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As only the ganadhar is qualified to combine sounds as taught by the tirthankaras, no one else can change the form of the mantra without distorting it. There is a deep secret science to the combination of sounds. Specific syllables are seeds for the awakening of latent powers. Only the person who has been initiated into the vibrational realms, who has actually experienced this level of reality, can fully understand this.
The Namokar Mantra is the great protector and healer. The destruction of karma and attainment of knowledge and bliss are its spiritual benefits. Through the Namokar Mantra we can also gain various wordly attainments and siddhis (extraordinary physical and mental powers). Beginning the Namokar Mantra with Om will give worldly benefits. Through Om we contact cosmic energy whereby we can control the five elements and also affect our mental psychic abilities.
The main purpose of the Namokar Mantra is the achievement of moksha - a total liberation and freedom from the cycle of rebirth. This is the state of the siddha. From the total enlightenment of the arihanta, the soul progresses to siddhahood- complete liberation and boundless omniscience. By repeating the Namokar Mantra, all the divine qualities of the arihanta, siddha, acharya, upadhyaya and sadhu are awakened in the self as well as the “Three Jewels”. Right Knowledge, Faith and Conduct.
In the Namokar Mantra we pay homage to the five divine personalities but they are not separate from us. They are actually symbolic of noble qualities, or states of consciousness, which we are striving to attain. They do not represent different paths to the goal of liberation but rather, various stages in the evolution of the soul. If we are spiritual practitioners, then in essence we are sadhus, and we can progress to the ultimate states of arihanta and siddha and attain liberation.
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amrender muni ji maharaj
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