TheSupraSonicPowerHiddenInMantras

ThoughtRevolution JapandMeditation MantraVijnaanaasdevelopedbytherisis theIndiansagesofyore,isascience basedontherealizationoftheomnipotentpowerofSabdatheeternalsound. MantrachikitsahasbeenanimportantbranchofancientIndianMedicine.Thisis a sublime sound therapy and science of healing of the body and the mind derived from the principles of Mantra vijnaana. Even today, the use of this esotericmodeoftreatmentisquitepopularespeciallyintheinteriorpartsof India, for eliminating the poisonous effects of biting by the snakes, scorpions, dogs or lizards etc. Mantra therapy is also applied here for curing a variety of diseasesincludingjaundice,typhoid,epilepsy,hysteria...etc.Anarticleentitled SabdaBrahm kaa Prateeka Mantra is worth mentioning in this context. In this article (c.f. The Hindi digest Kaadambini; December 67;pp. 18), the author, ShriGovindaShastrihasalsodescribedonesuchincidentindetailwherehehad witnessed a complete and quick (just in two days!) cure of severe jaundice by themantrachikitsaThefollowingquoteofYogaVasista(Slokano.6|1|8|1|39) throwslightonthepowerofMantrachikitsa: YathaaVirekaKurvantiHareetakyaSwabhaavatah BhaavanaavasatahKaaryaThataaParalavaadayah Meaning: As Harra (a medicinal herb) activates the digestive system by almost instantaneous cleaning of the stomach, the enunciation accompanied by thoroughmentalconcentrationandfaith,ofthespecialsyllableslikeYa,Ra, La, Va..., of the mantras also create definite effects on the body. The limitless power of Sabda enfolded in the specific compilation of the Vaidika Mantraswasdeeplyrealizedbytherishis.Theywerethereforeknownasmantra drastaas thevisionaries ofmantras.Theyhadexperienced,experimentedand expanded enormous applications of the science of mantras. While teaching different modes of mantra saadhanaas, they had also warned concerning the precautionsnecessarytoavoidanyimproperuseofsuchmantras.Prof.Bever,a noted scholar from Germany, has also expressed similar opinion about the immensesubliminalpowerindwellinginthemantras.

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Thequalityofsoundwehearindifferentwaysdoeshaveadirectbearingupon our mental and emotional reactions. This could be seen in our daytoday encounterstoo.Forexample,theroaringsoundofalionorthetrumpetingofan elephantdoescreateafeelingoffearevenifitisheardforthefirsttimeoreven if the listener does not recognize what sound is that? Similar is true of the irritatingvoiceofacrow.Onthecontrary,wheneverheard,thesweetwarbling sound of a nightingale is going to generate soothing effects only.... The latent vibrations of Sabda immanent in every kind of sound, can stir the ocean of surrounding energy wavesto separate out andexpunge theforces of opposite (insidious)quality.... Mantra chikitsa is indeed a science based on the deep understanding of the latentpowerofSabdaanditsintimaterelationshipwiththeconsciousnessand the vital energy centers in the body. Before going into the details of the structure andfunctional mechanisms of mantras,letusconsider the evidential examplesofthepowerofsoundintermsofthewiderangeofitsapplicationsin modernmedicaltechnology. Whenever a bell is struck, its chiming continues for some time because of the vibrations in the atoms of the material of which the bell is made.... Almost infinitelymanytypes(i.e.differentfrequencies)ofvibrationsexistaroundusbut our ears can hear only those as sound which reach them at audible frequencies.Asmentionedearlier,everykindofvibrationproducessound(sonic wave) and there are infinite types of sounds that we cannot perceive.... The ultraandinfrasoundsfallunderthiscategoryofsubtle or latentsound.The soundproducedbyvibrationsinthefrequencyrangeofabout8X105to106cps isidentifiedasultrasound.Theultrasoundwavesaresopowerfulandfastthat they could penetrate and cut the hard materials like diamonds and bones in negligible fraction of a second. With the development of advanced technology for the controlled generation and perception of such waves, ultrasound has offered significant applications right from heavy industries to delicate surgical operations of the internal organs and tissues since the past few decades. The early applications of ultrasound in medicine and surgery had received worldwide publicity. Some reported incidents in this regard include the following:AseverebackacheofalawyerinPariswascuredinjustfiveminutes. ThelateAmericanpresidentMr.Kennedyhadoncesufferedfrombackacheand

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muscular stiffness while he was participating in a treeplantation programmed somewhereinCanada.Hewasinstantlytreatedbyultrasoundtherapyusedby hispersonaldoctor,Dr.Trawell.Thephysicaldisabilitiesofoverninetychildren, who were suffering from Polio or Arthritis, were cured in Paris by the same therapy. The otherwise permanent mole of a patient in Germany was completelyremovedinafortnightbyaregulartreatmentbyultrasoundforfew secondseveryday. The first experiment on ultrasound treatment of wounds was conducted on twentyseven patients, whose body parts were cut during accidents.., in the SallpetriehospitalinParis.Thewoundsofabouteighteenofthesepatientswere cured completely while about eight had recovered partially. Some German doctors also succeed in applying ultrasound therapy to cure some diseases of earsthat were incurableby medicines orsurgery. Intheirinitial attempts on a sample of sixteen patients, the doctors had achieved almost instantaneous success in the case of six patients and an equal number of patients showed partialbutpositiveresponse. Ultrasonic has found significant place in advanced medical technology today. Althoughtheexistenceofthesewaveswasdiscoveredwithintwoyearsincethat of the X rays (in 1895), their first successful application was registered by Dr. Karl T. Datzics work in 1942. Soon after this, Dr. H. Hubert of the Geology divisioninaUniversityofCaliforniahadalsodemonstratedtheuseofultrasonic vibrationsincleaningdelicateoldbonesthatwerelying(stored)inbrittlestate. Similar contemporary works had triggered multifaceted research and technologicaldevelopmentsandthedomainofultrasonicapplicationshadsoon expanded to the areas ranging from cleaning and washing, to the cutting of heavymetalsheets...;fromengineeringtoolstodelicatesurgery...,etc. When the subtle and highspeed vibrations of ultrasound are charged electrically, their penetrating power is intensified tremendously so that they could pass through the atoms of any kind of ultradense material. This rare propertyhasgivenrisetoauniqueapplicationofultrasound,viz.sonography. IthasbeenfoundtobemoreusefulthantheXrayradiationbothintermsofthe noninvasiveness and the accuracyand fineness of scanning.Even inthe earlier days of its development in the hightechcountries, themedicalapplications of sonography had helped successful diagnosis of several intrabody ailments/abnormalitieswhereXrayshadfailed.

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Apart from the applications in surgery and sonographic recordings, the sophisticateduseofthesesuperfastsultrasonicwavesinmedicalbiotechnology include cellmembrane treatments and RBC up gradation. Some researchers at LosAngeles(USA)andinGermanyhavealsosuccessfullyexperimentedforusing these waves along with intravenous drug injecting and infrared radiation therapies. Development of ultrasound transducers has further advanced the ultrasonic applications at the cellular and molecular levels. The ultrasound transducers convertelectricalenergyintosonicenergyandgeneratesoundwavesataspeed higherthan20,000persec.Thesewaves,whencollidewithanobjectsproducea reflectedimageofthesame.Thisimagecanthenberecordedandprocessed byotherenergymedium(s)aswell.Techniquesbasedonultrasoundtransducers havebeenveryusefulintissuecultureprocessingandanalysis. Dr. Joseph Holmes research at the Colorado University, USA, was among the first few successful experiments on such noninvasive techniques. Ultrasonic transducers are now a common tool in advanced research on deciphering the cellularandmolecularmechanismsofvariousdiseasesrangingfromtuberculosis toseveraltypesofcancers. Theaboveexamplesofmodernscientificutilizationofthepowerofsoundgive ussufficientreasontofindsubstanceinthepowerofmantrasespeciallyinthe context of mantra therapy for the elimination of a number of disorders, ailments and toxic effects... etc. These also evince the possibilities of hypnotic control of other persons mind by the mantrabased tantrik techniques like maarana, mohan, uccaatana... etc. The historical scriptures like Mahabharata describetheuseofmantrasbasedweaponrythatusedtobemorepowerfulin effect than the atomic bombs... This too appears feasible visvis the modern conceptofsoundbomb. In the present times of technological developments, the physical powers and electronicdevicesareusedtoproduceultrasonicvibrations...Duringtheancient eraofresearchonmantras,therisisusedtogenerate,perceiveandextractthe

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power of eternal sound in the mantras with the help of their own body and mind. The vital energy that enables functioning of the bodysystem and the spiritual power of the inner sentiments and the unconscious mind were the principal source of their experiments on mantra saadhanaas. Among the spiritual saints of the modern India, the revered names of Maharsi Raman and Maharsi Aurbindo are often cited in the context of creative use of the boundlesspowerofSabdahiddeninonesthoughtsandsentiments. SriAurobindosmentalwavesaresaidtohaveinvited,inspiredandcontrolleda large number of great souls who had descended in India to initiate and successfully excel Indias nonviolent struggle for freedom.... Maharsi Raman similarly is described to have had the supernatural power to influence the thoughtsandsentimentsofothersbyhismentalandlatentspiritualmessages. Manypeoplehavewitnessedthedemonstrationsofhispowerhewaseven abletocommunicate,guideandsharethesentimentswiththeanimalsaround him and his Ashram. The force of Sabda rooted in the thought waves and emotional currents is evolved and works in the subliminal domain of the ManomayaKosatheMindCell(thementalsheathofthesoul).Itspowerthat gives rise to sonic vibrations has tremendous potential to affect everything, including, the energy spheres on the farthermost planets in the cosmos.... Focused generation and adept control of this power is essential for creating specific effects that could be manifested and perceived in the sentient world. Our risis had detailed knowledge of the complex structure and the immense powers of the human body and mind. Their spiritually beatified intellect had a reachinthegiganticexpansionofthecosmostoo.Theirintrinsicknowledgeand realization of the subliminal impulse of Sabda and its manifestation in Nature hadenabledthemquotetheVaidikaMantrasinspecificphoneticpatternsand alsodevisespecificscriptstorepresentthelatter.Theyalsoinventedthemodes of rhythmic enunciation and chanting of these mantras for generating and regulating specific streams of the eternal power of Sabda. The vaidika hymns (racaas), though appearing like simple prayers with different combinations of syllables,are,infact,likesubtledevicesthatarescientificallydesignedtoextract andusethepowerofSabdaimmanentinsound. Theuniverseisdescribedasanunlimitedoceanofsonicvibrationsofinfinitely many typesofsubtle and physical sounds.The latter include the solar noise, the sounds produced by the gigantic motion of planets and by meteoritic explosions,cosmicnoiseproducedbythegiganticflow(motion)ofthegalaxies

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andtheuncountablevarietiesofothersoundsofsmallerintensities.Thesuperb superimpositions of these infinite sonic vibrations continuously give rise, and also get absorbed into the selfexistent eternal sound of OM. The spiritual SaadhanaofSabdahelpsrealizationandintrinsicperceptionofthisomnipresent sound. When the (ultra) sound, externally produced by the electrically induced vibrations in a tiny Brazilian Quartz itself could offer so many applications of immense importance in medicine and technology then what would be the potential of the eternal supernatural sound of the evolutionary impulse of the universe? The advanced scientific research into higher dimensions of sound shouldleavenoroomfordoubtingthesupernormalexperiencesoftherisiswho hadattained(bySabdaYoga)theabilitytoreachthecosmicdimensionofomni presentsound. Some scientific experiments on investigating the latent power of sound throw light upon its linkage with the willpower. Authentic reports on interesting examplesinthisregardincludethefollowingdemonstrationwhichtookplacein Australia only a few years ago. Two researchers named Graham and Nile had conductedthisdemonstrativeexperiment.Thousandsofpeoplewitnessedthat aloudandconsistent(i.e.atconstantamplitude)utteranceofthewordSTART indeedresultedinthestartingofa57tonsheavycar;shoutingofthewordGO triggeredthiscartomovealongtheroadatfullspeedwithoutadriver....Equally surprising was the observation by the spectators that the car also instantaneouslyobeyedtheoralorderofHALT!Thescientificprincipleinthe above experiment was the conversion of sound into electrical energy. The demonstratorwasholdingatiny(ofthesizeofamatchbox)transistorthatwas transmitting his voice (i.e., the sound of the ordered words) at appropriate frequencies, via electrical power to the control unit connected beneath the dashboard of the car. The electromagnetic effect of the same was utilized by thecarradioconnectedtothisunitontheonesideandthecontrollerunit(the engine,brakesetc.)ofthecarontheother. Rigorous scientific analysis of the power and properties of sound has become feasible with the advent of the technology for Spectrography of the recorded (perceived)sound.Inaseriesofexperiments,Dr.LawrenceCastrooftheAT&T BellLabs(USA)hadfoundthatthespectrographofanindividualisspecificto himself and will not be identical to that of any one else. If the same sentence wasspokenbydifferentpersons,therespectivespectrographswerealsofound

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tobedifferent.Evenifthefrequenciesandamplitudeofthespokensoundwas the same, the types of line segments in the graphs corresponding to different persons voices were different. If a sentence was spoken by a single person under different states of the body (e.g. normal, having high fever, under common cold etc.), the spectrograph remained the same. Further experiments onspectrographsshowedthatthesoundwavesareindependentoftheeffects ofrainfall,storm,temperature,pressureetc. The sound waves generated by even the subtlest sound are spread instantaneouslyandcantraversethousandsofmilesalongwithothervibrations ofsimilarfrequencyinamatterofafewseconds....Inthisprocesssomewaves couldalsobereflectedbackwiththevibrationsofmatchingfrequencymovingin otherdirections....Thus,eachgoodorbadwordspokenbyuscarriesitinfluence everywhere around and it would eventually reach back to us with the correspondingmagnifieddefects. The science of Mantra is based on the realization of the original energy currentssubliminallyindwellinginSabdawithoutanyamplificationorcontrolby external(e.g.byelectricalimpulses)energies. The recent invention of retrometer by Dr. Neuman E. Thomas of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research center at Langley, USA, has helped scientific investigations on the inherent energy of sound. The photosensitive cells of the retrometer help conversion of light into electricity and the latter is converted into sound energy by appropriate transducers and receptors..... Conversion and transmission of sound into light is carried out in thisinstrumentbyareverseoperationanalogously. Experiments conducted with the help of the instruments of the above types haveshownthatthesupersonic(includingultrasonicandinfrasonic)wavesare similarinnaturetothelightwaves.Thissimilarityincreaseswithareductionin their wavelengths. The supersonic waves can be reflected and transmitted in different mediums with greater ease (i.e. with lesser energy).... Moreover, as thesewavestraverseadensemediumatafasterpacethanararemedium,they couldattractthepowerofdifferentkindsofsourcesoflightbyacomplementary process.

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Every mantra in the Vedas has been linked with a devataa that symbolizes an eternal energy field of specific flow of cosmic consciousness. Whenever a mantra is enunciated or chanted in a specific rhythmic manner, its associated sonicwavesexpandinaspecificpatternandaftertraversingacrossthelayersof energyparticles in the surrounding space reach and penetrate the correspondingcosmicnucleiofdivinepowers. The subtle energy of mind generated through meditation while performing a japa of the mantras helps transformation of the sound waves into electromagnetic waves for necessary cosmic transmission. The collision of the mantrawaves with the corresponding divine power center results in the reflection of the desired (as per the aim of the associated mantra) cosmic radiation.Thelatterreturnbacktothephysicalandsubtleenergycoresinand aroundthesaadhaka,or,reachatsomeotherpointintheuniverseasdirected bythespecificchantingpatternofthecorrespondingmantra. The above process of transmission and reception or communication between thesaadhakaandthedivinecenter(s)isslowandshowsnegligibleeffectsinthe beginning. Its impact gradually increases in a compounded manner with the dedicatedpracticeandperfectionintheupaasanaandjapaofthemantraalong withariseintheintrinsicfaith,mentalpietyandconcentrationandcontinence ofthesaadhaka. Savitaathesubtlebody,theeternalsourceofenergyfortheSunissupposed to be the devataa of the great Gayatri Mantra. A truly devoted, spiritual saadhaka of this mantra receives the vital energy, inspiration and divine illuminationfromSaviaa.Apartfromthenaturalgainsofthephysicalandmental vigoranddiscerningintellect,hisattitudegetsenlightenedandlikewisethesolar rays, his inner mind can envision and reach (realize) everything existing in the universe. The internal piety and moral strength of sentiments and the divine faithofthesaadhakahelpfasterattainmentofthesemiraculouspowersthrough thejapaSaadhanaoftheGayatriMantra.