Manifestation of Gayatri by Brahma

Brahma is the supreme divine creator of all. No sooner did the urge of creation arise in Brahma, a vibration was created which is known as Shakti (energy of power). This Shakti manifested as Jad (inanimate) and Chetan (animate) objects and creatures. The inanimate creation is governed by material nature (Prakriti) and animate creation is governed by Chitta Shakti which is known as Savitri.

It has been described in the scriptures that in the beginning of the creation a lotus flower rose up from Vishnu's Navel. Brahma the creator originated from this lotus flower. From, Savitri was created and through the union of Brahma and Savitri, all the four Vedas came into existence. Knowledge of all kinds originated from the Vedas and thereafter, Brahma created this material world comprised of the five basic elements. The secret behind this allegorical description is that from the interior or centre of the Uninvolved, Invariable, Absolute Divine Being, a lotus flower came into existence. According to the scriptures, in the beginning of the creation, the supreme absolute willed to get himself multiplied, "Ekoham Bahushyal". This willed vibration across from the focal point and blossomed in the form in the form of a lotus flower.

Brahma who is said to be born of lotus flower is one of the three basic manifestations of the Absolute Divinity - Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh symbolizing creation. Nature and dissolution respectively. The first born of the triple divinity had to be Brahma, the creator, as creation proceeds nurture dissolution.

Brahma started his work and created two kinds of creation, Chaitanya (animate) and Jad (inanimate). All living beings having desire, consciousness and ego fall under Chaitanya creation. This is an independent creation which is known as Pranmaya Kosh (physical body) of the universe. Chaitanya (animate) element pervades the entire universe and is known as Pran. Ideas will and emotions are three attributes of Pran- Tatva which constitute the three coverings (bodies) of the soul -astral (Sukshma), casual (Karan) and physical (sthool). All living beings owe their consciousness and existence to this Pran- Tatva.

For creating Jad (inanimate)  creation comprising matter, Brahma created five elements (Panchbhoot) viz, earth, water, air, fire and ether. The atoms of the entire material nature manifest as solid, liquid or gas. This vast expanse of nature in the form of rivers, mountains, earth etc is the play of atoms of these five elements. Physical bodies of all living beings are also constituted by these five elements of nature.

There is activity in both these creations. In Chaitanya creation it is seen in various activities in the form of ego, determination and inspiration. In Jad creation, the form color, shape etc of different objects are formed and dissolved on the basis of the vibrating energy. The basis of Jad creation is atom and of Chaitantya creation, conscious will. Both these bases are superbly subtle and powerful. They are indestructible and they simply change their forms.

In the emergence of Jad and Chaitan creations, Brahma's powers of Chetna (consciousness) and Padarth (matter) are functioning. Initially needs was felt for the power of will as, without it chaitanya could not manifest. In the absence of Chaitanya energy, none could have knowledge about matter and it would have remained without any use. The utility of matter is for the convenience of manifestation of Chaitanya. Therefore, Brahma initially created Chaitanya and discovered will for knowledge. In Puranic language it can be said that Vedas or knowledge manifested first of all. The energies of conscious will (Sankalpa) and matter (padartha) are two arms of Brahma by which the work of creation is accomplished. Since the former is animate (Chaitan), it is also described as Brahma's wife.

Honesty of Arjuna in Mahabharata

This introduction to Arjuna's condition helps us greatly in understanding the rest of the Gita. We should be grateful for this. It also helps us in another way. It reveals Arjuna's straight forwardness and honesty. The word 'Arjuna', in fact, means one who is honest and straightforward in nature. He opened out his heart before Krishna, laid bare before Him all that he felt and thought. He hid nothing from Him and ultimately surrendered to Him totally. In fact he was already His devotee. When he made Krishna his charioteer and entrusted to Him the reins of his horses, he had got ready to give into His hands the reins of his mind also. Let us do likewise. Let us not think that, unlike Arjuna, we do not have Krishna to guide us. Let us not get caught in the fallacy that Krishna was an historical person. Everybody has Krishna residing in his heart as the indwelling Self. He is nearer to us than the nearest. Let us bare our heart with all its impurities and weaknesses, before Him and say. "Lord I take refuge in you. You are my sole guide, my master. Show me the right path and I shall follow it." If we do so, Arjuna's charioteer will be our charioteer too. We shall hear the Gita from His own lips and He will lead us to victory.

Upasana

Upasana means coming closer to the object of adoration. When wood and fire come closer to each other, wood becomes fire. Likewise, I surrendered myself to God (my guru) and told Him "whatever power, wealth, intellect, etc I possess, are yours; please order me what I have to de."This is called Upasana. It is essentially characterized by the surrender of one's thoughts, emotions, faith and resources. My Upasana comprised solely of surrender and faith. I have merged myself with my God like a rivulet merging itself with the river and in the process have achieved in status, power and form of the river (my guru). Why don't you too mix with your God and say 'I surrender to thee, please use me.' My Upasana overshadowed my self like this. I have assimilated the devotion of Upasana in my life like the loyalty and fidelity of a devoted wife towards her husband. You too will have to dedicate yourself to your God to achieve something worthwhile in life.

Gurudev

Faith

Story told by a man which is most frightening yet thought-provoking experiences of his life. He had been on a long flight. The first warning of the approaching problems came when the sign pm the airplane flashed on: "Fasten your seat belts". Then after a while a calm voice said. "we shall not be serving the beverages at this time as we are expecting a little troublous. Please be sure your seat belt is fastened".

As he looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice of the announcer said, "We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The turbulence is still ahead of us."

And then the storm broke. The ominous cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightening lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a cork tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash.

The man confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers were upset and alarmed. Some were praying.

And then, I suddenly saw a girl to whom the storm meant nothing. She had tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat and was reading a book.

Everything within her small world was calm and orderly. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would read again; then she would straighten her legs, but worry and fear were not in her world.

The man could hardly believe his eyes. It was not surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and all the passengers were hurrying to disembark, he lingered to speak to the girl whom he had watched for such a long time.

Having commented about the storm and behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid. The sweet child replied, "sir, my dad is the pilot, and he is taking me home."

Gayatri Tantra

"Do not divulge this Mantra to the disciple of any other person, especially one who is not devoted. If this is done, it may result in death".

What has been stated above is indicative of the fact that Tantra is a secret science and it is not desirable to indiscriminately disclose it to others. Tantrik Sadhanas are very difficult, as difficult as picking up pearls from the bottom of the ocean. Divers risk their lives and dive deep into the ocean and lay hand on pearls with great difficulty, but during this process they have to encounter the dangerous creatures of the ocean. An acrobat displays his feats, attracts people and earns praise but if there is any mishap, one can imagine what would be his lot?

Tantra amounts to waging war against nature and gaining victory over its powers. For this, extra-ordinary efforts are required and their reactions are also equally extra-ordinary. When a stone is thrown in water there is disturbance on the water's surface. A Tantrik Sadhak attacks nature by his secret Sadhana to attain its hidden powers. Nature counter attacks ferociously and as such this Sadhana is fraught with grave risks.

When a gun is fired there is a powerful back-push and a terrible sound is produced. If the gunman is weak he can fall flat on his back by the jerk and start trembling by its crashing sound. Snakes are found near a sandal-wood tree, roses are surrounded by thrones. The stings of honey-bees have to be faced for obtaining honey. Tantrik Sadhanas are also frightful pursuits which are full of frightful hazards. Had it not been so, anybody could have easily achieved those powers of the occult.

The pursuits of Tantra Sadhana are as difficult as walking on the cutting edge of a sword and for this one must possess adequate initiative, courage, firmness, fearlessness and patience. One can attain success only if he performs Sadhana to subjugate some evil spirit, ghost or devil. During the Sadhana they encounter dreadful scenes and if they are overpowered by those evil spirits they have to face terrible consequences. Several suck people fall seriously ill, some become mad, and some even die.

Tantra is a provocatively violent system which created powerful vibrations resulting in heat and excitement in the nature. In the summer the temperature shoots up on account of terrible rays of the sun giving rise to dust-storms, tempests and heat waves. some people suffer from sun-stroke, dust particles enter into the eyes of some persons while others suffer from boils, pimples, ulcers etc. Trees get uprooted and thatched roofs are blown away. In Tantra Sadhana also similar violent disturbances are created and heat waves and dust-storms of subtle type are encountered which create terrific vibration in the human mind. Due to these vibrations several dreadful entities like ghosts, devils, demons etc. seem to appear from nowhere. If the Sadhak lacks the courage to face these terrifying scenes smilingly he becomes awe-stuck and non-pulsed and his life is endangered.

Everyone cannot face such difficulties. It requires a courageous mental background to do so. A man himself cannot decide whether or not he is capable of performing Tantra Sadhana. Just as a patient cannot treat himself, a student cannot learn all by himself. That is why an experienced guide is required to learn Tantrik Sadhana. The guide examines the would be student's mental background and decides which particular Sadhana is useful for him. Tantra Sadhanas are, thus, performed according to the tradition of teacher and taught. The guide or teacher, who is called Guru, strictly enjoins upon the student to keep this Sadhana secret so that he may not be tempted to misuse to keep this. Sadhana should be secret so that he may not be tempted to misuse it.

Gayatri Tantra

"Do not divulge this Mantra to the disciple of any other person, especially one who is not devoted. If this is done, it may result in death."

What has been stated above is indicative of the fact that Tantra is a secret science and it is not desirable to indiscriminately disclose it to other. Tantrik Sadhanas are very difficult, as difficult as picking up pearls from the bottom of the ocean. Divers risk their lives and dive deep into the ocean and lay hand on pearls with great difficulty, but during this process they have to encounter the dangerous creatures of the ocean. An acrobat displays his feats, attracts people and earns praise but if there is any mishap, one can imagine what would be his lot?

Tantra amounts to waging war against nature and gaining victory over its powers. For this, extra-ordinary efforts are required and their reactions are also equally extra-ordinary. When a stone is thrown in water there is disturbance on the water's surface. A Tantrik Sadhak attacks nature by his secret Sadhana to attain its hidden powers. Nature counter attacks ferociously and as such this Sadhana is fraught with grave risks.

When a gun is fired there is a powerful back-push and a terrible sound is produced. If the gunman is weak he can fall flat on his back by the jerk and start trembling by its crashing sound. Snakes are found near a sandal-wood tree, roses are surrounded by thrones. The stings of honey-bees have to be faced for obtaining honey. Tantrik Sadhanas are also frightful pursuits which are full of frightful hazards. Had it not been so, anybody could have easily achieved those powers of the occult.

The pursuits of Tantra Sadhana are as difficult as walking on the cutting edge of a sword and for this one must possess adequate initiative, courage, firmness, fearlessness and patience. One can attain success only if he performs Sadhana devotedly with a steady mind under the guidance of an experienced guide. It has been observed that some people perform Tantrik Sadhana to subjugate some evil spirit, ghost or devil. During the Sadhana they encounter dreadful scenes and if they are overpowered by those evil spirits they have to face terrible consequences. Several such people fall seriously ill, some become mad, some even die.

Tantra is a provocatively violent system which created powerful vibration resulting in heat and excitement in the nature, In the summer the temperature shoots up on account of terrible rays of the Sun giving rise to dust-storms, tempests and heat waves. Some people suffer from sun-stroke, dust particles enter into the eyes of some persons while others suffer from boils, pimples, ulcers etc. Trees get uprooted and thatched roofs are blown away, In Tantra Sadhana also similar violent disturbances are created and heat waves and dust-storms of subtle type are encountered which create terrific vibrations in the human mind. Due to these vibrations several dreadful entities like ghosts, devils, demons etc seem to appear from nowhere. If the Sadhak lacks the courage to face these terrifying scenes smilingly he becomes awe-struck and non-pulsed and his life is endangered.

Everyone cannot face such difficulties. It requires a courageous mental background to do so. A man himself cannot decide whether or not he is capable of performing Tantra Sadhana. Just as a patient cannot treat himself, a student cannot learn all by himself. That is why an experienced guide is required to learn Tantrik Sadhana. The guide examines the would be student's mental background and decides which particular Sadhana is useful for him. Tantra Sadhanas are, thus, performed according to the tradition of teacher and taught. The guide or teacher, who is called Guru, strictly enjoins upon the student to keep this Sadhana secret so that he may not be tempted to misuse it.

If the power acquired by Tantrik Sadhana is misused it may create chaos and harm people. If a person gets money by gambling without doing hard work, he will not be able to utilize it wisely and purposefully. It is, therefore, kept quite secret and any and every person is not entitled to perform this Sadhana.

 Gayatri has its rightist (Dakshin) as well as leftist (Vam) method of worship. It incorporates Yoga as well as Tantra. It leads not only to self-realization and God-realization but also to material achievements. It also helps in elimination of the evil. Gayatri Yoga is rightist method of Sadhana which fulfills the purpose of self-realization. Gayatri Tantra is the leftist method (Vam-Marg) by which worldly objects could be obtained and evil persons or influences could be neutralized. It is an extremely secret method. In books relating to Gayatri Tantra, there is symbolic description about achieving money, progeny, women, health, and position, victory over enemies, and sway over other by enchantment through Tantrik Sadhana. It should, however, be kept in mind that a detailed procedure is to be followed and an exactly prescribed performance of rituals is required, which has not been explicitly mentioned in the Tantra books. It can be learnt only from experienced experts.

Gayatri is Spiritual T riveni

Some instances about the importance of Gayatri have been furnished in the fore-going pages. It is difficult to consolidate and publish all of them. Ganga, Geeta, Gau (cow) and Gayatri, these four are pillars of Nepali culture. Every person who believes in Hindu religion reveres them like mother and feels a special sense of mutual bounding with all others with similar faith.

Gayatri has been called spiritual Triveni. The confluence of Ganga and Yamuna creates an invisible, subtle, divine river which is known as Saraswati and the confluence of these three is known as Triveni. On account of this Triveni. Prayag is called king of all the Teerths. In the same way Gayatri is Triveni of the spiritual world. Its first letter 'ga' is suggestive of Ganga; second letter 'ya' of Yamuna and third 'tri' of Triveni. Several trios viz. Sat- Chit- Anand, Satyam (truth)- Sivam -Sundaram (beauty), Sat- Raj- Tam, Iswar (God)- Jeev (soul) - Prakriti (quality), Rik - Yaju - Sam, Gun (virtue - Karma (action) - swabhav (nature), Shaishav (Childhood) - Yauvan (youth) - Budhapa (old age), Brahma - Bishnu - Mahesh, Utpati (creation) - Vridhi (growth) - Nash (destruction), Sardi (winter) - Garmi (summer) - Varsha (rainy season), Dharma (righteousness) - Arth (wealth) - Kam (sensual enjoyment), Akash (space) - Patal ( nether-most world) - prithivi (earth), De v (God) - Manushya (man) - Asur (demon) etc . are interwoven and lie embedded  in Gayatri Chand. One who observes deeply by meditation and contemplation, these trinities gets the same spiritual merit as one gets in the material world by taking a dip in Trivent. These various trios represent various kinds of problems which the Sadhak is required to face and by solving which he attains the ultimate goal of self-realization.

The three currents of Triveni appear to be vast, deep and daunting. In the same way Gayatri Sadhana appears to be very difficult. But just as a fear disappears and tranquilizing cheerfulness is attained by taking a dip in Triveni, so also by thinking contemplating and probing deep into various aspects of Gayatri Sadhana a person attains such spiritual insight which inspires him to follow righteous path and ultimately leads him to eternal peace and bliss. Gayatri, undoubtedly, is spiritual Triveni, it is teerthraj because the philosophy underlying it is easy, simple and intelligible and it leads to perennial happiness.

The importance and glory of Gayatri is infinite. Veda, Puran, Shastras, History, Rishi, Saints, house-holders all acknowledge its importance. It has a marvelous power of changing our outlook towards life. If our perverted thinking and mental back-ground are set right, our desires, aspirations, thoughts and sentiments get refined; we can rise higher than even the gods. Gayatri Sadhana can emancipate us from bondage to hellish perversions of envy, hatred, malice, ill will etc, thus manifesting in our lives the Divine attributes of Satyam, Shivam and Sundaram.