Let a Small Mantra bring Sunshine in your Daily Life
 Important Note: This is not just an article or literary piece of writing. It is a revelation of a great ‘Truth’, esoteric knowledge, which is capable of transforming the ‘puny-little- helpless- being’ into a true giant, able to enjoy every moment of his or her existence.
We are all familiar with the bright Sun in the day sky. This Sun is essential for our physical existence on this Earth.
There is another ‘Sun’; the eternal Sun, call it soul, spirit or over-self, which remains even after our physical existence ceases. This inner, ever-existing, ever shining Sun enlightens our being in Meditation. This is the one which the Bible verse points to:
Matt 6:22: The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. (King James Version)
Have you ever thought what is meant by…” if therefore thine eye be single …” As you sit still in meditation with closed eyes and focus your gaze (both eyes) at the middle point of your eyebrows (third eye) then in a way your ‘eye becomes single’.
“… Thy whole body shall be full of light”, then with regular practice you begin to see the inner ever-shining single or third eye and your whole being is filled with its all-knowing light of spiritual awareness.
The practice as above is in essence the practical realisation of the Gayatri Mantra. The Gayatri Mantra and the whole vast ocean of powerful mantras are not only for Hindus or believers of any one religion. In fact these mantras are meant for all human beings desiring personal development.
The Gayatri Mantra …
This inner eternal source of spiritual light is the ever shining, effulgent ‘Sun’ which the age old Gayatri Mantra refers to:
(I call this mantra as the Golden Capsule of Real Spiritual (Transforming) Power)
Here is what it means …
The problem is that lot of things carry importance but we are not explained their origin, true meaning, purpose and way of using. This lack of essential knowledge keeps us from benefiting from some ancient golden capsules of real power.
The Gayatri Mantra is one such capsule of immense power capable of transforming our true personality. Neither the unbelieving westerner nor the wayward modern eastern is ever explained the real meaning and proper use of this encoded information and use of the Mantra.
'Let us (embrace) Meditate upon that unspeakably bright eternal SUN (Soul, Spirit, Over-self, God) the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent, Who is free from all pains and Whose contact frees us from all troubles, Who pervades the Universe and sustains all, the Creator and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of happiness, Who is worthy of acceptance, the most excellent, Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, we pray that He may direct our mental faculties in the right direction.
Get Set and Go! …
Let’s not waste more time and come to the practical aspect in order to harness the immense power hidden in this capsule lying unused or ill-used so far.
Make a small personal sanctuary in your house, just a small place which could be a small room or even a corner of your bedroom. If you can sit cross-legged in lotus posture then place a thick cushion on a rug on the ground. Don’t use a cushion filled with synthetic material such as foam rather use one filled with natural cotton as it will isolate you from the distracting earth-currents. It is not essential to sit in cross-legged or lotus posture. You can sit on a chair with legs down. Make sure you are comfortable
Place a small table or stool or stand in front with a white plain cloth spread over it. Place an idol of the so called ‘Laughing Buddha’ also known as ‘Hotei’ on this stand. This statue is also misunderstood these days of earning fast buck. There are many variations of the statue available. Some depict an old man standing while others show it sitting. In some poses the man is shown carrying a bundle of money over the shoulder or the man himself seated on heap of coins. In some poses the man is straining himself with upraised hands.
Well, well let me explain a bit, the original idea of our wise ancients was to depict a jolly, bald old man with a slightly bulging tummy depicted as sitting relaxed. This was imagined as the model, idol or a symbol of ‘Right Living’.
This is also called laughing Buddha. Buddha is shown in various moods and forms and don’t forget ‘Buddha’ is not a person but a state (of enlightened being) and one can reach ‘Buddha hood’ in various ways and righteous living is one common way.
So go out search a bit at various places and shops and try to find a statue as near the one depicted here, looking completely relaxed, free from all material possessions in a contented looking posture. This is important as I want you to follow a right model for right living. There is so much tension, anxiety and man is carrying loads of self-created troubles all the time. So let us follow a right model to transform our being into a relaxed, ever shining, contented and righteous living powerful being a ‘true human’; the real Son (here the word son includes our dear daughters) of God!, and not a miserable looking son of devil or Satan.
How to Recite the Mantra? …
It’s not the correct or incorrect pronunciation (Well don’t take me wrong but suppose a child is innocent and can’t speak properly then his or her mother does not discard or ignore the child, so become a child before the ever present Divine Mother, she will take care of the correctness of pronunciation) , its concentration, ease, your interest, faith and focus on the meaning rather than the number of times you recite! If you start enjoying then go on for as many times as you like and enjoy! The more you get enjoyment out of it the more and faster the benefits will come.
Quality and not the Quantity! …
You may keep reciting like a ‘recorded massage’ your whole life or even for ‘eternity and a day longer’ and may not get even an ounce of benefit. On the other hand just a few recitations each day can give you enough power to fuel all your needs! What makes the difference? Well, no doubt it is the quality of recitation and the quality in this case is linked to the concentration and faith. Mind you, these two ‘CONCENTRATION’ and ‘FAITH’ (deliberately written in capitals to get your maximum attention) are the words worth penetration of your conscious efforts as these two carry the secret of all your successes on this world of ours.
Don’t just believe my words, try yourself honestly: Sit still in a comfortable posture in a relaxed manner in a calm place with calm and composed attention.
Close the eyes and visualise looking internally at a very very bright a soothing brightness of glorious Golden Sun. Recite very slowly and mentally the mantra just once with closed eyes and then keep sitting without letting thoughts to intrude your consciousness for a couple of moments and all the time realising the above explained true meaning. How do you feel? Be honest.
I see you smiling with contentment and remember this is just a trial a beginning, so go ahead leave aside all your disbelief, lack of faith, superstition, negative way of thought and ill information received from misguided people.
Some of the Assured Benefits …
With regular practice some assured benefits can be expected provided you do your part well as per the instructions in this write-up:
• You will gradually become aware of some eternal inner source of assurance of never-dying HOPE
• You will gradually become self-reliant and capable of mending your problems
• Even in spite of all troubles, obstacles and problems coming your way from time to time you will keep
an ever glowing ever-self-assuring invisible or visible SMILE.
• You will radiate an Aura of contentment, satisfaction and meaning full existence.
• You will somehow become assured that only good will get attracted to you
• You will feel contentment and true happiness in helping less privileged than you
• You will find your inner self becoming young in spite of years being added to your age
• You will never get bored of life
• You will never feel too depressed or down
• You won’t have to search for ways for ‘Passing Time’
• You will become more and more creative
• You will feel less tired even after an hectic day
• Your view point will shift to more and more positivism
• Your physical ailments if any will not hamper your inner mental feelings of wellness and freshness
• You will welcome each moment as ever new life
• You will become more reliable
• Others will feel secure and happy in your presence (accept those few who will be jealous of your
achievements in such a short time, do not hesitate then to tell them the secret so that they also get
what you have!)
• A stronger inner voice of discrimination between right and wrong
(And much more, just have faith, this is no exaggeration!)
So you don’t lose anything just read and re-read as many time as possible this whole piece of rare writing and the ‘TRUTH’ may sink into your subconscious mind and take roots; developing with your conscious efforts into a giant tree of WISDOM for you and many others to enjoy its soothing shade! God bless you!!!
Article by: Jyotirvid Pawan Kumar
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