Social Action Initiative

SAI-CARE
An Offering for Humanity and Nation Building
A. 1 Universal Prayers
Project Reference : SPIRITUAL
Project Name : Universal Prayers – Chanting of Gayatri Mantra
25 MILLION CHANTS BY 2010
Programme (Wing) Leader : Bro. Muthu
Project Leader : Bro. Nathan
Members : Bro. M. Krishnan
1. INTRODUCTION
a) Gayathri is the Universal Prayer enshrined in the most ancient scripture,
the ‘Vedas’.
b) Repetition of Gayathri destroys the effects of all sins.
c) The Gayathri mantra has the power to liberate the soul from the bonds
that bind man to the illusory world which separates man from God.
d) By reciting the mantra:
One sends vibrations in the region of the heart to space as God resides
both inside and outside the human body.
Repeated recitation removes the layers of impurities befogging an
aspirant’s intelligence as well as the ill-effect vibrations surrounding the
world.
e) Full faith in the power and potency of the Gayathri mantra will be
generated only when the seeker has developed the requisite degree of
enthusiasm, reverence and love towards this mantra.
f) One should understand the mantra, its meaning and the importance while
reciting with correct intonation. Each word should be pronounced clearly
and distinctly, without undue haste or hurry.
2. OBJECTIVE
All devotees to undertake this personal sadhana as an offering to Swami for His physical
well being, to minimize world suffering and also for their own personal transformation. The
awareness of the power of prayer will be enhanced among devotees, thereby increasing
the devotees’ consciousness of the “Constant Integrated Awareness” of Bhagavan’s
presence. Eventually all devotees would have cultivated daily prayer, which is part of the
First Code Of Conduct, as a personal sadhana.
3. IMPLEMENTATION
A) To achieve the target of 25 million Gayatri Chants by September 2010 all Centres and
Bhajan Units to take the following steps:-
a) Conduct chanting of the Gayatri Mantra 108 times on a fixed day and time once a
week.
b) Chant the Gayatri Mantra at least 9 times either before or after weekly bhajans.
c) All devotees and families to chant the Gayatri Mantra at home on a daily basis as
their personal sadhana and are encouraged to chant with their families at least once
a week.
d) All devotees/families to host Gayatri Chanting in their homes and reach out to others
by inviting their relatives, friends and neighbours. In these circumstances, have a short
bhajan of about 5 songs at the end of the chanting (40 minutes) whenever possible.
e) House Bhajans –Chant the Gayatri Mantra 21 times before bhajans..