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by Jayaram V
Mantras are sacred syllables, usually in Sanskrit, uttered by Hindus
during official ceremonies, prayers and invocations to gods. Mantras are
used by Hindus for various purposes but most commonly in invocations and
prayers. In a general sense, a mantra is a divine prayer. It is revealed by
the divine, for the common good of man, in a language we can understand.
It is the expression of a mind, which is filled with divine vibrations,
which is full of divine love and is in search of Truth that is beyond
it.
Its principal aim is to awaken the hidden divinities that exist in us
and, through the assistance of such awakened divinities, to help us
reach the Highest and the Supreme. It is a divine word, packed with
divine energies, capable of manifesting miraculous results, when
expressed properly. And when you fill it with the deepest and purest of
human aspiration, it becomes the boat by which you can cross the ocean
of earthly life and reach the other shore.
A mantra is Akshara Brahma, divine in the form of words and sounds,
revealed to you through enlightened beings, for your general welfare. It
already has the vibrations of the Highest Reality and when you fill your
consciousness with it, it awakens in you a new awareness of yourself. It
is the connecting point, the bridge, the messenger of Truth, who
fills you with love and cleanses you with its powerful vibrations.
You can choose any mantra you want, preferably the one prescribed by
an enlightened master, or the one that comes to you naturally due to the
disposition of your mind, or some previous karma, or through your
intuition or some transcendental or meditative state.
Depending upon your state of mind and spiritual progress, the mantra
reveals itself to you, in some mysterious way. Therefore do not seek the
mantra. Let it come to you through the grace of God. Till it happens,
pray sincerely in whatever language you can and wait for the divine
grace.
If you do not have a personal mantra, do not worry. Sometimes it is
not even necessary. If you have a strong aspiration in your heart, you
will climb the ladder and reach the Divine, held by the unseen hands of
the Divine Himself. A mantra, in the final analysis, is but an external
aid. If your previous deeds are good enough, you may not even need one.
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