More on Hamsa (Some Amma)

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correction: Hamsa is used for the word soul, not

liberated soul, paramahamsa would be liberated soul.

 

Swami Muktananda speaks about hamsa in great detail in

his small book "I am That" the science of Hamsa.

 

Here is some info from the book:

 

"The sound the breath makes as it flows in and out of

the body is the utterrance of the supreme

Consciousness, the universal energy, which creates the

universe out of its own being, when it resides in the

human body it is known as Kundalini. p. 36-37

 

"The primordial sound Om gives rise to the two

syllables sa and ham....these are the two syllables

which the inner Consciousness utters as it brings the

breath in and out of the body, are the original sound

vibration that manifests the cosmos." p.37

 

Amma speaks about the natural pranayama which occurs

when one meditates.

 

Muktananda goes into this further:

"When the breath comes in with the sound ham and

merges inside, there is a fraction of a moment which

is completely still and free of thought. This is the

madhyadasha, the space between the breaths. This is

where you have to focus in mediation. To focus on that

space is the highest meditation and the highest

knowledge. That still space between breaths, that

space where no thoughts exist is the true goal of the

mantra....it is the space without form which pulls

apana inside and which pushes prana out.....the space

where ham merges inside, before sa has arisen, is the

space of God, of Supreme Consciousness, of Self, if

you come to know that moment, of you are established

in this, you experience Truth." 41-41

 

He also says, "We should remember that we are all

paramahamsa's, we are Shiva, we are all the Lord

Him/Herself."

 

There is much more....on this....

 

Here also is a review that was on amazon.com for this

book:

 

I AM THAT is a spiritual classic by the Siddha Guru,

Swami Muktananda. It clearly delineates the natural

and spontaneous meditation of Hamsa, or the radiant

life force flowing as the One breath breathing you. In

traditional Buddhism, this simple awareness is known

as anapanasati and is said to be the Buddha's final

meditation before Awakening and the one he most highly

recommended to his disciples.

 

"HAMSA is dhyana (natural and spontaneous meditation)

and jnana (direct recognition of Truth ). The Hamsa

mantra balances the flow of life force so the

Kundalini (the capacity of Consciousness to recognize

Itself) safely awakens within us and unfolds so the

jiva (apparent separate individual) recognizes its

true nature as Shiva (the unborn formless

Consciousness prior to and yet existing as

everything). When this happens, parabhakti or

unconditional love and devotion arises for all beings

everywhere. As Baba Muktananda loved to point out,

"Nothing exists that is not Shiva!" And that includes you!"