Comparative and Critical Study of Mantrashastra

Author(s): Mohanlal Bhagwandas Jhaveri, K V Abhayankar
Publisher: Sarabhai Manilal Nawab

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INTRODUCTION
It not only believes a thing but acts upon the belief. It inspires as well as urges on. Tanner says: 'To believe firmly is almost tantamount in the end to accomplishment.' Maudsley says: 'Aspirations are often prophecies, the harbingers of what a man shall be in a condition to perform.' "Simple attention is a powerful psychological force, and when it is blended with hopeful expectancy, it becomes almost irresistible. Attention is the essence of will and hope is one of the most positive emotions; so in expectant-attention we have a combination of both the motive and the emotive mental forces." "Enthusiasm is seen to be but desire fanned by the breezes of faith and hope until it attains the fierce heat of fervor and zeal. It arises from the rousing of the emotive phase of the mind and the blending thereof to the imaginative faculties and the will. In enthusiasm the subconscious is linked with the conscious; emotion is joined to imagination and will. Enthusiasm balanced by reason and judgment, manifests as intense earnestness. This earnestness is an important factor in all successful undertakings and enterprises. It is contagious. It manifests as personal magnetism. All of us emit a sphere, aura, or halo, impregnated with the very essence of ourselves; sensitives know it, so do dogs and other pets. Confident Expectation is based on Faith; and Hope is the connecting link between the insistent desire and persistent will, all of which combine to contribute to attainment.
WILL It is difficult to conceive of the Will acting without desire, consciously or subconsciously exerted. Will may be considered in its three -fold aspects. First aspect of Will is Desire; second, Choice; and the third, Volition or action. In its first phase some distinguish Will from Desire; others hold that it blends with Desire so closely that it is difficult to distinguish. The second phase is according to many the principle function of the Will. It is the act of determining, deciding, making choice, etc. The average person is governed almost altogether by feelings of emotions in making choices of this kind. Only a few who have done some degree of mental control are able to subject