...Gayatri inspires the brain to remain saturated with divine, virtuous (satoguni) qualities, which in turn inspires man onto the path of true wellbeing. Cultivating noble thoughts and practising righteous deeds safeguards and increases his strength. With every act, he becomes stronger. On the other hand, thoughts and actions inspired by impure intelligence decrease the power of prana day by day. Deeds performed with a consumerist attitude adversely affect the body physiology. Selfish thoughts cause immense anguish to the mind. Therefore, the strength of the body diminishes through such acts. This situation draws a parallel with milk contaminated with solid impurities being passed through a sieve plate containing fine pores: pure milk passes through the pores while the solid impurities are retained on the suave. The prana of a person using his intelligence in wrong directions similarly leaks out of the body. He then becomes vulnerable to even minor disturbances in life.

True wisdom keeps the lifestyle satvika – pure and austere – by maintaining control over the senses (e.g. willful avoidance of tasty food), practising celibacy, simple and natural daily routine, hardworking attitude, etc. These qualities keep life energetic, preserve our strength and increase the life span. The feelings of charity, sacrifice, tolerance, penance, generosity, empathy, friendliness, compassion, faith, theism, etc. remain active in his mind. These feelings impart joyousness and spiritedness.

Normally, an individual is trapped in maya due to which he remains attached to foul- constricting elements in life. He experiences pain and suffering and ends up having led a purposeless life. This happens because of the lack of righteous knowledge. Gayatri acts as a bright, divine light, a message of hope for people caught in the darkness of gnorance. It opens up the door to material, spiritual and mental bliss. It grants us a "third eye" (the eye of wisdom) through which we can look at the world prudently and attain the aim of life (self-awakening). This is the philosophy of Gayatri.