Jaya Guru Datta Another repost from years ago.
Please note: The Jana Samrakshana mantra described below is chanted by Sri Swamiji in the audio folder of this group. It's definition is also posted in these archives. Very sweet. The Mystery of Mantra Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji A Mantra is no ordinary combination of letters and syllables, but a living force. It is God in the form of sound. Mantra has been called the sound-body of God. The Mantra can completely transform our inner being. Our inner state is created by the thoughts and feelings that continually arise in us. Outwardly, we may appear to have fixed identitiesÑ one person may appear to be a lawyer, another an engineer, another a doctor, another a professor, and so on. But inside, we are a continually changing mass of consciousness. Inside, there are myriad of thoughts, desires and concerns, each pulling us in a different direction. When we project the beam of Mantra into this fluctuating and disorderly mass, it stabilizes it and focuses it in one directionÑthe direction of the divinity inside us. The Sages have said that only the Mantra can help us transcend our confusion, our fantasies, and the constant changes of our mind. Moreover, as we repeat the Mantra, it begins to permeate all the constituents of the body. Whatever thought or feeling arises in the mind has an immediate effect on the body; even doctors now recognize that our thoughts can make us sick or help to cure us. Our thoughts pass from the mind to the prana, from the prana into the bloodstream, and through the bloodstream to the entire body. The Mantra flows through our system in the same way, removing all the toxins from the blood, purifying the prana, freeing the mind from negative emotions, and making joy arise in the heart. As the influence of the sound of GodÕs name penetrates the mind, the mind itself becomes the name; in other words, the mind becomes divine. Repetition of the name of God causes a kind of earthquake in our inner consciousness. Whatever thoughts arise in our daily life are recorded within us and form impressions, which are difficult to remove. But when we repeat the name, all these thoughts and impressions are erased, and the name of God is recorded. At every moment, what we think is what we become. If the face of anger arises in the mind and we identify ourselves with it, we become filled with anger. In the same way, if we continually repeat the Mantra with great love and respect, and with one-pointed focus, we become absorbed in God. By its very nature the Mantra has the ability to transform our awareness of ourselves as individuals into an awareness of ourselves as divine beings. There are two types of MantraÑJada Mantra and Chaitanya Mantra. Jada Mantra is one taken from a book or from a teacher or guru who has not realized its power. Such a Mantra has no strength; it is merely a dry and ineffective collection of letters. But a Chaitanya Mantra is obtained from a Sadguru, a Self-Realized being, who has experienced the power of the Mantra. Behind it is the full force of the GuruÕs realization, and it starts its work within a seeker immediately. As the disciple repeats the mantra, his dormant shakti is awakened, and a new life is created within. It is said that a person has two fathersÑthe father of the body, who gives him life through his semen, and the spiritual father, the Sadguru, who gives him life through the Mantra. Just as the physical body born of semen is nourished by food, so the spiritual body born of Mantra is nourished by the repetition of the Mantra. Therefore, let your life become filled with Mantra. Repeat it continually, no matter what you are doing. If you repeat it when you are going to sleep, you will have a very deep sleep. If you repeat it when you wake up, you will spend your day happily. Mingle the Mantra with all your activities. Repeat the mantra when you wash your face. Repeat it when you eat your breakfast. Repeat it while you travel to your office, and repeat it on your way home. Repeat the Mantra while you bathe, and repeat it when you drink your tea or coffee. Anyone who is addicted to smoking will check his pocket before he leaves home to make sure he has his cigarettes. In the same way, you should become so hopelessly addicted to the Mantra that you are always certain that you are carrying it in your heart. It is said, ÒMananaat Traayate iti MantrahaÓÑMantra is that which protects the one who repeats it. The power of the Mantra is beyond our imagination. We can understand the meaning of the Mantra, but we cannot know its potency. We can contemplate the Mantra, but we cannot measure its strength. Mantra is the living force of God. Therefore, repeat it in your worldly life, and your heart will be filled with joy. Your shakti will unfold very quickly, so that soon you will begin to experience your divine nature. When destructive forces threaten the existence of humanity, the Sadguru gives to his devotees a special Mantra for protection, not only for the devotees, but also for all of mankind. Such a Mantra is called Jana Samrakshana Mantra, and it is charged with the powerful force of the Guru and other Celestial Beings. As the devotees continue to increase the volume and intensity of the chanting, the power of the Mantra begins to extend beyond the individual and impacts the surrounding environment, energizing it with the power of God. Waves and waves of this force permeate the environment and extend further and further outwards, reducing and neutralizing evil energies and their destructive powers. At this point in our history, our planet is in serious danger from powerful evil forces that threaten to destroy humanity itself. This is one of the primary reasons why our Beloved Sadguru, Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, is here with us. He has a mission to save and protect all mankind from this grave danger, which, if allowed to go unchecked, would bring about such destruction of which we could hardly imagine. Jai Guru Datta! ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or someone you know. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! 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