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even an atom of poison at all costs. It is not true that wealth leads invariably to happiness. Still man nourishes the faith that wealth leads to happiness and therefore, he puts in very hard labour for it. Just as we have faith in the vitality of wealth, food and medicine, first of all a faith in the powers of the Navakara should get awakened. Once that faith is there, Sadhana does not come to a stop in the middle. If faith is firm and also persistent, delay or probable obstacles in the attainment of the desired reward will not shake the Sadhaka; he will keep himself firmly attached to his Sadhana; he will most certainly reach his goal.
Unsatiated intellect might not permit faith to get steady. Let us therefore ponder over the Navakara Mantra to show how it can lead to the desired result, so that our intellect might derive satisfaction.
The modern science that has acquainted us with the power of supersonics has brought about some simplification in our understanding of the effects of chanting (Japa). These cannot be grasped by the ears. Yet, science has proved that these supersonics, not audible to the ears can correct the most delicate machines. In just a few seconds they heat up the water. In this material world, if the effect of supersonic rays is so very powerful, is it not possible that the supersonics of Japa can create, in the body of the individual, and in the atmosphere around, they create subtle effects, and, after influencing the pulses and the subtle body, bring about a transformation in the mind of the chanter? Chanting makes the intellect purified, untardy and subtle. This leads the Sadhaka to detect what is Moha (delusion) and to grasp Dharma.