UTILISING SUPER POWER 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 valuable 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 type.

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