Vehicular bija mantra "This awakens individual
vehicles, out of attunement with the Soul. This is usually done with an
aim to gain spiritual powers (siddhis). This creates moderate to severe
imbalances in the psyche with acute localized physical and psychological
symptoms. This can be extremely disruptive to personality functioning,
ranging from inability to concentrate and perform skilled, coordinated
work tasks to complete psychotic disintegration. Improper use of breathing
techniques or Kriya Yoga may have similar impact on certain vehicles."
Planetary Divine Name "This awakens the Soul
Spark, the Soul and the Monad, and their corresponding vehicles. Use of
this bija mantra may break off the Soul's attunement with its higher octaves
of Being in the Cosmic, Supracosmic and Transcendental levels, but does
not create imbalances in the vehicles in the Planetary Realms and does
not negatively impact personality functioning."
Cosmic Divine Name "This awakens the Astral
Soul, the God Self, the vehicles of the God Self, and the Moon Soul. Use
of this bija mantra creates a split or dichotomy between the activated
centers and the actual development at the Planetary levels, but usually
does not disrupt personality functioning or the operation of the vehicles
in the Planetary Realms."
"Use of this mantra has the effect of intensifying
visionary experiences in meditation, but reality testing mechanisms typically
remain intact and the meditator recognizes this material arises on the
inner planes. There may be some difficulty in returning to normal waking
awareness becoming grounded with this mantra."
Supracosmic Divine Name "Also called Guru Mantra,
this bija mantra awakens a seed atom corresponding to one of the 73 paths
of the Supracosmic Realm. These seed atoms ultimately reunite with the Supracosmic Soul [and
lead upward to the source of the mantra]. When used inappropriately, they
can create moderate to severe imbalances."
"While giving great bliss and visionary experiences
to the meditator, these seed atoms exert a powerful magnetic pull on the
attention and may make it difficult for the meditator to return to waking
awareness and remain grounded. Further, they create the sense of the illusory
nature of the personality and body, and this may lead to frightening dissociative
and depersonalization experiences."
"In some cases, use of these mantramic seeds may also
activate the Kundalini Shakti, leading to the energization of these higher
vehicles of the Cosmic and Supracosmic Realms, with concomitant shutting
down of the Conscious mind. This produces the state of samadhic trance
that does not allow an individual to move the body and perform normal
activities for long periods of time."
"The powerful detachment produced by sustained use
of these mantras may also lower motivation for achievement and suspend
the desire to set goals for personal development. The individual may come
to repose in an inner state of contentment, while disengaging from pursuits
that develop personality such as education, developing social and romantic
relationships, and career development."
"It may also become increasingly difficult for some
individuals, who use these mantras over long periods of time, to make
their own personal decisions. This may lead individuals to become dependent
on the guidance and advice of those they perceive as more advanced on
their chosen spiritual path. Some of these individuals may ultimately
re-identify with this higher nucleus, and may lead their lives as if they
had no human self and they were simply carriers of a spiritual teaching,
and to carry out service to their teacher and the Divine as they understand
It."
Transcendental Divine Name "This awakens vehicles
on Transcendental paths exclusively. These are encountered on the First
through Fifth Transcendental Paths, though they are more routinely used
on the Fifth Transcendental Path than the other Paths. This leads to similar
imbalances between the personality and the nucleus of spiritual development
as is seen with the Guru Mantra. But there is typically less disruption
of the ability to perform action, as spiritual work at these levels normally
does not activate the Kundalini Shakti (thereby suspending the activity
of the Conscious mind)."
Alayic Divine Name "This is the original mantra
that is in attunement with the actual state of spiritual development.
This operates at the cutting edge of spiritual growth and correctly unfolds
all of the vehicles in the Transcendental, Supracosmic, Cosmic, Planetary,
and Subtle Realms, and within the personality, without creating the imbalances
caused by activating inappropriate octaves of spiritual development. This
is the mantra that is given in the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation."
[There is also another mantra, which is very important
to know. While it does not transform the potentials of the ensouling entities
and their vehicles like the other categories of transformative mantra
detailed above, it is essential to ultimately identify this mantra. It
is your key to Liberation and Eternal Life.]
Ineffable Name "This is the primal state of
existence, consciousness and bliss called Satchitananda. This name cannot
be spoken, but only indicated. At the time of liberation, when the Soul
atom is merged into its origin, the ray of Alaya returns momentarily to
this state. Focusing the attention on this name brings highest enlightenment."