To listen to the tones of the Gayatri Mantra is like taking a dip in the Ganges. It is soothing to the entire nervous system. One feels cleansed and drenched in simplicity.

There is a contemplative quality in the midst of the Gayatri’s vibrations. It is similar to walking alone, along an ocean shore. It brings us ever so deep into the silence of our heart, like holding the hand of a newborn baby. There is something in the sound that touches us, that soothes us, that involves us, that arises from deep within us, in an enigmatic way. This is the power of listening to and chanting the Gayatri Mantra.

There is an infinite succession of voices reaching back through the ages that have chanted the mantra for the whole of existence. It is the Gayatri lineage. This timeless lineage surely intensifies the magnetic attraction people feel upon hearing this wonderful mantra.

The Gayarti Mantra is a prominent verse in the eternal celestial song and is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita (Celestial Song). In the tenth chapter, Krishna says:

“Of the Vedic Hymns, I am the Gayatri.”

In other words, this mantra is the mother wisdom verse of I am.

When asked about the spiritual effect a mantra has on the chanter, Ramana Maharishi simply answered:

“There is nothing that can surpass the excellence and effect of the Gayatri mantra.”

Upon hearing the mantra, one is moved by its great capacity to express a genuine and flawless message of awakening for all. When chanting, or listening, or both, one is filled with this subtle message, as it vibrates in our breath, heart, blood, bone and brain.
Extract from Gayatri Mantra book, by ShantiMayi.

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