Power of Mantras...

I am a software engineer by profession and a very logical creature.

But these days my spiritual adventures and experiences are making me believe that there is another world yet to be discovered.
I have been to Maansarovar in June.
It’s believed that Maansarovar is created by Brahma G himself. He just thought about it and the lake was created.
There is a myth that on full moon day, all the lords along with Shiva G & Parvati G come to Maansarovar early morning for bath.

I was thrilled with the story and was really looking forward for the visit. Maansarovar is a highest fresh water lake at the height of 14950ft and it’s really one of the beautiful water bodies I have seen.

Its considered to be very auspicious to take a dip in this freezing lake.

Everybody from my group had taken a dip in sarovar, the earlier day and I was the only one left.

It was chilly cold morning and I could not gauge how freezing water could be. It had rained during the night and snowed on the peaks around. Temperature had dropped drastically and so was my desire to take a dip. But few of my friends insisted me to take a dip and somehow I made up my mind. ):

I went in, in the sarovar and immediately lost the sensation of my feet. My legs went numb… completely numb. Water was freezing… may be down to 3-4 degrees. Wind was blowing hard and I had lost my legs. :D

I could not hang on even for 5 min… forget about the dip!!! I was immediately out of the sarovar...and shivering badly.

I was absolutely blank and dint know what to do... Suddenly I remembered mantras and started chanting them.

To my surprise… it helped me distract my mind. It helped me so much that I could not feel the water temperature. I could go in again in the sarovar and this time… can be there for longer time. I could even take a dip in that chilling water without feeling its temperature.

It was shocking effect of mantras...My body was fine now but made my logical mind numb.

I had witnessed completely new and absurd thing. Unfortunately…. It was not some one else’s experience where I can deny the possibility. It happened with me… when I was in complete sane state. How can I deny...

All I understood was.. .this is the real power of mantras. I never knew it and chanted in unknown. But now I know how powerful it can be...!

Also realized that there is a world to be discovered which is beyond the range of scientific experiments or may be science is yet to experiment them.

This weird experience changed my point of view. I understood that one should be open to new things if one say one is logical or rational.