Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Dear Respected Kirkji Thanking you for this immense amount of Knowledge in only a few lines Thanks and Take Care My Friend DharmaDev Kirk <kirk_bernhardt <> Friday, June 20, 2003 1:47 PM Re: RBSC : re: mantra Beej mantras have no meanings. The mantra sound sow, or sau, is sometimes considered a beej sound for the crown, or alternatively the ajna chakra. It is solar in energy however and masculine. Harish Johari considers the symbol visarga to be the beej of the crown chakra. What we are discussing is then a thousand bindus or points of attention as the petals of the lotus. The syllable SA means "That." Adding the M means the conclusion of "That." The culmination. Thou art that. Brahman. Nonetheless, the sound doesn't necessarily point always to the infinite as the smallest or largest aspect of existance, but depending on context can reinforce many other mantras. Therefore, Soham is a metaphorical contraction of the mahavakya "I am that." But Hamsa means a swan and points to the liberated one the paramahamsa. The swan which flys beyond the pale of this world. The use of this mantr! a is a solar energy of liberation and is very firery. Don't use too much if pitta, and don't use alone or out of context. Please give us the source for this beej and the context in which you are using and the reason for asking. There's no point asking what these things mean out of context. - shehoss Friday, June 20, 2003 3:20 PM RBSC : re: mantra Hi, Thanks for all the great one-mukhi information. re: the pronunciation of SAUM, the AU is like the "ou" of ouch. So, "SOUM" Any idea what this means? thanks, e SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Sponsor To send an email to: Sponsor To send an email to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2003 Report Share Posted June 22, 2003 Again, thanks to all for the education around sound and mantra. The word "saum" is not from a book, a Hindu teacher told it to me, so I can't really say more about it and don't have the ability to contact the person who gave it to me. I was curious about the word so I looked it up on the internet. I found many hits saying it's a Muslim word meaning fasting or purification, but the context I heard it in was definitely Sanskrit and Hindu. So, that's all I have on it, other than to say, yes, it is one word, not a part of another, and not really butted up against another, and that it is monosyllabic, and does sound like "sowm", as one person wrote, with "sow" sounding just like the word for female pig. I believe it is, like you are saying, a bija. thanks! elizabeth SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 Maybe i think i know what u mean,tell me what did u ask this person so he told u this bija. blessings shehoss <shehoss99 wrote: Again, thanks to all for the education around sound and mantra. The word "saum" is not from a book, a Hindu teacher told it to me, so I can't really say more about it and don't have the ability to contact the person who gave it to me. I was curious about the word so I looked it up on the internet. I found many hits saying it's a Muslim word meaning fasting or purification, but the context I heard it in was definitely Sanskrit and Hindu. So, that's all I have on it, other than to say, yes, it is one word, not a part of another, and not really butted up against another, and that it is monosyllabic, and does sound like "sowm", as one person wrote, with "sow" sounding just like the word for female pig. I believe it is, like you are saying, a bija. thanks! elizabeth SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Sponsor To send an email to: SMS using the Messenger;Download latest version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2003 Report Share Posted June 23, 2003 Thanks again to all for the abundance of mantra information! elizabeth SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2003 Report Share Posted June 24, 2003 Dear Yogi Ashwini, I can't say more because I'm not supposed to ever tell anyone the mantra (the rest of the mantra is made up of other words I know, all quite distinct of saum). Hopefully I have not erred in inquiring about one part of it. So, I guess this mystery word will just have to remain a mystery. But thanks for asking! elizabeth SBC DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Dear Members I have just read about this mantra can any one explain the meaning and when such mantra is done. "Om Tat Purushaya Vidhmahe Mahadevaya Dheemahe Tanno Rudra Prachodayaath" regards Lakshmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Lakshmiji, Lord Shiva is addressed to in terms of Gayatri Mantra : Om Tat purushaya vidmahe Maha-devaya dhimahi tanno rudrah prachodayat - that Tat Purush we hold in our hearts, we meditate on Mahadev , may Rudra propel our intellects to Him. Shiva is therefore propitiated as the infinite and all-encompassing Brahman - Tat - wherein all merge ultimately and attain immortality I bow down to the three-eyed Lord Shiva, who is full of sweet fragrance and who nourishes all human beings. May the Lord free me from the bondage of life and death and grant me immortality. By worshipping Lord Shiva, we cultivate the qualities of infinite consciousness, detachment and freedom from bondage. Shiva is also the Lord of Sankalp, the strength of willpower to define and obtain our goals. He is the destroyer of evil and ambassador of transformation in this ocean of existence. Every moment of time has a beginning, an existence and a transformation into something else. AUM Namah Shivaya On 4/20/06, goodgirllakshmi <goodgirllakshmi wrote: > Dear Members > I have just read about this mantra can any one explain the meaning and > when such mantra is done. > > "Om Tat Purushaya Vidhmahe > Mahadevaya Dheemahe > Tanno Rudra Prachodayaath" > regards > Lakshmi ________________________________ > > > Visit your group "" on the web. > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > -- KS Rao, Navi Mumbai Cell: 93242 94531 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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