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MANTRA/ZIKR

Meher Baba

 
A mantra is very beneficial to a neophyte on the spiritual path, particularly so when it is given by the guru. The first and immediate result accruing from frequent repetition of a word or words is the concentration of the mind on the subject to be gained.

Secondly, the sound vibrations as a result of continuous repetition induce, in the course of time, harmonious sympathy to the sound vibrations of the higher planes, engendering a blissful feeling — a factor greatly encouraging to a beginner.

This blissful feeling, coupled with the awakening of mental powers, is called the Mantric force, and it has immense possibilities for good as well as bad.

 

TREASURES, p. 190, ed. Jane B. Haynes
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