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" OM "

The word of glory, the word of spiritual master is "OM". OM is the symbol

and name of God. It represents the past, present and future in eternity, the

3 Divine powers of creation, preservation and transformation in one being,

the 3 essences, immortality, Omniscience and joy in the one spirit. OM is

bliss, consciousness and wisdom in the manifestation of the ONE. OM is the

indicator of the master and Lord, the perfected spiritual ONE.

Infinity is represented by OM. It is boundless, endless, unlimited,

indescribable—it is everything. OM is eternal. It has always existed and

will always exist and will last for ever. OM is immortal, enduring and

divine.

Our real name is OM. OM is Ananda, the joy of being, of Sachidananda or

existence, knowledge and bliss absolute. To live id consciousness of OM is

to cognise the subjective and to overcome the obstacles, to repeat and

understand the nature of all other Mantras and to know the Self.

OM is recited for upward going that is why its 3 sounds A+U+M are in

turn—body, soul and spirit, i.e. Jagrati-Swapna and Sushupti. To practise

this sound breathe in fully and while exhaling simply open the mouth. Let

the first sound a + u be uttered of its accord at the back of the

mouth—mentally following the sound up from its source from the naval' or

emotional centre. Allow the sound to continue and it will become uoo in the

middle of the mouth and chant the same till your breathing out is

corn-completed by M—see that the range of breathing out i.e. chanting of OOM

is as long as possible at least 35 seconds. This word covers all sounds and

is therefore said to be the announcer of God.

In the beginning was the word—the word was with God and the word was God.

This is OM.

In the Bible the first and last word was Amen i.e. OM—the Muslims also chant

before sunrise in the Brahmamuhurta Allah— HO—OM and this OM resounds as OM.

All the stotras begin with OM and also end with OM. OM mantra is so powerful

that the great German scientist "Madame Finelong" has given her experiences

in the science shifting Magazine. She was a great devotee of Mantra OM. i

The following statement is taken from St. Jhon's Gospel j Chapter I,

Bible "That was the true light—which lightens every man that cometh into the

world".

Lord Krishna says in Gita:

Controlling all the openings (in the shape of the organs) and taking the

life breath into the head after having controlled the mind in the heart and

becoming steady in the yoga of the Mental absorption and meditating on OM,

the one-worded form of the Brahman and thinking of Me who gives up his body,

he reaches a superlative state.

The practice of OM is given in Ajapa Tapa, Kriya yoga and meditation and

also in Psychic sleep in all yoga schools in India and Abroad under the

guidance of our Gurudeo Swami Satyanandji,

OM is all the pervading consciousness of the soul. Its constant repetition

and intense meditation on its meaning should be practised. The latent power

of the Earth, water and fire is expressed through sound verbally and through

music, the highest expression of which is OM.

OM is the inner music of the soul. It is music of silence, the voice of God.

Always meditate on 'OM'—Adore ‘OM'—OM is the basis of our life, thoughts and

intelligence.

Live OM and become one with the Lord, the divine power, the very self—become

that.

The A + U+M proceed from one to the other in the Pranava and finally merge

in an Anuswara Matra letter less resonance which thins out into silence.

The experience is described as Shantam. Shivam and Adwaitam, It is peace

with vacant mind. It is grace. It is oneness. The mental agitations are

stilled and there is no more mind.

In the waking stage mind is active and motivating and at least it becomes

"Turya", the mind is restless and conscious and sub-consciousness with

agitations and in deep sleep the mind is latent and vacant in dream.

He who ruminates on the & OM, everaware of its significance, can steadily

move on to an awareness of the real behind all this unreal appearance of

Paramatwatatwa itself.

By chanting of OM for 108 times and meditating on Agnya Chakra for a long

time (i.e. on Plexuses) one can attain fourth state "Turya" the state of the

perfect bliss—These things can be referred from Mandukyopnishada.,

According to Sri Vinoba Bhave the Latin word OMNE and the Sanskrit word AUM

are both derived from the same root meaning all and both words convey the

concepts of omniscience Omnipresence and Omnipotence. Another word of AUM is

Pranava which is derived from the root nava meaning praise, to which is

added the prefix pra denoting superiority. The word, therefore means the

best praise or the best Prayer.

The symbol AUM is composed of three syllabus, namely letters A, U, M and

when written has a crescent and dot on its top. A few instances of the

various interpretations given to it may be; mentioned here to convey its

meaning. The letters A: U and M; symbolize respectively speech (Vak) the

mind (the Manas) the breath of life (Prana) while the entire symbol stands

from the living spirit, which is but a portion of the divine spirit.

The 3 letters also represent the dimensions of length, breadth and depth

while the entire symbol represents Divinity, which is beyond the limitations

of shape and form. The 3 letters AUM symbolize the absence of desire, fear

and anger while the whole symbol stands for the perfect man, (a

sthitaprajna) one whose wisdom is firmly established in the divine.

The AUM depict the 3 stages of yogic discipline namely Asana, Pranayama and

Pratyahara. The entire symbol represents Samadhi:

the goal for which the 3 stages are the steps.

Research work for curing stammering in speaking is done by. chanting OM for

108 times. If OM is chanted for a long time with no outside thought in Mind,

can cure Hypertension and disorders of) throat and tonsils.

In conclusion AUM should be chanted by one and all (irrespective of cast,

creed, sex, rich or poor, young or old and of any religion in the world)

every morning and evening at least for 3 times concentrating on the

vibration

 

 

 

 

 

(Adopted from Sri SaiLeela Special Issue 1973)