Various opinions surfaced about the Gayatri mantram meditation, and thousands of meaning contained in meditation. As worshipers of God, and the main important thing in our hearts, we believe that the universe was created by God. Only one God, not the other, and our confidence is different of course be seen from our respective religions, point us to worship one God but we call Him different. In the teachings of Hindu Gayatri is the main spells in the Vedic scriptures.
Gayatri is intended as a word or mantram formula addressed to the Brahman itself. Om Bhur Bhuvah svah, Tat savitur varenyam, Bhargo Devasya dhimahi, Dhiyo yo nah pracodayat , these spells have different meanings in the eyes of worshipers, but most of all, the meaning of the mantram, the Brahman is who created the third world, the Brahman who deserves our worship, we focus our minds to Brahman, Brahman hopefully illuminate our minds. In meditation with chanting Gayatri, we should be based on a sincere heart, as a form of asking for forgiveness to the creator of the sins that we do. Sin thoughts, words and deeds we do in the past, present and the future.
The point by saying the Gayatri repeatedly then our minds will be enlightened by the subtle vibrations of this mantram. These spells when spoken wherever and whenever the Gayatri as the mother of the universe will be present and give grace to the devotees who are sincere and confident with the majesty of this mantram.
Preparation before doing meditation Gayatri Mantram
As the Hindus of Bali, we are familiar with the term melukat / mebersih. It is intended to cleanse our bodies of bad karma from past lives and karma we made during our present life. The cleaning is done periodically since we can not be separated from life karma, so must be eliminated both its scale and the noetic. With a clean body of course we will be more determined to get closer to God. Melukat should be done in sanggah kemulan, please guidance on our ancestors to be the best way for us. People of Bali melukat lot done in a few temples like Pura Tirta Empul, Pura Beji Pingit Sebatu Dalem, Pura Tirta Arum etc.. If you're ready to do a prayer / meditation, then establish the attitude of the heart do Padmasana or asanas that can be done. Meditation can be done anywhere, the important comfortable and clean, and better done the holy place / special sacred room. Perform puja trisandya before performing Gayatri japa.
Prayers to Goddess Gayatri
Before doing japa, should we say a prayer to Goddess Gayatri as a manifestation of the god who mastered Gayatri Mantram. as for some spells that should be spoken is
AMASTE DEVI GAYATRI SAVITRI TRIPADAKSARE
AJARE AMARE MATAS TRAAHI MAM BHAVASGARAT
worship to Goddess Gayatri, the goddess of the sun, the syllables of three lines with no aging and immortal, the mother protect me from the ocean of birth and death
YA SANDYAMANDALAGATA YA TRIMURTI-SVARUPINI
SARASWATI YA SAVITRI TAM VANDE WEDA MTARAM
the goddess of the sun's rays on a circle, which is a form of Trimurti, which is Saraswati and Savitri, a servant to deliver to worship Gayatri, mother of the Vedas
Gayatri Japa
In doing japa, relaxed and upright seating position, do not strain, surrender yourself completely to God. While doing japa, our thoughts focus on the meaning of the Gayatri mantram. Intend to worship the liver to remove all the sins that surrounds us, and may God guide us in our need to get closer to the Almighty. Do based how many times do we have to say recite, do so according to ability, and our sincerity. Our success in this meditation we can not measure the amount of spoken spells. All depends on the grace of the Almighty. When it is finished we should recite the prayer for the peace of the universe.