Gayatri: The Highest Meditation

Motilal Banarsidass . Paperback. New. Of all mantras, the supreme and the most potent power of powers is the great, glorious Gayatri-mantra. It is the support of every seeker after Truth who believes in its efficacy, power and glory, be he of any caste, creed, claim, or sect. It is only one's faith and purity of heart that really count. Indeed, Gayatri is an impregnable spiritual armour, a veritable fortress, that guards and protects its votary, that transforms him into the divine, and blesses him with thebrilliant light of the highest spiritual illuminatino. Whatever your Ista-devata may be, the regular repetition of a few-mala-s of Gayatri every day will bestow upon you all that is auspicious and benevolent, herein and hereafter.The sages of the Himalayas have demonstrated to the world at large that one can live a long life with perfect healthy by meditating on Gayatri mantra. All the masters of yore and the livingmasters constantly meditate on this mantra and have made it a rule for all those who follow thepath of Vedas or revelations to practise Sandhya-vandan or meditation on Father-Mother God throughthe light of the sun. As the whole humanity in its evolutionary process must reach the Light ofTruth and attain immortality, the best and the highest meditation is presented here by giving reverence to the tradition but still explaining it to the modern man.This book describes the Gayatri, the mantra which helps the higher man to be born in us all.Sant Keshavadas profoundly tells the meaning and many facets (Water rites, sitting posture, time,atmosphere, breath control, pronunciation of sacred sounds) of this ancient medition.In Yoga, the mantra is a mystical formula, an incantation, which aids the individual to liberate the self and attain bliss and ultimate fulfilment.The highest Meditationdescribes the Gayatri, the mantra which helps the higher man to be born in us all. Sant Keshavadas profoundly tells the meaning and many facets (water rites, sitting posture, time, atmosphere, breath controle, pronunciation of sacred sounds) of this ancient meditation. there are few books available on the Gayatri meditationin English. Professor T.K.Venkateswaran of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Detroit, praises Sant Keshavadas Work and States that if the Gayatri Mantra is understood, repeated, and meditated upon, in the manner in which it is presented in this book, it will illumine the intellect and produce the highest bliss, creativity, and success in the world.