73. Scientific Roots of the Divine Impact of Mantra Sadhana

The effects of mantra are based on subtler levels of sound than the ultra or infra sounds. The body components like the tongue and the palate are supporting tools for augmenting the frequency of the sound of the syllables of mantra. The inner extrasensory energy-centers of the body (including those in the brain) exponentially amplify - with the help of the vital power of the bio-electricity and  the strength of consciousness )of the sadhaka), the frequency of the sound waves of the mantra far beyond the limits of ultrasonic and supersonic vibrations.

Scientific investigations on mantra vidya are necessary considering the fact that only a handful of genuine 'experts' of this latent field of knowledge could be available today. Many 'so called' religious and spiritual 'masters' have been making a mockery of this great science by false propaganda and superstitious proclamation since the medieval era of moral, cultural and social decline.

Every scientifically liberated mind should realize that - mantra japa involves subliminal powers of sound, experiment on which demand sincere pursuit of certain disciplines and perfection in the patterns of enunciation along with stability and depth of meditation. The effect of a mantra is mostly spiritual in nature. Research in the science of mantras therefore cannot be independent of the science of deeper psychology and spirituality.

Laboratory experiments on ultrasonic effects have shown that the vibrations at a high frequency - of the order of five cores per second - can produce so much energy that would convert the surrounding material into vapors and ashes almost instantaneously. then what about the power of the vibrations that are generated at exponentially faster frequencies by a controlled use of bio-electricity, vital energy and the sublime force of the otherwise unused (latent) part of the human-consciousness? Why wouldn't they induce supersonic impulses in the etheric whole and create cosmic effects?

For a systematic and detailed analysis of the above aspects of mantra vidya, a comprehensive study of the scriptures on yoga sadhanas would be inevitable. the 'visualization' (realization) of the seventy-two thousands nadis, mysterious bundles of nerves and muscles (uptyakas) and the extrasensory knots (granthis) and energy pools (cakras) along the spinal column and the Brahm randhras in the brain - by specific sadhaas of Sabda Yoga and Nada Yoga, would be a promising method for thorough experimental investigations in this regard.

The psychological effects of mantra japa are far more important than its sonic effects. The mantrika part of mantra vidya describes the tongue as Shakti (the Goddess Parvati) and the heart as the God Shiva. These are also termed as Rayi and Prana or Agni and Soma. these two represent the eternal and mutually complementary subliminal currents of cosmic prana, the confluence of which is supposed to be the source of existence and evolution of everything in this world.