation of a New Era is no longer a dispute.  It can almost directly be experienced as a definite fact. When creation daringly sets off to respect the powers of destruction, every one knows who is going to win.  In this speech of the Shrutis lies the eternal tradition of creation. As long as light fails to manifest, gloomy darkness continues to exist.  When world consciousness proclaims, that it will not accept darkness and instead yearns to walk towards eternal light, manifestation of a new dawn should then be an accepted fact.

As always in (Era Transformation) distortions have been warded off and pious actions have replaced them, yet there has always been a difference as far as a disease and its cure is concerned. That itself is thought to be the difference and its special characteristic. In events of ancient times, vileness of indiscipline led to world destruction. As a result God incarnated with his weapons, to crush that distortion.  For example Varah’s teeth, Nrisinha’s nails, Parshuram’s axe, Ram’s bow and Krishna’s disc come to mind immediately. Today it is not a beastly nature but criminal activities that are on the rise.  For that it is the  lineage of the intellect which is responsible. Overcoming injustice with ethics is the repetition of the act of manifesting Ganga of heaven on earth.  The future incarnation will be in the form of Ritambhara Prajna (divine intellect).  We will behold Yuga Chandi in this very form.  As of now the roots of criminal acts are very deep.  It has not only taken over our thinking but has also taken over our faith too.  Its problem is in the form of a demeaned nature.  Overcoming it will be more difficult than what it seems.  Hence its solution too has to be very intense and high leveled.  This time the incarnation is in the form of Yuga Shakti Gayatri.  Weapons are good enough to demolish vileness but we should realize that downfallen personalities are invisible. They enter our desires and faiths.  Thus it is very difficult to dive deep into the recesses of such criminal tendencies and uproot them in totality.  Such a widespread, difficult task can only be executed by Goddess Adi Shakti. Criminal acts based on spiritual ignorance, can only be destroyed by the manifestation of the intense brilliance of a divine intellect. In order to induce this transformation, Brahmi Shakti (Divine Energy) herself is manifesting in this world. Her attendants were not capable of fulfilling such a gigantic task.

For every important task energy is required. Whether a machine is small or big, it requires power. The movement in a cosmic machine or an individual machine is dependent on the measure of energy available.  In activities of transformation, much more energy is required when compared to the requirement of energy in ordinary tasks. Extraordinary measures need to be taken both for destruction as well as creation.  When one takes note of events of important transformations of the world, one realizes that a lot of material power, power of hard work and that of thought was utilized.  Time and again extraordinary might has been utilized for social, economic and political revolutions. If these materials had not been gathered, the goal could not have been achieved.  This time the battle ground of Era Transformation is the psyche of human civilization.  On this basis will purification and transformation be carried out.  It is in this arena (of the psyche) that Army Generals are setting up their camps.  The goal is purification of the psyche of entire world humanity.  The problems today are so intricate, that they cannot be solved by external/superficial endeavours.  Without transforming human thinking it is not possible to convert distortions into progress. The divine influence that make favourable, the flow of thinking can be called era consciousness.  This is in fact Yuga Shakti Gayatri.  The root source of Era Transformation is this very Gayatri Energy.  Its activities will encompass destruction of undesirable thinking and creation of a desirable thought wave at the world level.  The entire transformation is categorized into 3 parts viz. intellectual, ethical and social revolution.  It can be said to be the 3 streams of the above 3 legs and its union can be called Triveni.

Bathing in the Triveni Sangam is considered a very purifying act.  Very much akin to this will the human psyche be purified. The external human form will not change but the character within the human body will get transformed. As soon as the inner nature changes, the external nature too follows suit.  The manifestation of Era Power Gayatri and its activity too is of this type.  This type of Gayatri will play a major role in Era Transformation. In the movement of wisdom Yajna and thought revolution , Adi Shakti (Primordial Divine Energy) will abound.

When one takes an ordinary viewpoint of the Gayatri Mantra, it appears to be a mere well-known Mantra of Hinduism that is utilized for worship rites. A gross viewpoint tells us that its form and boundary is small, yet in reality its influence is very widespread.  Gayatri is a Super Divine Power.  Its form encompasses an interwoven metre of 24 letters.  It can be said to be the source of our Vital Force and the Merudand (spine) of Indian Religion.  The Shikha (pigtail) is Gayatri.  The Yajnopaveet (sacred thread) too is Gayatri. The Preceptorial (Guru) Mantra is Gayatri. It is called Vedmata (Mother of Vedas) and Devmata (Mother of gods) too. From this root source akin to Gangotri and Yamnotri, manifests the spiritual wisdom of Brahmavidya and austerity methods of Brahmavarchas.  The glorious past of India is the history of such divine men.  They played a stupendous role in not only making their motherland i.e. India heavenly but also helped the entire world to attain glory and wealth.  Without doubt the psyche of such divine men is moulded on the basis of Gayatri philosophy and its austerity methods.

The first sunrise of Gayatri Super Power took place in the holy land of India.  Naturally it was possible to manifest its power first and foremost in this land in unlimited measure but we should not misinterpret by saying that its influence will remain within the precincts of Indian soil. The Japanese believe that the sun rises first in their land and hence they call themselves sons of Sun-God but without hurting the sentiments of the Japanese, it is a fact that despite the sun rising first in Japan, it continues to manifest its light in the entire world. Hence Gayatri too should be seen in this light.  Vedmata is its initial manifestation.  Its widespread nature is seen to be in the form of Devmata (Mother of Gods) and Mother of the world.  Thus the Gayatri Mantra well known in Hinduism, which is an interwoven Sanskrit metre, should not be limited to usage in religious worship rites only.  Its area of activity and resultant advancement is much more widespread.  It is so far reaching that there should be no difficulty in finding solutions to human problems.  In the joyous potentials of the manifestation of the New Era, Gayatri Super Power will play a major role.

A seed is generally very tiny.  But in its deep recess, lies a gigantic tree in a subtle form with all its special qualities.  An atom is tiny but one is amazed to note its inner potential and power of action. The attributes of a sperm seem very mild, yet an entire human being lies in it in a subtle form. The same comparison can be made with respect to the Gayatri Mantra.  Despite its form being small and its utility appears limited, yet its potential is so widespread that it has the power to create an entirely new world.

Gayatri the Super Power of Divine Consciousness has 2 forms viz. knowledge and science.  The knowledge aspect can be called high leveled spiritual wisdom, divine knowledge and divine intellect.  It is utilized to make our faith and desire of a high stature via a thought revolution. On this basis one attains means of intellectual greatness of knowledge, Yajna, thought revolution etc. For this reason means like writings, speeches, audios etc. are used. As a result activities like self-study, holy discourses, meditation etc. are carried out.

The second aspect of Gayatri is science.  This is the very method that lies scattered in the many traditions of meditation and spiritual practices.  At a gross level it seems like praying to demi-gods/ demi-goddesses for the fulfillment of one’s desires but the reality is not this.  The inner nature of human beings is full of so many awesome latent potentials that it can be called a true copy of divine consciousness.  There is poverty due to the latent state of one’s inner nature, but the moment it is awakened, a great ocean of glory can be visualized.  Those who activate and make apt use of this otherwise latent potential are called great men.  They have played historic roles while they lived in the world.  They glorified themselves and glorified not only the world’s environment, but all those people who came in contact with them.

At the gross level an individual’s body seems to be 5 ½ feet tall and heavy with a weight if about 75 kgs but its root existence lies hidden in the deep cave of the psyche as consciousness.  This consciousness  behaves as per the atmosphere it encounters.  As a result its form too takes that shape.  When chameleons lie in green grass, they become green and when they lie on dry grass they turn yellow in colour.  The state of the inner psyche is responsible for manifesting greatness or lowliness in one’s consciousness. Material paraphernalia can never touch the sensitive spots in a human’s psyche. Only consciousness  oriented cures can reach those deep recesses.  The aim of Gayatri MahaMantra’s spiritual practice and devotion too in this.  Its method is called Gayatri Mahavijnan (great science).  Its aim is to activate that which lies latent.  The greatest sense organs of man add up to three in number.  The activity that fulfills the 3 goals viz. rectifying, radiating and evolving the sense organs is called Gayatri worship. With the help of this scientific aspect, many foundation stones of material advancement too can be laid down.  Such a purification takes place in the thinking and viewpoint of the inner world of the wisdom aspect which can be called Rishi Kalp.  The utility of Gayatri Science is extraordinary as far as advancing both the individual and all-pervasive aspects are concerned. In order to fulfill contemporary goals, its role is being played by Yuga Shakti (Era Power).  In order to discipline those who encourage crime and act unrighteously, and re-establish true religion, God incarnates time and again in this world.  The goal of an incarnation is to balance all prevailing imbalances in the world.  For this, solutions are charted out keeping in mind contemporary circumstances. All these are divine sports of God.  The aim of all incarnations is one only and that is solving the problem of cosmic mental distortions and dire conditions of the world. The main program of an incarnation is to obstruct corruption and encourage ethical activities.  What is the nature of such a sacred program?  What are the means and solutions adopted?  All this is decided as per the nature of contemporary problems of the world.  It is because of this that despite the goal of God’s incarnation being one, the activities (means) of different incarnations too are different.

Goddess Saraswati had incarnated so as to nourish not only the human intellect but also the means and enthusiasm for education. Goddess Durga’s incarnation symbolized congregational activities, cooperation and agitation against corruption.  Saraswati can be said to be a revolutionary conscious energy of the intellect and Durga that of socialism.  The third divine energy is called Gayatri.  Gayatri meaning spirituality of one’s inner being and ethics of the external world. Alongwith Gayatri righteous religion and spirituality too manifested.  Through the medium of Vedas are imbibed spiritual knowledge, discipline and ethics. Goddess Lakshmi is not included in this aspect of consciousness.  This is because she symbolizes materialism and all forms of art.  Hence during events of incarnation neither Lakshmi nor her divine sports are described.

All distortions of our era are more deep than what they seem to be.  It has taken root as lack of faith in the psyche of all mankind and has destroyed our thinking and actions.  The one and only solution for solving the problems of faith deterioration etc. is purification of world human psyche.  This is the central focal point of the hope of a bright future. Other cures like rectification and upliftment, hover around this focal point. The present Era Revolution aims at rooting out deteriorating faith and replacing them with ethics based faith.  In our era we can definitely see this God consciousness manifesting in our midst.

During discussions of God’s incarnation, generally credit goes to people full of leadership qualities.  This can be labeled as gross evaluation of gross eyes.  In reality Era Transformation manifests due to a stormy conscious energy flow from the divine subtle world. Due to its influence many awakened souls join hands and take up various responsibilities. This is the principle form of all of God’s incarnations.  The photograph of a man standing in the first row is more clear. Despite this all the members of the group are important.  Well-known individuals called incarnations can be called men who stand in the first row with great leadership qualities and who are given major credit.  In reality an incarnation is said to be Era Consciousness that creates vibratory movements in the subtle world.

In the incarnation tradition of Era Power Gayatri, manifested the medium of Vedmata Brahmaji at first. The 7 incarnations of Gayatri manifested first as the 7 mystic words (Bhuha, Bhuvaha etc.) which later gained fame as the 7 Rishis.  The 9^th incarnation of Era Transformation in the past was that of Vishwamitra. In the Viniyog proclamation of Gayatri Mantra, one finds Gayatri Chand (metre), Savita demi-god, Rishi Vishwamitra.  Thus upto this era Vishwamitra is the 9^th incarnation.  Thus through the medium of Brahmaji Vedmata, through the medium of Saptarshis Devmata and through the medium of Vishwamitra, the World Mother has already incarnated.  Thus these incarnations total upto 9 in number.  The 10^th incarnation of our times is that of Era Power Gayatri.  With our physical eyes we can see clearly the act of overcoming the dark age and a holy beginning of a bright future simultaneously with the incarnation of Gayatri.

CHAPTER 5 - THE DAWN OF GAYATRI CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE FORM OF ERA POWER

By itself man does not lack capability and with its apt usage, he can benefit himself and others too.  But if one wishes to see his infinite potency, one will have to enter the deep recesses of human consciousness.  Man’s greatness can be seen externally but if you want to measure it, you will have to dive deep within the psyche.  Brahma Vidya is the Science of understanding, purifying, making potent, making good use of the awakened inner consciousness. The seed aphorism of the gigantic body of Brahmavidya is called Gayatri.  As time went by Gayatri is said to be the power of entering the deep cave of human glory and bringing out this power for utility in the external world.  This divine energy will be best used for creation of a New Era.

Man’s external existence too has attained a number of skills but they are limited and unsteady.  Generally wealth means money, bodily might, education brilliance, status etc. and with its help, man attains worldly success. Yet its potency is limited and thus individual glory attained too is limited.  Material success is attained not merely via hard work and worldly means but it greatly depends also, on others’ help and favourable circumstances. In case external obstructions come our way or that situations become dire, worldly means and skills are futile and thus one encounters failure. “Varchas” conjoined to soul force is more definite in comparison to other material means. In it there is neither the bondage of limitation, nor is there discontent of scarcity. That area overflows unlimitedly.  Because the soul is in direct communion with God, one can attain anything and everything from that divine source.

Limited amount of water flows in wells but when we remove some water from it, the underlying water table deep below, adds that much amount of water back into the well.  A spark of fire is indeed very tiny but if it comes in contact with fuel, there is a possibility of a blazing forest fire manifesting.  This is the miracle of the help attained from the cosmic fire principle.  The stream of a river is limited, very little water flows in it but because it originates from the mighty Himalayan snow, it flows ceaselessly due to this inseparable contact whereas because the water of a pond is limited within its periphery, it cannot endure the pressure of its users, heat, wind etc. and thus gets destroyed fast due to drying.  Material power can be compared to water of a pond and soul power can be compared to river water that originates form the mighty Himalayas.

Material objects are fleeting.  The entire cycle of this world is based on rise and fall.  Over here right from an atom upto the sun are on the move.  They walk, move ahead and change.  They appear to be steady yet this is not true. The very nature of material objects is transitory.  None can be saved from birth and death and in the same way there is no room for steadiness.  No doubt the body grows from childhood to youth yet old age and death are imminent.  With the help of education and experiential practice, the intellect advances but even this is a definite fact that the more one ages, to that extent all the components of the intellect viz. memory, imagination, decision power etc. become weak.  A time comes when a person at one particular time was said to be intelligent and then in another time frame, he is called foolish and is thus insulted.  Everyone is aware of how illnesses and weakness engulfs a person in old age.  Our sense organ power, like intellectual power, too diminishes with advancing old age.  Capabilities run away from those who are weak.  Let alone social status, even our status in our own family too gets demeaned.  The household is run by those who are earning a lot of wealth.  A man who was previously the head of his family, is now a helpless onlooker of changing fortunes.  The reason behind movements that aim at removing aged political leaders, is this element of weakness.

The same holds true for spiritual practices. Success attained from wealth earning, seeps out from the hole of increase in expense and thus one’s storehouse is always half empty.  And then comes the imbalance of lack of earned wealth and increase in expenses.  Neither wealth nor poverty remains steady.  Under these circumstances, all schemes based on wealth go awry.  The biggest difficulty in this field is that if the utilisers of these wealth based means became indolent or became vile intellectually, wealth gets misused and thus one has to face dire circumstances.

All gains based on limited, unsteady, indefinite material apparatus, can only be called an accident of fate.  One can hope but not trust that with its aid, one can attain material success.  When there is such a big question mark, even as far as ordinary goals are concerned, how can we say that gigantic endeavours like Era Transformation that require infinite power, can be achieved on this basis?  History is witness to the fact that those authoritative centers, which were thought to be very powerful, could not achieve even a minor goal of making its sect worldwide.  Thus it is a joke if we assume that on the basis of material potency one can induce a worldwide atmosphere of peace.  The dream of gigantic political leaders of bringing in a transformation after concentrating all power in their hands mostly remained unfulfilled.  On the basis of material means Germany, Italy, China, Russia tried to induce transformation on a great footing.  To achieve this goal they resorted to all means. Yet wise men know how much success was attained by them.  Whatever little was achieved, disappeared in a short time span.  It is doubtful as to how long such transformations will continue to exist.

A great deal of energy is required for making efforts and schemes to attain material / worldly success.  One is only wonderstruck to see, the gigantic amount of material power utilized, to attain industrial, professional, educational, medical, peace, security, religious goals. And yet despite all this there is not an iota of peace and progress.  Schemes come to a grinding halt.  Thus it is clear that when such material power finds it very difficult to augment material comforts, how can it execute the stupendous task of purifying the atmosphere and psyche of world humanity?  No doubt the gigantic task of neocreation too requires material means and it is most required that they be assembled, yet it can never be the foundation stone of neo creation. A material scheme could be very gigantic and based on innumerous material apparatus, yet it is futile to believe that it can carry out the widespread task of Era Transformation.

It is the psyche within of all mankind, that need transformation.  Its viewpoint needs a positive change.  Faith needs to be purified and goals need to be given a proper direction. The basis of gentlemanliness i.e. will power, needs to abound.  The root basis of Era Transformation, involves realizing the soul and activating self glory.  Only when the psyche of all mankind becomes pure, will one see results like progress of individuals and greatness of society.  All effort and endeavour is related to the subtle world.  Hence the means too should be such that desired goals can be attained.  Most definitely this task is that of soul force.  It is this that has to be created and utilized.  For Era Creation, this production of energy is the basic task.  This very task needs to be executed in contemporary times.

Those machines, those factories that produce soul force, can only be called individual consciousness. The human psyche is akin to an atomic energy production center.  Since the body is merely a covering, it can be compared only to weapons, machines, vehicles etc.  By noting the minor attainments of hard workers, wrestlers etc. one can understand what all can be done by using it.  Intellectual power is higher than bodily power.  Yet it has its limitations, when we see the achievements of so called intellectuals right upto research scientists.  On its basis no doubt some progress of individuals and comforts of society is perceived, yet it cannot be the basis of a widespread world transformation.  Finance also is something akin to this.  With its help before making gigantic plans, one should realize that whether those who hold it will let it remain alive.  Before money gets utilized for public welfare it lures the user and thus all programs come to a standstill.  It’s a million dollar question as to how much money that is used for political schemes is actually used for public welfare and that how much of it is gobbled up by middle-men?  At every step we witness such ironies.  Thus it is doubtful that despite gathering a lot of material energy, we can achieve the gigantic goal of Era Creation.

Those programs that are spiritual in nature can be executed only by creating and utilizing spiritual power.  It is not an overstatement if we call it infinite.  Psychologists are of the opinion that the human intellect is amazing.  Only 7% of its widespread potential has been understood.  And from this 7% hardly 1% or 2% of it is used in our daily living.  Very few men use more than this percentage and they are classified as thinkers and men of wisdom. From the knowledge of Extra-Sensory Perception (ESP) given by Parapsychology, it is clear that the human mind is indeed a miracle and can be called a storehouse of extraordinary potential.  This is a fact.  A man capable of evolving and utilizing the conscious layer of the brain, can play the role of Kalidas Varadacharya.  Hence what to say of the subconscious layer?  In fact it is this subconscious layer that is responsible for the creation and evolution of man’s personality.  Our past and future is moulded in this mint.  Where is our destiny, fate etc. written?  It definitely is written in the office called our brain.

Ridhi-Sidhis (divine powers) are nothing but Extra Sensory Potential (ESP).  Neither does this rain down from the skies nor is it a gift given to us by demi-gods / goddesses.  Most definitely it is a creation of our inner being.  When we dig mother earth, the more we dig, we come across mines of various metallic ores.  Divers who dive deep into the sea, return with pearls etc.  Similarly man’s mind is a store house of divine powers. Because it is a part of God, the individual soul has all divine potentials and special qualities in seed form. The difference is based only on name and form.  In the arrangement of movement and creation of the solar system (macro) and the atom (micro) the difference is on the basis of name and form only.  In both of these, the principle and truth are a similar stature.  An entire human body hides in a microscopic sperm. The gigantic nature of the tree alongwith its special characteristics can be found in the tiny body of a seed.  Just as thousands of pages of a book is stored in a CD, in the same way all the characteristics of Almighty God are present in the microscopic existence of the individual soul, albeit in a latent form.

Any spiritual endeavour involves awakening of the unconscious state of the soul which is a small part of Almighty God and amongst all spiritual practices, Gayatri worship is considered to be the best.  Right since time immemorial great experiments have been conducted with respect to this great Spiritual Science i.e. Gayatri.  Every research has led to the finding of its new special quality.  In every experiment its new energy fount has manifested.

The external material aspect of an individual is ordinary. Only its inner being is extraordinary.  Science of Gayatri gives desired success in the manifestation of soul wealth in all individuals of this New Era.  In the manifestation of heaven on earth it will be soul glories that will gain widespread momentum. Only greatness of sensitivity will help manifest divinity in all mankind and only on this basis, can heaven on earth, power and divine powers be established on earth. In this endeavour Gayatri’s philosophy and mode of practice will contribute a great deal. Hence it is best that it be understood and imbibed as Yuga Shakti Gayatri (Era Power).

CHAPTER 6 - MANIFESTATION OF DIVINITY VIA ERA SPIRITUAL ENDEAVOUR GAYATRI

The main endeavour of a New Era is “manifestation of divinity in all of mankind”.  The second possibility viz. heaven on earth, is not the chief goal and should be looked upon merely as a reaction. The ripe reaction and result of the activities of great men and their powerful endeavour should get converted into sacred circumstances.  This is what is called manifestation of heaven on earth.  It does not have an independent existence.  Just as an admixture of 2 different colours, results in a 3^rd colour, so too the admixture of hard work and good will, result in an atmosphere of joy and peace.  In Satyuga (Golden Age) and Ram’s Rule, there was no dearth of material comforts because the personality and activity of all men had imbibed high ideals.

No doubt one sees and experiences various situations, yet they do not have an inependent existence.  When the space of the human psyche gets filled with drops of rain water, it appears like a shining rainbow. Similarly Satyuga seems very attractive.  Superficially heaven on earth appears separate and hence a separate name has to be allotted to it.  Principally both should be looked upon as an action and its reaction.

Now one needs to manifest divinity in all of mankind.  The personality of demi-gods has many special qualities.  They are handsome and young.  They always seem to be happy.  They are generous in nature.  They never lack in material comforts.  They themselves are contented to pass on this contentment to others.  Various such centers that abound in divine glories called demi-gods, are classified as subtle beings who dwell in a particular world (Loka) and people dream that by praying to them, they can fulfil their desires.  Over here the truth is less and symbolic imagination is more.  Despite this the existence of divine centers is definite.  If one directly wishes to see such beings, it can be visualized in great personalities.

Those special qualities that have been superimposed on demi-gods, are usually found in great men. Only a little of symbolic imagination remains behind.  No doubt one can point out to it but the reality too is there and hence this description of the body always remaining youthful and immortal can be challenged yet at the level of consciousness, this description is very much appropriate.  From the viewpoint of enthusiasm, youthfulness continues to exist even in old age.  Every realized saint experiences the nature of the immortality of the soul despite their changing many bodies at the physical level.  From a hereditary standpoint Brahmins are given the status of “Bhoosur”. The other name of divine men is great men. They are categorized as saints, reformers, patriots.  The Puranas (Indian Mythology), memoirs etc. eulogize their glory with vim and vigour.  Men of this stature are called Rishis.  Maharshis, Rajarshis, Brahmarshis and Devarshis come in this category.  The word “divine soul” is utilized for such great men.  Because their thinking and character is exalted, their transactions are gentlemanly. Their actions are based on high ideals and men of this class while they are alive and after death are always revered.  This very fact is emphasized again and again in the tradition of worshipping divinity.  Through the medium of reinstating of God’s images, alongwith offer of worship to it, the sacred tradition of man’s education of worshipping divinity can be kept alive and this will bring in world peace.

If we label that New Era, which everyone is waiting for and which is also called manifestation of heaven on earth as era of divinity, it cannot be called an overstatement.  In the Indian Mythology there are many legends wherein great men are proved to be incarnations of divinity. When the Lord incarnated as Ram, the demi-gods incarnated along with him as monkeys, bears etc. Alongwith Lord Krishna the 5 demi-gods had incarnated as the 5 Pandavas (as helping powers).  Not only this the Lord himself has incarnated time and again in the human garbs, on earth.  From these legends it is clear that it is very much possible to see the activities, behaviour of divine power in a human body.  There was a time when in India, (called better then heaven too) 33 crore citizens were well known in the world as 33 crores demi gods.  Right from one end of the earth to another, they were respected and adored as divine men.  This is the nature of divinity manifesting in man.

Men who have imbibed sacred actions, sacred wisdom and good will are called divine men in spiritual parlance.  Historians call them great men.  Nara Narayan (Human God) are those who from the standpoint of the body and spiritual practices are powerful, from the standpoint of the intellect are awakened and from the standpoint of the psyche are loving and calm. They are also called Purush – Purushottam.  Only Human embodied souls full of greatness, can attain the stature of divinity and hence are none other than Almighty God.

This is the creation of a New Era.  It is this glorious Ganges of heaven that is going to manifest on earth and for that, Bhagirath (intense) austerities are being carried out.  This is the nature of our era endeavour wherein Mahakal is greatly inspiring awakened souls to join in this stupendous program.

Generally all powerful fields have dreamt of a bright future in their own way.  Everyone knows that merely augmenting material comforts is not enough. Because it is also the inner personality that needs to become more capable and powerful. For this task, many varied leveled solutions are being thought of and imbibed. To achieve this goal, programs of augmenting good health and apt education are being executed. The aim of economic schemes is that man should progress in life using economic means. Social reformers and service oriented organizations aim at destroying vile activities and replace it with pious endeavours.  In order to augment culture and pious faith in religious and spiritual pursuits, people are trying to make philosophy and spiritual practices more alluring for entire world humanity.  All these are well-known endeavours of an ordinary stature, so that it leads to the advancement of individuals.

For this very goal other efforts are being made which are of a high stature.  There are a class of scientists who are trying to create a new generation of crops by inducing mutations in the DNA (genes) of a cell.  In order to evolve trees, plants etc. alongwith their fruits, flowers etc. the technique of grafting is being used. For animal husbandry artificial insemination technique has been made use of successfully.  By making changes in the sperm level and conception, scientists are trying to create individuals of the future generation, who will abound in good bodily and mental qualities.

The efforts of psychologists are of an even higher stature.  They think the individual to be of a much higher stature than the body and material comforts and they call it the psychic principle.  They opine that mental distortions are responsible for bodily weakness and diseases (psychosomatic).  Because the very thinking of mankind is wayward and that his standpoint is lowly, one can find mountain-full proof of the fact that man’s individual and social life has deteriorated so much.  To be full of anger and agitation is not the result of circumstances but is because of our wayward thinking.  Psychologists emphasize, that the chief method of manifesting man’s well-being, is to induce right understanding in man’s thinking and create such an environment, that man works hard to achieve this goal.  Research and experiments in the field of psychology and parapsychology, metaphysics, neurology etc. are being carried out so as to induce greater power and sacred culture in the psyche of world humanity.

From the philosophical standpoint, one cannot say that less effort has been made.  Nietzche and other philosophers have given us the concept of a super human.  They opine that any individual or class of creatures, can become extraordinary by imbibing great goals with a strong will power and thus due to this divine potency, one can control and induce others to walk in the desired direction. Such an association of superhumans can imbibe great glory and drag, push and induce the rest of the world to progress materially and spiritually.  In the current century a great deal of publicity regarding this goal has been made.  People with high goals really liked this and made great efforts to execute them.  The trend of leadership is its gift.  This was experimented in Germany, with great zeal at the political level. This resulted in Nazism.  Hitler induced this thought wave within his country and thus coloured the very thinking of all his countrymen on these lines.  After drinking the wine of superiority of the white skinned race, a gigantic sect of people under the influence of this wrongful thinking, started crushing not only the neighbouring countries but entire Eurasia.  The activities of Germany that involved the terrible first world war and the second world war, were based on this thinking of superhuman beings.  It can be labeled as a contemporary experiment of demonic philosophy.  This lowly thinking had also influenced other nations like Italy, Russia, China etc. and thus arrogant acts were seen time and again.  In their own way the group of white-skinned Americans and South Africans harboured the demonic ego of being superior and thus harassed other human beings.  The old feudalism based on sect, sex, caste, community and nation has taken the new form of fascism that has gleefully imbibed these very principles and are trying to prove it as apt.

Feudalism is a philosophical act of converting the special fascist class into superhumans.  Over here we are not discussing the aptness or lack of it as far as the gain / loss that accrues from it is concerned. Over here we are only saying that instigations to create superhumans are also created in the philosophic arena.  Even here there is no silence.

All the efforts of the above stature touch the external aspect and by ornamenting it with material power, one desires the same kind of advancement.  Over here one has to think deeply, as to is there any dearth of all such  powerful means?  The difference only being that in these days, means and power exist separately.  Via these efforts it will be attained within the body.  The result is as minutely different as a blow with a stick or a fist.  That task which is today fulfilled with a stick, will be executed with a fist-blow tomorrow and thus the situation will remain as it is.  Can we say that today material progress is any less?  May be it can be achieved and utilized via the various bodily parts instead of external means, yet the situation remains virtually the same.

Today we want a supermind and not a superhuman(body).  We want demi-gods and not demons.  Demons reside in objects and demi-gods in our sentiments.  The reality of human progress lies in inducing glory in his inner world.  Only when loving good-will overflows in our psyches, only when affection and pious sentiments rise up like waves in the ocean, can we say that man has dared to walk in the direction of divinity. When the trifold confluence of a pious character, high ideals and zest for spirituality is created, we can say that divinity is manifesting in that person which in turn can be labeled as a supermind or a divine psyche.  Such high statured people are called Jeevan-Muktas, Paramhansas, Devas, Sidhas, Rishis etc.  Only when such a state is realized can we say that we have attained the ultimate goal of a human life.  That region in which these divine powers manifest is called the Kailash Mountain of a Supermind.  It is also called KsheerSagar, Mansarovar etc.  Raj-hans (royal swan), the beloved vehicle of Gayatri, moves about in this very BrahmaLoka.

The manifestation of a New Era alongwith the widespread potential of the advancement of this supermind, will appear in this world of ours.  What will be its medium?  As an answer to this question, we can sacredly visualize the rising divine rays of Gayatri MahaShakti (Super-Power). This tiny Mantra an interwoven word garland of 24-letters, hides within it, such an aphorism and seed of a divine principle that it can deeply influence the inner recesses of the cave of the human soul.  It has the capacity of converting a beast into a human being and a human being into a divine person. Gayatri’s Spiritual Philosophy is the key that awakens high-leveled discrimination (Vivek) and the third divine eye of a human being.  Its high-leveled spiritual practice is equivalent to Bhagirath-like austerities.  Due to the raindrops of the nectar of Gayatri Super Power entering an oyster, such pearls will manifest that will be labeled as human crest jewels of the New Era.  These days that divine power required to be attained via prayers so as to help world humanity attain a supermind, can be called Era Power Gayatri.

CHAPTER 7 -  THE ALL-ROUND ADVANCEMENT OF OUR CHARACTER VIA GAYATRI WORSHIP

The utility of the cycle of progress is fulfilled only if it is total and balanced.  Suppose one part of the body is large and heavy and the remaining part is lean and thin, it only adds to the ugliness of the body.  In fact if only one part of the body advances and the rest regresses, it is said to be the symptom of some disease. Alongwith health, education, wealth, one’s inner nature too should become pious. If only a minor aspect advances and the rest regresses, the situation is far from satisfactory and this imbalance will be a target of mockery.

For soul advancement, pious actions, pious wisdom and pious sentiments too should augment greatly.  It is very much possible to walk on the path of soul progress while endeavouring to glorify our actions, wisdom and faith.  Gayatri is called Tripada (3-legged) because it has the necessary capability to nurture and augment all these 3 in 3 ways.  One can never count all the goals that can be attained with this naming.

Actions emanate from the body, wisdom from the mind and sentiments from the psyche. The more activity, goodwill and piousness augment in these 3 arenas, the more man heads towards divinity. Many Ridhis-Sidhis (divine powers) are conjoined to divinity.  The basis of all-round progress is in the 3-legged nature of Gayatri.  In its worship, it is not as though some superficial words are uttered but that the spiritual aspirant has to work hard, to purify his body, mind and psyche and so much of discipline, do’s dont’s have to be imbibed.  It is these do’s don’ts that are called austerities.  The mysterious basis of radiance, filling up one’s meditation, is said to be these austerity oriented disciplines.

The trifold total spiritual practice is successfully executed when the 3-fold activities of control of the body, meditation by the mind and surrender by the psyche is imbibed.

A high statured Gayatri devotee should control his food intake, sleeping habits and daily lifestyle.  More and more of purity should be included as far as food intake is concerned.  If the purity of food augments and it’s quantity lessens, then not only good health augments but the consciousness imbibes divinity.  Right from the vow of eating tasteless food upto vegetarian fasting, decreases the Rajas/ Tamas of one’s food and the agitations of the stomach and mind are silenced.  If the nature of food intake will become Sattvik (pure), holy activities of the mind like concentration, peace and serenity will augment. Sense control oriented around food control is considered to be the first leg of mastering the mind. And the second leg/ phase is Brahmacharya i.e. celibacy and walking towards divinity.  The sperm is said to be a storehouse of life force. If it is mastered, it gets converted to Ojas/Tejas/Varchas (divine radiance) and thus augments the potency of consciousness. The gross meaning of Brahmacharya is sexual continence and the subtle meaning is to imbibe an attitude of sacred respect for women.  Subtle sperms and divine  radiance decline when one harbours lusty thoughts.  That in fact is sexual adultery.  When one looks lustily at women and think of sexual vile thoughts, our divine aura darkens and thus our inner power decreases.  Under this situation of weakness, one can never imbibe self effort and it is difficult to attain the divine results of spiritual practices.  Thus bodily spiritual practices must imbibe self-control that helps lead a disciplined life like that of a man walking on the path of Yoga of Action (KarmaYoga).  This should be understood as the austerity of the first aspect of 3-legged Gayatri and that of the gross body.

The second aspect is our mind- it is also called the subtle body.  The second leg of the 3-legged spiritual practice is related to mental control.  For this one has to practice meditation.  Meditation attains 2 goals – one is controlling undesirable and wayward thoughts of the mind which is also called concentration.  Over here the energy used up in the scattering of the mind is sacred and this sacred energy can be used for creative tasks. The second goal of meditation is utilizing mental energy for progressive endeavours. In order to radiate latent Extra Sensory Potential the concentrated mental energy is utilized as a powerful means.  Generally the streams of life’s goal are forgotten mainly because of an overflow of material desires.  Why have we got this human life?  And how should we utilize this gift from God?  Very rarely has this topic been discussed seriously.  Via meditation externalized activities are introverted and efforts are made to purify and make divine, the human psyche.  To attain this goal varied meditation techniques are recommended depending on the state of the devotee’s mind.  It is related to the Tanmatras, viz. sound, form, taste, odour, touch and the 5 sense organs of knowledge viz. ears, eyes, tongue, nose and skin.  These represent the 5 elements.  In order to attain the hidden mysteries found in the deep recesses of this groups, one practices Japa Yoga (Mantra chanting), meditation on forms, austerity based self-control, Pranayam (breathing exercises), Soham (I am God) spiritual practices and Kriya Yoga.  This 5–sheathed spiritual practice, based on these 5 precepts is called 5-faced Gayatri. All this comes under the aegis of meditation (Dhyan Yoga). Within the 3 layers of human consciousness (i.e. conscious, unconscious and superconscious), all special qualities and qualities that lie hidden and thus the aim of meditation is to find, ripen and utilize them for attaining higher goals.  Via meditation one can attain the goal of utilizing Gayatri in one’s subtle body and that of imbibing ordinary and extraordinary mental powers.  The second leg of Gayatri worship is to utilize the mental centers for material and spiritual progress.  Meditation fulfills this goal.

In the 3 legs of Tripada one is given the teaching of purifying the material causes which are the basis of all round progress of life, via meditation. According to spiritual literature there are 3 types of bodies 1) gross- the physical body made of blood, bones, skin etc. 2) subtle – the mental center made up of mind, intellect and psyche 3) causal- the inner world.  This is the sensitive center of faith and desires.  All these 3 must advance.  It can be correlated to our leg, trunk and head region. For total and balanced progress, all these 3 must be nourished.  This is what is pointed at in Gayatri worship.  The philosophy and teaching of meditation fulfills this goal.

The greatness of the psyche depends on 3 precepts.  One is idealistic faith, second is affectionate sentiments and third is high leveled aspirations. In Gayatri Meditation, over and above bodily self-control based penance and meditation related to speciality of the soul force, is a third important aspect viz. greatness of the psyche.  All these 3 aspects are fulfilled by the medium of sensitive emotions utilized at the time of meditation. In order to imbibe the greatness and faith of purity towards the female principle in the very deep recesses of our minds, an image of Mother Gayatri in her young female form has been created.  The arenas of faith / aspirations are filled with widespread deterioration and sexual lust. In the field of thinking, disciplinary boundaries are violated the most.  The meaning of establishing purest emotions in the image of a young maiden is to practice overthrowing distortions in the arena of our thinking. This is taught so that that pure aspirations in one’s viewpoint of a woman become mature. Over and above gaining victory over this difficult task, it becomes easier to establish other idealistic aspirations in the inner core of our mind.  From the standpoint of sensitive emotions, a mother’s affection for her child is supreme.  No other human relationship depicts such supreme greatness.  When one endeavours to establish a deep bond of devotion towards Mother Gayatri one experiences the nectarine taste of her motherly affection. One further experiences an intense shower / rain of her affection.  In response to this, a devotee expresses his gratefulness via many devotional eulogies.  In the sensitive emotions of meditation, there is a give and take of a rain of motherly affection on the one hand and self-surrender of gratefulness on the other.

Over and above aspirations and sensitive emotions, there is a third aspect viz. the 3-fold desires (allurements, yearnings and ego) loom large over an ordinary life and for this, one thinks hard and makes necessary efforts.  In an aspirant’s life the stature of aspirations has to be raised higher. Its central point is “Rajhans”. The state of Paramhans means absolute fulfillment.  In this stage of spiritual practices one tries to achieve the state of a Rajhans.  Rajhans (royal swan) is the vehicle of Mother Gayatri i.e. the 3-legged oneness, close proximity and divine grace rides on the back of the royal swan.  The gist of this is that aspirations should be of the stature of a Rajhans (royal swan).  It is said that the royal swan eats pearls and not worms.  It drinks milk and not water.  Here one is steadfast enough to renounce all lowly aspirations and instead, imbibe deeply all great aspirations. One has accepted (Vivek) discrimination,  if one has the pious characteristic of eating pearls only, separating a mixture of milk and water and imbibing only its best aspect. The hopes and aspirations of a spiritualist should be of this class. His desires should fulfill the aim of self-fulfillment and world welfare. Those aspirations that are rooted in ethics, spiritualism and discrimination are said to be of the stature of a royal swan.  The entire spiritual literature abounds in the deep import of filling the inner being with devotional sentiments.  It is not just a burst of emotions.  Such bursts merely ebb and flow like superficial waves of the sea.  In that superficial hopes, rise and fall. It is of no importance as far as self advancement is concerned and is hence of no use too.  Their true nature of devotion encompasses great aspirations, sensitive emotions and sacred aspirations. In Gayatri worship, it is this very devotional sentiment that is encouraged.  If during the time span of spiritual practices, this endeavour is imbibed in one’s daily life, one’s character is seen to radiate all-round greatness. The goal of the 3 modes used in spiritual practices of the 3-legged Gayatri involves pushing the 3 bodies and the 3 levels of consciousness on the path of cyclic advancement with great speed.  In one word, this pious endeavour can be called the intense effort for all-round soul progress.

CHAPTER 8 - UTILISING GAYATRI WORSHIP FOR ADVANCEMENT OF ONE’S PERSONALITY

The philosophy and mode of Gayatri Meditation fulfills the requirement of all round advancement of one’s personality. Over here both knowledge and action are conjoined.  During the time span of meditation, the imbiber of this mode of worship makes his thinking high statured and utilizes his body for such tasks, that he is inspired to walk on the lines of high ideals.

Neither one’s thinking nor one’s action are fulfilling, if used separately.  No doubt both exist separately and one does get some result after making use of them yet they remain half fulfilled and one-sided.  Just as 2 wires unite to give an electrical flow so too when knowledge and actions unite, do you get desired results. In Gayatri worship there is such a great union of sacred knowledge and actions, that the inner personality advances due to this all round teaching and the required balance of spiritual thought and rituals, gets maintained with great farsightedness.

During times of meditation, a devotee’s thinking is very much introverted.  Our time is used up in thoughts of the external world alongwith enacting various actions.  A little bit of time of ritualistic festival has been allotted for introverted thinking which helps concentrate one’s mind on truths related to the inner world. As long as the mind is fulfilling this goal, we can say that our mind is immersed in spiritual practices.  One no doubt gets contentment and good results, but suppose the mind starts thinking about its material affairs and worldly life even for a short time span, know for a fact that our spiritual practices are half done.  Mental control means whatever one thinks and acts, should be related to the spiritual arena.  To the extent this happens, one can accept that one’s meditation practice is on the right track.

The prologue of meditation encompasses 1) self-study (Svadhyaya) 2) association with holy saints 3) mental reflection 4) cogitation over spiritual precepts.  In it efforts are made to understand and solve problems of the various aspects of self-introspection, self-improvement, self-creation and self-unfoldment.  It can be called the spiritual truth and philosophy of spiritual practices.  The entire body of spiritual wisdom has been constructed to fulfill the need of this special teaching.  This is the goal of discourses and religious lectures.

The epilogue of meditation is that, which can be fulfilled by ritualistic means.  This too has 4 legs 1) purification 2) worship of demi-gods 3) Mantra chanting 4) meditation.  Generally within these 4 classes, the mode of spiritual practice gets encompassed.  Because of variation in desires and special circumstances, different modes of spiritual practices have come into existence.  But if all these have to be categorized, all of them have to be included in these 4 classes.

Purification includes bathing in holy rivers / lakes etc., bodily purity, clothes purity, purity of utility articles etc.  Before commencing worship rites, one should carry out rituals of Manjan, Achman, Pranayam, Nyasa, Aghamarshan etc.

Worship of demi-gods includes rituals, Shodashopchar (16-rites), eulogies, Abhishekh (bathing God), Arti (waving flame lamp), circumambulation, visualizing God in the temple, offering worship articles to Sun-god, establishing a Kalash (rounded pot), instating a flame lamp, fire-sacrifice etc.

Japa involves chanting Mantras that are interwoven with sacred letters, repetition, singing God’s glories, mental Mantra chanting, Soham’s continuous effortless mental chanting, ceaseless reading, reading of sacred texts etc.

Meditation includes all spiritual practices like Bindu Yoga, Laya Yoga, Naad Yoga, Chaakravedhan, Panchkosh spiritual practice, Prana Yoga, Rina Yoga, etc. wherein our thinking is induced to flow in a particular desired direction.

Thus Samagra Yoga has 8 parts.  This has been depicted by scriptural scholars as the 8 arms of Durga, in the Goddess oriented spiritual endeavour.

One must see that as to in what way the personality radiates via these 8 acts.  In order to manifest divinity in human beings, how do these rites influence sensitive spots.  Ordinarily these rites seem magical and it looks as though some mysterious ritual is included in it. But this is not true.  Rites of spiritual practices are called image worship.  It includes sentimental inspirations that gives a positive direction to the greatness of our doership and thinking.  The more these aspirations are included in our daily actions, the more divinity will manifest in us and thus one sees miraculous results of attaining divine powers and glories.

Purification includes Jal Sinchan, 3 Achmans, Nyasa, Aghamarshan and Pranayam.  In it via touching of the body, wind and water, one is directed to purify the internal and external parts of the body. Bodily dirt and mental distortions obstruct the progress of our soul.  By warding it off, by imbibing all-round purity, it is possible to imbibe God’ grace and divine powers.  In order to understand and imbibe this precept, the 5 rites of purity are recommended.

The second rite is worship of demi-gods. It means accepting the importance of divinity and surrendering to it with humility.  Ordinarily our life worships demonic elements.  Demonic means material wealth, comforts and satisfying lowly desires.  In this vicious cycle, our hard work and mental power gets wasted.  No doubt we do think of divinity, yet we never do anything to nurture and nourish it.  Thus worship of demi-gods helps us resolve, to ward of animalistic tendencies.  The images of demi-gods overflow with high sacred ideals.  Images are like books whose shape and nature tells us what should be the character and philosophy of those who follow in the footsteps of demi-gods.

All the articles used to worship demi-gods represent pious qualities and those who use them, are showered with divine grace. Water means purity. Flowers mean tenderness. Sandalwood indicates generosity and faith. Flame lamp means immersing oneself in spirituality and imbibing the light of wisdom.  Food offerings mean sweetness and charity.  Arghyadaan means surrendering to the Supreme.  The reason one offers these articles in worship of demi-gods is, that in order to attain the blessings of the demi-gods, one must imbibe these pious characteristics and that one perseveres intensely to achieve this.

Mantra chanting means ceaseless effort and pauseless spiritual endeavour.  Ordinarily when man enacts one particular task, he gets nauseated by it very easily and yearns for something new.  The monkey-like agitated mind does not allow us to work hard for such great tasks.  There is no innocence felt in gigantic tasks and an ordinary mind feels that such tasks are tasteless.  Hence men of true potential too cannot execute gigantic tasks because they cannot make ceaseless efforts to attain the goal. Maybe they commence this sort of work, yet because the mind tires easily, they cannot culminate their task successfully.  It is only those who master their minds who can fulfill such mighty tasks.  It is rightly said that he who masters his self (mind) gains victory over others and the entire cosmos. Over here we are discussing mental Mantra chanting.  It can be practiced appropriately via gross Mantra chanting.  Because one patiently continues to chant the Mantra pauselessly, the mind that yearns for something new that is fleeting, is mastered and one then becomes capable of executing so called tasteless gigantic tasks with firm steadfastness. According to Maharshi Patanjali, it is this mastering of mental thought waves that is called Yoga.  The first leg of Yoga practice is Mantra chanting as a result of which the body and mind is trained to ceaselessly endeavour to execute one particular task.  This practice is most required to carry out future gigantic tasks.

The other leg over and above Mantra chanting, is meditation (Dhyaan).  Via Mantra chanting the body is trained to ceaselessly get involved in one particular task.  Its next leg is the mind-intellect.  The aim of concentration (Dharanaa) and meditation (Dhyaan) is to focus our thoughts at one focal point and that our thoughts should flow in one desired direction only.  The mind is a storehouse of untapped intense energy but because our thoughts are scattered in all directions, this energy remains latent.  If one’s mind gets concentrated, then even an ordinary man can attain those miraculous goals achieved by scholars, researchers, artists etc. It is only man whose mind is focused one-pointedly, who can become a great scientist, artist, author, Yogic scholar etc.  Even if one aspires to attain worldly goals one has to concentrate one’s mind.

The glories of our inner world are more valueable than the material wealth of the external world.  Material wealth is attained through water, earth and space but if a man wishes to attain glory, he must dive deep into the recesses of his mind, so as to unearth divine powers.  An individual’s character is appropriately moulded on the basis of an apt standpoint, beliefs, aspirations, habits, zeal, sensitive emotions etc. and based on these inner glories, man’s external life is moulded. The root source of backwardness or progress manifests and flows out from the inner being. Like searching for hidden pots of gold, the human life’s true and valuebale wealth is hidden in his inner being. Yoga of Meditation is the Science of understanding, unearthing, radiating, evolving and purifying this inner wealth.  Meditation is said to be that searchlight which is switched on in the dark gloominess of the inner world.  On this basis it is possible to understand the state of this divine world and via concentration at one point, all the scattered wealth (thought waves) get focussed.

Soul attainment encompasses self-introspection, self-improvement, self-creation and self-evolution. While walking on this path, it is possible to convert lack into fulfillment and thus one can succeed in attaining the goal.  All such activities have to be executed in the inner world and here one’s mental concentration is utilized to the fullest.  Via meditation one attains this conscious radiance and with its help, it is possible to bring about desired transformations in the inner world.

The epilogue of Gayatri worship includes self-purification, worship of demi-gods, Mantra chanting and meditation. In the form of Yoga of Action all these four are utilized for self-creation.  It is complimentary to the prologue which represents self-study, association with great saints and mental reflection. The all-round advancement of the individual’s personality is said to be the center of material / soul wealth and divine power.  In order to attain this goal, the philosophy and rituals of Gayatri worship are to of extraordinary help.

CHAPTER 9 - GAYATRI MANTRA CHANTING AND ITS CONGREGATIONAL POWER

From the viewpoint of self-purity, the method of Mantra chanting is an extremely useful scientific and intellectually satisfying solution.  In Gayatri worship, the aspect of Mantra chanting is most utilized.  In other methods of ritual of this worship, very little time is utilized. The time used for chanting one’s Mantra, is predominant.

The gross nature of Mantra chanting is repetition of a certain number of Mantras.  It is possible to change the nature of an article by rubbing, polishing, crushing, cleaning, shining it etc.  It is the miraculous result of repetition.

While cleaning utensils, they are rubbed with rough materials.  When one uses a broom to clean one’s house, the act of rubbing is repeated.  While washing clothes, we dip them in soap water and then repeat the acts of squeezing, hitting, rubbing the clothes. While bathing we rub our body with soap, so as to clean it.  While washing our hands this is exactly what we do. In ordinary chores right from polishing our shoes upto combing our hair, we do exactly this.

This is the very method applied while using an axe, to cut wood and sand, to cut metals.  One can journey for miles together by keeping on raising our feet again and again.  One uses the method of repetition while rubbing sandalwood, crushing henna and massaging with oil.  Repetition is seen in acts of making dough, making Rotis (Indian bread), cleaning walls and painting furniture.  If we do not repeat our actions, the above mentioned tasks can never be fulfilled. So too in the act of Mantra chanting, this principle is fully made use of. When a rough rope keeps rubbing against stone, a mark is seen.  Hence one must not doubt that by experimenting with a sacred method of Mantra chanting, our minds that appear rough cannot be smoothened out.

Amongst all the methods used to remove dirt, the principle of rubbing with one’s hand is predominantly utilized everywhere.  The method of polishing uses certain chemicals and thus gives a shiny appearance to the article.  But the other method of rubbing with the hand is no less important.  One can polish metals cheaply and very well by using the method of rubbing with the hand.  The machines that polish metals generally use the method of rubbing / friction. The chips of small pieces of marble are used in constructing buildings and with the help of machines and other labourers, the stones are polished by rubbing them hard. This is the miracle of rubbing with the hand.  This is exactly what takes place when via Mantra chanting (Japa), the divine centers of the body and mind are dug deep into and thus unearthed.  One uses the spade and axe again and again to dig wells.  When one uses the hammer, one uses it repeatedly without pausing.  No doubt our heart beats all the time and our breathing too is continuous, yet there are minor pauses in between. The blood circulates in the body ceaselessly.  Like the clock’s pendulum, the machine called the human body, via the cycle of repetition, works on the basis of the energy generated by the repetition.  In one’s life one sees the ceaseless movement of the inner bodily organs, in the form of repetition.

Like the act of rubbing, the other act is cyclic movement.  Over here too energy is created. When the wheels of machines move speedily, they generate their own kind of power.  The machines of electricity, engines of oil etc. are constructed in a circular manner that helps generate cyclic movement.  Over here this cyclic movement is repeated again and again with speed. The stars, galaxies etc. revolve and rotate around their axis.  As a result the force of attraction is generated amongst them and with this bond with other stars, galaxies etc., they hang in mid-space and attain revolutional energy and magnetic potential. Without these it is doubtful whether they could remain steady.

Moving circularly is the miraculous attainment of wheels in various vehicles. Without this none of the machines used in traveling and other journeys can induce movement. Right from handcarts upto railway engines, machines that utilize circular movements are made use of. Just like the to and fro rubbing movement, circular movements of varying speeds, create varied amounts of energy.  All are aware of this fact.  In Mantra chanting words are repetitive again and again and this cyclic repeated movement, creates energy.  This in turn gives us double benefits.  With this benefit man gets extraordinary help, in order to radiate his visible and invisible energy centers.

When an electrical fan rotates speedily, its every rotation becomes a circle and thus when a top spins at great speed, it looks as though it is standing still.  When toys made of burning gunpowder move speedily, it looks as though the movement is circ