SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 13 SEPTEMBER PHILOSOPHY OF OM
The sound produced in the flowing of the river Ganges, the sound that
is heard at a distance, the sound that proceeds from the bustle of
the market, that is produced by the flywheel when it is set in
motion, that is caused when it rains, or there is a conflagration, or
thunder it is all Om only. Split any word and you will find Om
there. Om is all-pervading, like akasa (space), like Brahman, the
absolute.
Om is the symbol of Brahman. It is the word of power. It is the
sacred monosyllable. It is the essence of the vedas. It is the boat
to take you across to the other shore of fearlessness and immortality.
The word Om is the most appropriate name of Brahman. By its
application, by its chanting, he becomes propitiated. Om is
emblematic of Brahman, as images are of material objects. When you
hear the sound `tree', you at once understand it has a root, a stem,
branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. Similarly too, when you hear
the sabda (sound) Om it denotes satchidananda Brahman existence
absolute, knowledge absolute, bliss absolute.
Sabda (word) and artha (meaning) are inseparable. All collections of
words (speech), terminate in one sound Om. All objects are denoted
by sounds, and all sounds merge in Om. The whole universe comes out
of Om and is absorbed into Om. Hence Om is very important.
Om should be worshipped. Om should be chanted loudly. Om should be
repeated mentally, with deep meaning and feeling. Om should be
meditated upon.
Watch the breath. When you inhale, the sound so is produced. When you
exhale, the sound ham is produced. You are naturally uttering soham
I am he or he am I with every breath. The breath reminds you that
you are in essence identical with the supreme self.
In soham the `s' and the `h' are consonants. If you delete them you
get `oam' or om. Consonants depend on vowels for their existence. `S'
and `h' represent names and forms, or this universe which is
phenomenal or relative or empirical or dependent existence. Om is the
only solid reality. Om is the soul of your breath.
As soon as you sit for meditation, chant Om loudly - three, six or
twelve times. This drives away worldly thoughts from the mind and
removes vikshep (tossing of the mind). Later you may take to the
mental repetition of Om.
is heard at a distance, the sound that proceeds from the bustle of
the market, that is produced by the flywheel when it is set in
motion, that is caused when it rains, or there is a conflagration, or
thunder it is all Om only. Split any word and you will find Om
there. Om is all-pervading, like akasa (space), like Brahman, the
absolute.
Om is the symbol of Brahman. It is the word of power. It is the
sacred monosyllable. It is the essence of the vedas. It is the boat
to take you across to the other shore of fearlessness and immortality.
The word Om is the most appropriate name of Brahman. By its
application, by its chanting, he becomes propitiated. Om is
emblematic of Brahman, as images are of material objects. When you
hear the sound `tree', you at once understand it has a root, a stem,
branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc. Similarly too, when you hear
the sabda (sound) Om it denotes satchidananda Brahman existence
absolute, knowledge absolute, bliss absolute.
Sabda (word) and artha (meaning) are inseparable. All collections of
words (speech), terminate in one sound Om. All objects are denoted
by sounds, and all sounds merge in Om. The whole universe comes out
of Om and is absorbed into Om. Hence Om is very important.
Om should be worshipped. Om should be chanted loudly. Om should be
repeated mentally, with deep meaning and feeling. Om should be
meditated upon.
Watch the breath. When you inhale, the sound so is produced. When you
exhale, the sound ham is produced. You are naturally uttering soham
I am he or he am I with every breath. The breath reminds you that
you are in essence identical with the supreme self.
In soham the `s' and the `h' are consonants. If you delete them you
get `oam' or om. Consonants depend on vowels for their existence. `S'
and `h' represent names and forms, or this universe which is
phenomenal or relative or empirical or dependent existence. Om is the
only solid reality. Om is the soul of your breath.
As soon as you sit for meditation, chant Om loudly - three, six or
twelve times. This drives away worldly thoughts from the mind and
removes vikshep (tossing of the mind). Later you may take to the
mental repetition of Om.
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