Along with providing the pure knowledge of Jyotish, Guru ji teaches meditation and offers the special Guru Mantra to raise the consciousness of the individual and to make the life free from suffering. Through this technique of meditation thousands of people have realized bliss consciousness, which ultimately pave the way for enlightenment. Guru Mantra When in the olden days a disciple went to the family of the teacher in order to attain knowledge, he/she was taught a guru mantra or the Gayatri mantra at the time of the initiation to Vedic studies. For that reason the Gayatri mantra is called the very best mantra.