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Mantra, Yantra And Sound: A Scientific Analysis
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superhuman powers), medicines etc. Sometimes in the presence of an auspicious instrumental cause (nimitta) or an auspicious aspiration (bhāva) an inauspicious karma is transformed into an auspicious one.'
Of course, it should also be mentioned here that such great men impart such highly important knowledge only to those who deserve. If deserving persons are not there, after the death of those great men, that particular knowledge exists only in the form of legends.
In ancient Indian literature one comes across many traditions about mantras, yantras and tantras and there are also various types of manuscripts about them. Of course, though these manuscripts contain full rites for attainment of success through mantras, yantras and tantras yet one cannot attain success because in these highly confidential rites, one or two links are kept hidden and they are shown only to the disciples or some worthy men. That is the reason why one does not attain desired success even if rites are performed as shown in the books published on mantras, yantras and tantras.
in the introduction to his book entitled 'Mantra-Vidyā' śri Karanidan Shethia writes about this:
" The greatest difficulty in literature about mantras is of the key. Ancient experienced sages and monks invented mantras and tantras. But important words from some of them are missing, some of them do not show the rite; and some of them mention but do not show the yantras about them." 2
Nearly five years ago, I came across an ancient manuscript in which various prescribed ways of worshipping goddess Padmāvati were preserved. Various ways were prescribed in each ritual procedure and each one of them found to be incomplete. Of all the five ritual procedures, only one showed its yantra (mystic diagram). The other four did not show the yantra. Later on I got from the collection of ancient manuscripts of my reverned Guru, His Holiness Ācārya Śri Vijay Sūryodayasūriji, a small manuscript having only two leaves (pages), that prescribes the rite of Padmāvati-Hrim. I found this rite to be perfect and systematic but it did not contain the yantra. Thus though mantras, yantras and tantras found in ancient manuscripts are true, one cannot attain success through them without guidance of an experienced guru.
One need not, therefore, believe that these mantras are altogether wrong. Really speaking, mantras, yantras and tantras are accompanied by aspirations
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| SR No. | 001603 |
| Book Title | Scientific Secrets of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nandighoshvijay |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 378 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Science, Religion, & Articles |
| File Size | 21 MB |