Saturday, May 31, 2014

70. The Key to Cognition of Mantra-Vidya


The seekers of Mantra Vidya - the philosophy and science of mantras, should first accomplish four prerequisites. These concern with the integrity and piety of character, strengthening of mental stability and concentration, refinement of vani and awakening of faith and sraddha in divine disciplines and sentiments of goodwill, love and equality for all the living beings….. Sincere attempts and determined pursuit for inculcation of these virtues is an integral part of all spiritual endeavors including the mantra sadhanas.
Differnent kinds of Yama-Niyama (yoga disciplines) and training practices are prescribed as essential lessons in the elementary phase of Mantra Vidya. The most important and common yama-niyama include - Brahmacarya,; self-restrain over the tongue with respect to se=peech as well as eating habits; sincere attempts to abate the ego and selfish desires; creativity, active participation. contribution in social service with serene sentiments of love and compassion, respect for others, etc.
Thought control over speech and thoughts, use of affectionate and respectful language in day-to-day conversation, practices of phonetics and music for proper pronunciation and for consistency of accents, rhythm, amplitude, and simple (elementary) exercises of Nada Yoga and Sabda Yoga provide substantial support in refining the Baikhari and the Madhyama Vanis. Strict observance of truth in every aspect of life is desired for further refinement of vani and awakening of Sraddha.
Belief in the existence of thy-love and thy-disciplines and hence in the divine principles and high moral values, and acceptance of the same through thoughts, deeds and inner emotions help arousal of sraddha hidden in the inner self. Sraddha is the ultimate support for one's challenging struggle against his own vices and untoward samskaras during spiritual enlightenment. the holy Gita states that one is what one's sraddha is …. Sraddha and faith in the power of a mantra add specific force of consciousness in its sadhaka and thus activate his vani with the consonant energy of Sabda.

The role of vani is more obvious in the process of mantra japa and so is the relation between sound and mantras. The realization of the power of sound has led to the advanced scientific developments of infrasonic to ultra and supersonic applications in the present times. Noting that - the functional power of a mantra largely resides in its sonic configuration, it should be possible by scientific developments in related areas to use the supersonic power of mantras and invent the constructive applications that appear 'unimaginable' today.

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