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The Failed Purpose of Mantra Sadhana
Most of the Population feels that they can attain whatever they want or can fulfill all their needs by arbitrarily chanting some mantra.
People accept mantras floating on the Internet or by accepting the views of certain influencers, thus going by what they say.
They seek some advice and start chanting mantras.
This is however an extremely flawed approach towards Mantras. Mantras are not meant to be wish-fulfilling, some formula or quick fix for exigencies that life presents before us. This has never been the purpose of Mantras.
The great sages of Yore foresaw that the man of the future will be a self-centered, sense-organ driven being who will be constantly on the lookout for satisfying his material hunger. That is why they had composed hymns and mantra with Phala Shruti (advantages associated with a mantra or hymn) written towards the end of mantric compositions.
But this was merely a bait towards getting mankind to at least chant or recite the Stotrams. Nothing more than that. The sages believed that if the futuristic man atleast resorted to chanting the hymns with a desire of getting some material benefit, they may atleast draw upon them atleast some spiritual benefit which these compositions were pregnant with.
The modern man, however never understood the true purpose of the mantras and never desired anything more than paltry material gains that catered nothing beyond food, clothing, shelter, name, fame and wealth. So, overall the purpose of the sages stands defeated, as of today.
Goal of Mantra Sadhana
The true Goal of Mantra Sadhana except certain Tantric Systems, which are meant for specific material problem solving, are meant only for the attainment of the Absolute.
This is the one-point program of all Mantras.
One may wonder if that were the goal of mantra sadhana then what is the purpose of so many deities and so many mantras. The answer to this is straight-forward although not evident. There are over 7.5 billion human beings in the world today. All these beings, although apparently human in terms of their physicality, are not one in terms of their inner construct.
Sanatana Dharma is the umbrella under which all of the universe is housed. The Dharma has specific mantras and specific deities for each member of the world family, depending on their inner mood and disposition.
Since no two humans are same, no two deities are similar. There is only one Supreme Being and the deities of Sanatana Dharma are the channel that connect the individual to the Supreme. Each deity has a mantra. Each mantra has a sage too.
When a Guru hands over a mantra to a being and when the being chants the mantra, the power of the Guru, connects the individual to the sage of the mantra and the deity.
The deity then takes the individual to the Supreme Being.The deities, although have different characteristics and suits the individual chanting the mantra, finally, the deity acts as a channel that connects the chanter to the Supreme Being.
Time to Revive Genuine Mantra Sadhana?
Well, it is time that Mantra sadhana process is revived to its prestine glory. We have to understand that the true purpose of Mantra Sadhana can never be material. It is meant only for the spiritual well-being of an individual.
Just as the Lord has already provided for animals, he has already provided for the welfare and maintenance of all humans in terms of adequate food, clothing and shelter.
One should undertsand that this is all that is required in terms of material maintenance. What we see today in terms is material affluence is a distorted version of spiritual apathy and foolhardiness that has only increased agony and a yawning gap between the haves and the have nots.
One is feverish in the world, to attain name, fame,renown,wealth and all that is undesirable by hook or by crook.
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How should one carry out Mantra Sadhana?
One should perform Mantra Sadhana under a Guru who is free of any kind of malice or outward intentions of attaining more disciples, wealth or inclined towards self-interest. The Guru has to be an epitome of abandon and dispassion.
Any person who is attached only to such a Guru can get the spirit of True Mantra Sadhana; not any one else.
Guru is everything when it comes to Sadhana. Mantra Sadhana considers intention as its driving force. A person pursuing Mantra Sadhana should only keep the deity or the Supreme Absolute as His object of attainment and should consider Guru as non-different from the deity himself.
Only under such conditions can the mantra take root in the heart of the mantra practitioner. Mantra Sadhana is to be considered as a living process that is fuelled by intention and Grace of the Guru.
The meaning and the syllables of the mantra is simply a representation of the Guru’s spiritual potency.
There can be no doubt about this. Mantra Sadhana has to be pursued as per the word to word instructions of the Guru. There is no standard process delineated for mantras specifically, although Shastras present a broad outline.
The process is spiritually downloaded in the heart of the Guru from the sage of the mantra and the deity. The Guru, takes the permission from the deity and hands over a sacred process only designed for a specific sadhaka.
The mantra then vibrates as a living entity through the words rendered by the Guru to the sadhaka. When the sadhaka chants the mantra word-to-word as prescribed by the Guru, he enters the spiritual ambit of the mantra.
The doors towards material aspirations are locked, after the sadhaka complies with the instructions of the Guru. This is the living Truth of the Mantra Sadhana process.
Ways in which one can perform Mantra Sadhana
There are many ways in which Mantra Sadhana is carried out. Usually it is decided by the Guru who hands over the authentic process to the Sadhaka.
But I will delineate certain common methods that are recommended for performing mantra sadhana.
When an individual is new to Mantra sadhana, the Guru usually asks the Sadhaka to chant longer Stotrams or prayer formats, which will help in cleansing in the mind.
A new Sadhaka usually has smaller attention span and can be easily distracted by shorter mantras. It is a common understanding that, shorter the mantra, the more powerful it is.
But every mantra, shloka, stotram or hymn have a special place in the Dharma. Longer Stotrams or Reading of Scriptures are recommended for new sadhakas. reading and chanting for shorter periods, maximum 20 minutes everyday is ideally recommended for the new sadhakas.
The most important thing is that the sadhaka has to share his experiences with Guru so that Guru fine tunes the sadhaka’s mantras based on the progress of the Sadhaka.
It is recommended to read about Shiksha and Deeksha Gurus in order to understand this aspect in greater detail.
As the sadhaka’s mind is purified, his intelligence opens up. Many times, intermediate sadhakas are asked to focus on a particular mantra during their waking hours, after withdrawing their minds from their normal routines, problems and worries.
They continue to execute their work and yet have their minds on the mantra.
This is when mantra power starts drilling through the muck of Karma of the mantra sadhaka by the grace of Guru, the sage, the deity and the Supreme Being.
With may years of such sustained practice, the outward or external situations of the sadhaka undergoes massive transformation. All unwanted and undesirable aspects of material life shall be cleansed.
The Land of Truth, Resilience and utter humility will bless the sadhaka with permenant spiritual bliss and prosperity, unknown and unimagined by the materialistic men.
Do’s and Don’ts in Mantra Sadhana
The Mantra Sadhaka has to be extremely Satvik in his diet. It has to bein the mode of goodness.
He should avoid non-vegetarian food, onion, garlic, avoid smoking and alcohol, drugs, eggs, mushrooms. He should also stop gambling or investing in shares.
When doing Mantra Sadhana, the sadhaka should avoid gossip and observe extreme celibacy because it is only celibacy that will give him the energy to attain spiritual heights, by avoiding wastage of the vital fluid.
Symptoms of Progress during Mantra Sadhana
A sincere and advanced Mantra Sadhaka has many symptoms.
Years of Mantra sadhana practice shall clear the heap of impurities that have infected the mind over millions of lifetimes.
A Mantra sadhaka of the high cadre treads the path of Truth and cares only for things that are related to the Lord. He only sees the world as the body of the Lord. They see all relations as connected to the Lord. They are more or less intolerant to the materialistic ways of life.
Their only recourse is instructions from Guru, Satsanga and Sadhana. Although they may allow their mind sometimes with entertainment, they do not allow it to be infected with the shallowness of the world. This is a function of sadhana and higher our spiritual intention, the less we shall be infected by any materialistic factor.
So, Mantra Sadhana leaves a mark on our mind by dissolving the layer of mind that encourages material enjoyment. The greatest realization of a mantra sadhaka is that the world is an illusion and the end of the enjoying tendency.
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