GREETINGS

Swamiji:

It is important to know why you chant a mantra. When you do pooja for a Devatha, you identify with the Bhava of the deity. When you combine it with a mantra that matches the bhava, you create a layam in your mind with that Bhavam. Say, you are chanting Ganapathy as Vikneshwara. You are identifying with HIM to remove all obstacles and chanting to acquire that power in you. Then you go out in the world and deal your problems with the determination to tackle all problems. We all have different Bhavas in ourselves which we need to use in various levels of life. You can chant or do poojas accordingly. The benefit of Gayatri Mantra is that it is prayer to invoke the Supreme consciousness in you. Hari Om.