SARVA DHARMA

Baba says Gayatri :-)) OM BHUR BHUVAH SUVAHA TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI DHIYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT Meaning: We contemplate the glory of Light illuminating the three worlds: gross, subtle, and causal. I am that vivifying power, love, radiant illumination, and divine grace of universal intelligence. We pray for the divine light to illumine our minds. Meaning of the individual words: Om: The primeval sound Bhur: the physical world Bhuvah: the mental world Suvah: the celestial, spiritual world Thath: That; God; transcendental Paramatma Savithur: the Sun, Creator, Preserver Varenyam: most adorable, enchanting Bhargo: luster, effulgence Devasya: resplendent,supreme Lord Dheemahi: we meditate upon Dhiyo: the intellect,understanding Yo: May this light Nah: our Prachodayath: enlighten,guide,inspire Sathya Sai Baba said that this prayer is directed to the Divine Mother: "O Divine Mother, our hearts are filled with darkness. Please make this  darkness distant from us and promote Illumination within us." Gayatri  Mantra contains the essence of all the Mantras of all Gods and  Goddesses. Just as single thread runs through all the flowers in a  garland, the same divine power exists in all the god forms. Understand  this unity in diversity. One who has understood this unity will never be  put to suffering. Develop faith in God. Do not get carried away by what  others say. Follow the dictates of your conscience. If you have the  strong desire to see God, contemplate on Him with unflinching faith.  Then you can certainly see Him. Never doubt His existence. He exists for  those who believe in His existence and does not exist for those who  deny His existence. He acts according to your feelings. So, develop  faith in Him. Chanting the Gayatri Mantra for three times in a day,  i.e., morning, afternoon and evening, is not enough. You should chant  this Mantra incessantly. Why should you stipulate a particular time  period for chanting His name who is beyond time? Sarvada Sarvakaleshu  Sarvathra Harichinthanam, chant His name at all places, at all times and  under all circumstances. I would advise to recite the Gayatri when you  take your bath. Do not sing cheap and defiling film songs; recite the  Gayatri. When you bathe, the body is being cleansed; let your mind and  intellect also be cleansed. Make it a point to repeat it when you bathe  as well as before every meal, when you wake from sleep, and when you go  to bed. And also repeat 'shanti' thrice at the end, for that repetition  will give shanti or peace to three entities in you -- body, mind and  soul. Sathya Sai Baba This Gayathri Mantra was taught by Vishwamitra; that we know. But do  you know what Baba has to say about this? On that day, the Gayathri  Mantra was gifted to mankind: Rama and Lakshmana were the instruments  for our receiving that teaching. As Rama was Divine, Vishwamitra certainly knew that Rama knew  everything, and therefore already knew this mantra. So then, why did  Vishwamitra teach it to Him? The goal of  teaching the Gayathri to Rama was to ensure that the whole world would  come to know it. The situation was only an opportunity to benefit all of  us by gifting the Gayathri Mantra to all of us through this teaching by  Vishwamitra to Rama. So what does Baba say about this? By gifting this Gayathri Mantra to  the entire humanity, Vishwamitra has endeared himself. Humanity is  highly indebted to that sage, to Vishwamitra. Swami says that therefore  his very name is justified: Vishwa means the entire universe and mitra  is friend. Through this act, he earned his name as Vishwamitra. He is  friend to the universe; he is a friend of all. The Gayathri, therefore,  was gifted to the entire humanity through his act of teaching it to  Rama. What a beautiful explanation this is!