Gayatri is the mantra which
imparts true wisdom. It inspires the mind, intellect inner psyche and emotions
of the devotee towards the righteous path. its Sadhana helps in progressive
growth of righteous (sat) elements. When the Sadhak concentrates on the meaning
of this mantra he realizes that the supreme prosperity and the greatest success
in life is to attain true wisdom. When he gets fully convinced about the true
aim of life, he single-minded starts his self-effort towards this goal. This
aspiration creates ever expanding vibrations in the universal realm which
attracts and assimilates wave of righteous thoughts, emotions and inspirations
pervading the subtle atmosphere. The magnetic power of thoughts is well-known.
Thoughts attract thoughts of similar kind scattered in the mental universe with
the result that powerful eternal thoughts and spiritual attainments of living
and past illumined persons start accumulating spontaneously within the Sadhak
as a divine boon and his accumulated capital of such thoughts goes on
increasing.
The effect of this influx of
righteousness (satogun) in the body and mind is amazing. This is not visible to
the naked eye nor can it be understood from purely physical point of view. But
those who are endowed with the occult knowledge of the working of the inner
being know it well that decrease in the elements of tam and raj and increase in
sat is almost similar to the steady process of elimination of disease producing
toxins, viruses and germs from the body and replacing them with health-giving
rejuvenating cells. True, the process will not be instantly visible, but there
can be no doubt that it will have miraculous effect on health in due course.
Rejuvenation of body is a scientifically proved phenomenon. Whether this
benefit is a divine gift or it is due to human efforts is a matter on which
opinion may differ but it is certain that Gayatri Sadhana increases virtues in
the inner psyche of the Sadhak and simultaneously throws out the vices and
impurities. This results in internal transformation of the Sadhak. There is no
use in entering into the controversy whether the advantage accrued is an
individual attainment or a divine boon. No work, whatsoever, can be
accomplished without the grace of God and so it may be said that all that
happens is due to Divine grace.
With increase in sat elements in
the body there is significant change in physical activities. The constant
turbulence of sense organs steadily calms down. Bad habits like greediness for
delicious dishes; craving for eating articles of different tastes; desire to
eat more and repeatedly, irrespective of any consideration whether what is
being eaten is eatable or not; dislike for satvik foods and liking for pungent,
spicy, sweet, gross, indigestible items of food are gradually reversed. The
Sadhak develops liking for light, easily digestible, juicy simple foods and
shuns luxurious, tamsik food. Like-wise, sexual urge is restrained and
moderated on account of righteous thoughts and the mind hardly gets an
opportunity to get engrossed in passion, debauchery and intense sexual desire.
Faith is developed in observance of brahmacharya which helps in increasing
vitality. Sex and taste are the two main sensual urges which on being controlled
can promote preservation of health and physical wellbeing. Coupled with these
restraints, other daily routines like physical work, sleep, awakening,
cleanliness, simplicity etc, also get regulated with the growth of satogun.
Such a pious way of life automatically leads to vibrant health and longevity.
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