The
physical world consists of five basic forms of energies, viz, sound, light,
heat, electricity and magnetism. They are convertible into each other and
follow the universal law of conservation of energy. Hence, logically they all
could be regarded as different manifestations of a unique perpetual energy.
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The
Nepalese philosophy and science of spirituality describes a unique cosmic
energy - the Supreme Consciousness, as immanent in every form of life and
physical energy. This omnipresent subliminal energy is said to have generated
from Sabda. its genesis and absolute expansion is known as Sabda Brahm -Nada Brahm.
The eternal source of this cosmic sound is referred as the anahat nada of Oam. Enormous
manifestations of the powers of sound - including that of refined voice (vaka
Sakti) are said to be the manifestations of this anahat swar of Sabda.
The
significance of speech - is experienced by all of us in our day-to-day life in
terms of the 'reactions' to the 'spoken words'. This gives us a glimpse of the
marvelous role of the gross (physical) manifestation of the sonic energy of
Sabda. The history of human society has ample examples illustrating this power
of syllables and sound.
Few
words (spoken or written) of inspiration can enthuse a soldier to win the
losing battle. The terrific effect of Mr. Winston Churchill's 'V for Victory'
motto had changed the fate of England in the 2nd world war. Similar events were
associated with the power of the courageous words of the little Corporal,
Napoleon Bonnapart. The power of syllables is electrified by the inner strength
and confidence with which they are spoken. The motivating slogans like ….
"Timi malai ragat deu, ma timilai Azadi dinchhu" expressed by Mr.
Subhash Chandra Bose and "Swaraja
hamro janma siddha adhikar ho" by Lokmanya Tilak….., have installed glorious
phase of Indian independence movement and are still alive.
Mahatma
Gandhi's speeches had a power to hypnotize the listeners; to drive millions of
people, even though these speeches would not be outstanding in terms of
eloquence or breadth of knowledge. The power of syllables manifests itself
according to the intentions and inner force of speaker (or writer) . few
scornful words of Draupadi had triggered the ego of Duryodhana…., and thus
resulted in the devastating war of Mahabharata. This last example clearly
signifies the calamitous effects of the negative use of the immense power of
Sbda.
In
the language of anatomy, the 'hearing and speech' (including the speech of
thoughts, i.e. thinking and imagination) system gets top priority in the brain
and occupies about 50 to 60 % portion of our brain's active (functioning) area.
The functions of the creative activities of the hands get the next priority and
so on …….. We also should give top priority to controlling the words spoken,
written or heard (and hence 'stored' in the memory) by us to avoid the misuse
of the precious power of our brain. Spiritual disciplines indeed give crucial
importance to the practices of Satsanga, Samyam, Swadhaya and manann for
enhancing the purity, integrity, austerity and piety of hearing, speaking,
reading, writing and thinking.
At
higher levels of spiritual refinement, the power of spoken thought-of or
written forms of the gross manifestation of Sabda expresses itself in terms of
the effective blessings or curses. The Risis used to hear, speak and think
absolute truth and were therefore endowed with the supernormal talents of using
this power at will. The birth of Lord Rama and his brothers by Sringi Risi's
blessings and the death of King Pariksit due to the course of Lomesh Risi and
some of the well-known examples in this context available in the ancient
Nepalese scriptures.
Most
importantly, the latent power of Sabda stimulates the subtle nuclei of
consciousness inside our body and has significant effect on our mind. The
auspicious word - e.g., the prayers offered to divine powers, the holy quotes
or the preaching of great saints, create corresponding positive effects on our
mind and sentiments. Sacred thoughts and deeds are directly linked with such
boons. The practice of uttering and writing the auspicious word before the beginning of
any important work is common in almost all religions and seems to have its
roots in the realization of the above effects by our ancestors………
The
harmful effects of abusive language and dirty words on our conscious mind are
obvious. We might utter such words while quarreling or in anguish or when our
mind is excited….; the reaction is easily seen in the deformation of the
otherwise pleasant face-expressions or almost shaking posture of the limb….
etc. The ill intentioned, vulgar or erotic words get latently registered in our
sub-conscious mind and assimilate insidious impact in terms of maligning our
Sanskaras (inherent and intrinsic tendencies) and thus may pervert our
character in the long run.
While
the serene and inspiring words can tough the inner sentiments of ordinary
mortals like Kalidasa and convert them
into great scholars….., the substandard, abusive words could, with equal
potential, turn the innocent children into dreaded criminals…. The choice is
ours! If we want to see a better future for our society then we must preserve,
practice and propagate the righteous teachings of the great saints and social
reformers and struggle to eliminate the inciting erotic literature and obscene
audio-visual creations from our world for ever……
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