Mantra - Power of Sound -2

[Guest guest]

Dear Farah your explanation is great !! The way of chanting

signifies the matra or pada of AUM (or any mantra that way).

 

To elaborate the sound aspects in short , as per Nada-Anusandhana

Pure consciousness, Thought, Form and Sound are manfestation of One

supreme consciousness.

 

Like Ice, Snow, Clouds, steam are all different aspects of water.

Pure consciousness is changed into pure vibrational energy, which is

changed into Thought Form and then to Form and finally to the most

gross aspect Sound. To explain further:-

 

Vaikhari : Is the spoken word which comes out of mouth. It is at the

lowest level of the sound spectrum of the consciousness. This is

very confusing stage and is different for all animals and in humans

it is based on culture. A chinese will not understand what Indian is

speaking. Even a Punjabi will not understand whether a Tamil is

abusing him or praising him. At Vaikhari stage our sound is not

subtle and has very poor effect on the psychic system.It is

basically the power behind the Vaikhari which affects. Words

themselves have not greater effect but they are the beginning stage

and one has to start from Vaikhari stage, for any Mantra. When we

speak of First Matra of a Mantra, it implies that the Mantra is

spoken by the tongue in audible sound. AUM when spoken aloud, it is

thus spoken in First Matra (A) and it is beneficial for the physical

plane. Any Gristha if chants AUM with Vaikhari, it will bring him

peace and happiness and harmony in domestic life. BUT continuous

chanting of AUM in Vaikhari (normally 300,000 chants) automatically

takes one to the next stage(pada) i.e. Madhyama.. Chanting of Aum in

first Matra fixes one into Dhyana. Vaikhari has two states loud japa

and whispering japa.

 

Madhyama : Second Pada/Matra/state denotes the Astral world. Before

we speak a word, our thought is translated into the language known

to us by the mind. If we notice carefully, each time we speak

something, we first pronounce that word in our mind. Try speaking a

language a little known to you, and you will notice clearly, how we

first make a sentence slowly in mind and then we speak it out. The

stage where Mind transforms the Thought energy into a form and into

a language is called Madhyama. Madhyama is subtler than Vaikhari and

is more powerful obviously. If we chant Aum by mental repetition, it

will be japa of second Matra/pada (U) and will lead to realisation

of God (Here God means the consciousness that is egoist about his

presence as the Master of the Universe, its creator operator and

destructor). A Japa of minimum 150,000 of any Mantra in Madhyama or

second matra will automatically take one to Pashyanti stage.

chanting of Aum in second Matra fixes one into Dharnaa. Madhyama has

two states….chanting Mantra mentally and then thinking of Mantra

without chanting it mentally.

 

Pashyanti : The third stage is Where we have pure thought without

any Form or language. At this stage we think of attributes without

any form or name. It is not easy to define this state, as it can be

felt only. LOVE is the only known thing to us, which is clearly felt

at this stage without any reason, without any logic and without any

words. This is a telepathic state and at this stage all minds of the

word unite, be it God, gods, humans or animals. The Yogis who send

their thoughts to others or who control other's brain work from this

state of sound. When a Mantra is chanted at this stage, we do not

repeat the Mantra but think over the qualities of the deity. In this

stage AUM is not pronounced but thought of only. This is a very

powerful stage and is linked with the causul world. If any Mantra is

repeated in Pashyanti or in third Matra, it leads to realisation of

the causal world or God as Ardhanarishwara (a combination of

consciousness and Shakti). It is at this state that Universe is felt

as Maya and unreal.. About 100,000 chants in Pashyanti will take one

to Para state. Chanting of Mantra in this state fixes one into

Savikalapa Samadhi.

 

Para: this is undefined state of sound. It is here where Thought is

transformed into pure consciousness without any form,name,

attributes . On Naad Brahm scale if the matter is on the grossest

level of manifestation of sound than Para is at the highest

level...and reaching here means drowining into the supreme Brahm.

This fixes one into Nirvikalapa Samadhi or the highest state.

 

 

Hari Aum

[Guest guest]

Dear Aum

 

Thankyou for your words of wisdom... there is so much for me to focus

on & much learning ahead!

SO many questions, but for now just one..

About Madhyama - you say 'chanting the mantra mentally' &

then 'thinking of mantra without chanting it mentally.'

I often listen to tapes & cds of chanting (as I am still learning) &

often find that for hours, even days after I have switched the tape

or cd off, I still have it in my head, as if the cd were still

playing in my head. I couldn't 'switch it off' if I tried! Does this

count, even though I am not consciously chanting it myself?

 

With love.

[Guest guest]

, " janfarah_strongspirit "

<janfarah_strongspirit wrote:

 

 

Dear Farah,

 

Yes that state is Madhyama state. Even with some good song which we

like very much, the song resonates in our mind after listening

physically.

 

The mantra when sounds in the mind, without you consciously

chanting it, leads to Madhya stage. Some Mantras which are very

powerful and result giving are Aum, Aum Namah shivaye, soham, Aum

Dum Durgaye Namah, and Gayatri Mantra.

 

Aum is the only Mantra which is Saguna Mantra, Nirguna Mantra and

Beej mantra all together. Aum does not belong to any religion any

language...and as Badri wrote, Aum is the humming of the universal

movement, the humming of the creation.

 

Mantra Yoga is a a little longer path, but progress is assured on

this path, with lesser chances of falling from path. Tulsidas Said -

Kaliyug kewal Naam Adhaara...In Kaliyuga Japa yoga is the only

possible path to truth.

 

with love