The Word That is God
The Word That is God
The Word That is God
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Upan<strong>is</strong>had)<br />
“Just as a spider climbing up by its threads comes into free space, so also the one who<br />
meditates and ascends through the Syllable Om attains to freedom.” (Maitrayana Upan<strong>is</strong>had<br />
6:22)<br />
“He who knows that [Om] stands liberated.” (Mandalabrahman Upan<strong>is</strong>had 2:4)<br />
“Know that th<strong>is</strong> Omkara <strong>is</strong> the atma that <strong>is</strong> indestructible during the three periods of<br />
time–past, present, and future–able to confer liberation and eulogized by the Vedas.” (Narada<br />
Parivrajaka Upan<strong>is</strong>had, Upadesha VIII)<br />
“To the aspirants after liberation, It <strong>is</strong> the support, like the sun, everywhere; It <strong>is</strong> the<br />
Atma Jyoti [Light of the Self].” (Narada Parivrajaka Upan<strong>is</strong>had, Upadesha VIII)<br />
“Liberation <strong>is</strong> not within the reach of any but the person who has developed the faculty of<br />
meditating on the Pranava.” (Pashupatabrahman Upan<strong>is</strong>had 26)<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Pranava bestows liberation.” (Varaha Upan<strong>is</strong>had 5:68)<br />
“Om <strong>is</strong> the mantra of liberation and the essence of the Vedas.” (Yajnavalkya Upan<strong>is</strong>had)<br />
“By the mere knowledge of it [Om], a person will become a jivanmukta.” (Yogashikha<br />
Upan<strong>is</strong>had 2:7)<br />
“He who meditates upon the imper<strong>is</strong>hable supreme Brahman called Omkara leaves off the<br />
cycle of worldly ex<strong>is</strong>tence. He becomes liberated from all ties and bondages.” (Vayu Purana)<br />
“Undoubtedly a Brahmin reaches the highest goal by japa of Om alone.” (Manu Smriti<br />
2:83,87)<br />
“<strong>The</strong> purport of prescribing meditation on the Pranava <strong>is</strong> th<strong>is</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Pranava <strong>is</strong> Omkara…<strong>The</strong><br />
fruition of th<strong>is</strong> process <strong>is</strong> samadhi which yields release [moksha], which <strong>is</strong> the state of<br />
unsurpassable bl<strong>is</strong>s.” (<strong>The</strong> Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi, sixth edition, p. 25,26)<br />
Om liberates us at the time of death<br />
“At the time of departure from th<strong>is</strong> world, remember Om.” (Yajur Veda 40:15)<br />
“He shall receive instructions on the Pranava. …[At the end of h<strong>is</strong> life] he shall d<strong>is</strong>card h<strong>is</strong><br />
body remembering [reciting] the emancipating holy mantra, Om.” (Narada Parivrajaka<br />
Upan<strong>is</strong>had, Upadesha VII)<br />
“<strong>The</strong>refore, one who follows the way of life of the gods, he passes away in the Om sound,<br />
the highest Brahman. He sees in h<strong>is</strong> self the Highest Self [Paramatman], the highest Brahman.”<br />
(Narasingha Uttara-Tapiniya Upan<strong>is</strong>had)<br />
“<strong>The</strong>n Satyakama, son of Shibi, asked him [the R<strong>is</strong>hi Pippalada]: ‘Venerable Sir, what<br />
world does he who meditates on Om until the end of h<strong>is</strong> life, win by <strong>That</strong>?’ To him, he said: ‘If<br />
he meditates on the Supreme Being [Parampurusha] with the Syllable Om, he becomes one<br />
with the Light, the Sun. He <strong>is</strong> led to the world of Brahman. He sees the Person that dwells in<br />
the body, Who <strong>is</strong> higher than the highest life. …<strong>That</strong> the w<strong>is</strong>e one attains, even by the mere<br />
sound Om as support, <strong>That</strong> Which <strong>is</strong> tranquil, unaging, immortal, fearless, and supreme.”<br />
(Prashna Upan<strong>is</strong>had 5:1,5,7)<br />
“[<strong>The</strong> sage] has for h<strong>is</strong> support the supportless Brahman alone, and th<strong>is</strong> sage in the<br />
turiyatita state finally remains completely absorbed in the non-dual atman alone…when he<br />
gives up h<strong>is</strong> body with the sounding of the Pranava Mantra, Om.” (Turiyatita Avadhuta Upan<strong>is</strong>had)<br />
“<strong>The</strong> man who, having subjugated h<strong>is</strong> senses, repeats every day the Pranava Mantra,<br />
shakes off h<strong>is</strong> mortal coil and <strong>is</strong> converted into the universal expanse of ether [akasha] which<br />
<strong>is</strong> but another manifestation of Parabrahman.” (Agni Purana)<br />
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