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  1. Gurudev, when we chant a mantra continuously, will that mantra effect our body and life?

    Definitely! But we should not keep chanting continuously, this is not correct. Do you keep bathing continuously? When you chant the mantra for some time, your mind will become stronger. That is why it called mantra. We can do it for 20 - 30 min. If you ...
  2. I am from Malaysia. I am unable to chant some of the mantras with proper intonation. Will I still get the benefit of chanting the mantra if my tongue does not cooperate?"

    Yes, don't worry. Even listening is good enough. You don't need to chant. Even in India, not everybody chants in the same way. You go to Bengal, the pronunciation is very different. You go to the South, the pronunciation is different. You go to Orissa, ...
  3. Gurudev, can one receive the Gayatri Mantra only from one’s parents or from someone else as well?

    You can receive the Gayatri Mantra from the parents or from the Guru. Simply listening or chanting along with a tape recorder or audio does not help. When one gets initiated into the Gayatri Mantra by following the proper rituals and process to receive ...
  4. Gurudev, in the Pune Ashram there is Ayush Homa performed during birthdays and anniversaries. What is its significance?

    The chanting of mantras creates an environment of positivity and sacredness. Mantras have an impact at the subtle level also. Our physical body is the gross body, while our subtle body is 1.5 times larger than the gross body. And the Karana Sharira
  5. Gurudev, what is the significance of chanting the mantra 108 times? Is it better to chant a mantra 10 times with concentration than to speedily chant it 108 times?

    You already know this! If you can do it slowly and with concentration, it is better. Even if you do it fast, then also it is fine. At least you are doing it. Do it any way. Now why 108 times? Because there are nine planets and twelve constellations. Whe ...
  6. Gurudev, why is a mantra given as a whisper; so secretly? Does the mantra loses its power if given in open?

    You know what psychology says, if there is anything in your mind that is bothering you, speak it out. Bring it to the field of expression. Then you are free of it. We want the mantra to stay inside. We don’t want it to be in the field of expression. W ...
  7. Gurudev, I don’t understand Sanskrit since I am from outside India. Could we have some session to understand Sanskrit better?

    You don’t need to understand much. In fact English language has got a lot of Sanskrit in it. Even the names of months are in Sanskrit only. November, December, January, all these months, the names are in Sanskrit (November – Nav Ambar (ninth sky), D ...
  8. Gurudev, today, while changing the sacred threads (during the Upanayanam ceremony) the pundits chanted the Rishi Vandana. Could you please explain the significance of this mantra?

    Today we remember the Rishis - the ancient sages and seers who have kept this knowledge alive and have brought this knowledge to you. They have given the great mantras of the Vedas. So, today when people change sacred thread they recite this Mantra. What d ...
  9. Can ladies chant Gayatri mantra?

    Yes. Nowhere it is said that ladies cannot chant. It is unfortunate that somewhere in the middle ages, these rights of women were taken away. We have reinstated this in the Ashram. Many ladies are learning. See it was a male dominated society. The ...
  10. Dear Gurudev, the participants aspiring to do the Vedic Wisdom course want to know more about the Gayatri mantra and Sandhyavandanam. Can you please talk about this.

    You know life is three states of consciousness – waking, dreaming and sleeping. When waking state ends and dreaming state begins; when dreaming state ends and sleeping state begins, and when sleeping state ends and waking state begins, at these junction po ...