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First step of the mantra practice

The practice of mantra writing is Akṣar Brahma, where the alphabet transmits the highest reality. Write your mantra daily without time restriction, but with great care, not carelessness. Your writing is the physical form of your thoughts; it holds immense power to affect humanity. Therefore, one must pray that the hand is merely an instrument for what is real to be written. Traditionally, great writers attributed their work to destiny, not themselves, and sought forgiveness for any unintended harm. The pen, or Kalam, is considered the world's most powerful force, which we now call the media—the movement of the pen. The principle remains the same whether using a pen or a computer.

"Please let my body and my hand be only an instrument. You, Lord, should write what is real, what is to be written."

"It is not I who wrote this, but only my pen, which was inspired by destiny."

Filming location: Vép, Hungary

The first step is to write your mantra. In one notebook, every day, at any time—without time limitation—you write your mantra. It could be for half a minute, ten seconds, one second, one hour, or two hours. There is no restriction. But write like a painter who wishes to create a beautiful portrait, applying his brush with great care. Write it as if a painter, having made a beautiful portrait, then carefully takes a picture of it. Do not approach it like modern art, where one merely throws colors onto the canvas. This practice is called Akṣar Brahma. Akṣar Brahma. Akṣar Brahma. Akṣar means the alphabet, and Brahmā is the highest one. That highest Brahman is transmitted through those alphabets. What you write is the physical form of your thoughts. And you know, writing can make you happy or it can make you unhappy. Writing can destroy humanity, or writing can protect humanity. Therefore, it is said that this pen you hold in your hand has immense power. When you hold this pen, you must pray to God: "Please let my body and my hand be only an instrument. You, Lord, should write what is real, what is to be written." This is the traditional way of thinking about writing. When great persons wrote a book or scripture, they would often conclude by stating: "It is not I who wrote this, but only my pen, which was inspired by destiny." And they would add: "If I wrote something and made a mistake, I beg for your pardon. Directly or indirectly, if any words hurt you, please forgive me, for that was not my intention." They said the Kalam, the pen, holds the most powerful or strongest force in the world. That is 100% true, for we now know the most powerful force is the media. And what is that? It is the movement of the pen. So it does not matter if you write on a computer or with a pen; the principle remains.

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