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Om confers all true and worthwhile knowledge “Through it [Om] one knows what is to be known.” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.1.1) “By this [Om] does the threefold knowledge 98 proceed.” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.6-10) “God is the Syllable Om, out of Him proceeds the Supreme Knowledge.” (Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:17) “The threefold Knowledge is based on the Omkara. It [Om] is another Triple Veda; he who knows that Om is truly learned in the Veda.” (Manu Smriti 11:266) “Ishwara [the Lord] said: O dear sons, recite this Om mantra which is identical with Me. Your knowledge shall be stabilized.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwara Samhita 10:32, 33) “Perfect knowledge consists of the meaning of the Pranava.” (Shiva Purana, Kailashasamhita 14:9) “[Through repetition of Om] all the revelations and inspirations will come, and we get the most wonderful results by the repetition of the syllable.” (Swami Abhedananda, Yoga Psychology) Om bestows immortality “One should meditate on the udgitha as this syllable [Om]….This sound is that syllable, the immortal, the fearless. Having entered this, the gods became immortal, fearless. He who knows it thus, praises this Syllable, takes refuge in that Syllable, in the immortal, fearless sound, and having entered it, he becomes immortal, even as the gods became immortal.” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.4.1-5) “Once students of sacred knowledge asked Yajnavalkya: Can we gain life eternal by japa? Yajnavalkya said: By the immortal Name one becomes immortal.” (Jabala Upanishad 3) “This [Om] is the bridge to immortality.” (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.5) “The Name designating the self-luminous Reality and consisting of the Syllable Om is hidden in the Vedas. By contemplating on the Supreme along with the japa of that Name one attains to immortality.” (Mahanarayan Upanishad 12:8) “It is said: ‘This [Om] is the way, this is immortality, this is communion and blessed happiness.’” (Maitrayana Upanishad 6:22) “The yogi who is filled with Omkara becomes imperishable in the Imperishable Being.” (Vayu Purana I.20.4) “Because Om is the symbol of the Supreme Self it is the cause of immortality.” (Shankara, Commentary on the Chandogya Upanishad) “Within the Word immortality is found.” (Guru Nanak) “Om is your best companion in life, because It gives you immortality and eternal bliss.” (Swami Sivananda, Divine Nectar) Om purifies us “Om! This Syllable is Brahman. …With frequent application of this divine sound he washes away the stains of the soul.” (Amritabindu Upanishad 20) “The meditation on Om should not be discontinued. With this divine mantra one should meditate many times for ridding himself of his own impurities.” (Amritanada Upanishad 20) 98 “The threefold knowledge” may be interpreted as being knowledge of body, mind, and spirit, knowledge of the physical, astral, and causal worlds, knowledge of the threefold Vedas, or knowledge of the Three Eternals: God, Creation, and Souls. Whichever it might be, it is certain that Om is the basis of such knowledge. In other places we see that to know Om is to know the Veda. 110
“From constant application to the nada [sound] of the Pranava, the impressions [samskaras] left by the past will be obliterated.” (Nadabindu Upanishad, 49) “[The aspirant] should take to the repetition of the Taraka-Nama, 99 as it annihilates all sins. The Supreme Brahman shines in him who takes to this Taraka-Nama.” (Sannyasa Upanishad) “The Pranava [Om] burns away sins;…Hence the Pranava removes all obstacles and destroys all defects.” (Varaha Upanishad 5:68,71) “He should utter as japa the Pranava [Om], for the purpose of destroying sins accumulated previously. The Pranava mantra removes all obstacles and destroys all defects.” (Yoga Tattva Upanishad [A] 63, 64) “Whether in a pure or impure state, he who utters the Pranava always is not smeared with sin, as the lotus leaf is not [wetted] with water.” (Yogachudamanya Upanishad 88) “The Pranava shall be recited and repeated by those who desire all their sins annihilated.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:15) “Japa of Om purifies the mind.” (Shiva Purana [reference not noted]) “If the devotee repeats the Pranava he becomes pure.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:18) “By repeating the Pranava daily the devotee becomes perpetually pure.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:22) Om removes all obstacles “Pranava Sadhana consisting of the repetition of Om will remove all obstacles in the spiritual path.” (Shiva-Jnanamrita Upanishad 9) “The Pranava removes all obstacles.” (Varaha Upanishad 5:71) “The Pranava mantra removes all obstacles.” (Yoga Tattva Upanishad [A] 64) “From it [Om] comes the disappearance of obstacles.” (Yoga Sutras of Patanjali) “Let the practitioner [sadhaka], sitting in a retired place and restraining his senses, utter by inaudible repetition the Pranava [Om] in order to destroy all obstacles [to self-realization].” (Shiva Samhita 3:48) Om dissolves karma “An adept in yoga who soars aloft upon the Swan 100 [by meditating on Om] is not affected by karmic influences or by hundreds of millions of sins.” (Nadabindu Upanishad, 31) “Let the yogi destroy the multitude of karmas by the Pranava [Om].” (Shiva Samhita) Om dispels ignorance and bestows knowledge “By making his own inner sense [i.e., awareness] the lower arani and the Pranava the upper arani, the accomplished adept completely burns up and reduces to ashes his ignorance of the atman.” (Kaivalya Upanishad 11) “One suffering from the ignorance of the atman is cured by the Pranava. And it is the fruit of the meditation of the Pranava that one becomes the pure atman. By meditating on the Pranava one should unite in the heart the jivatman and the Paramatman; then one leaves all 99 The Delivering Name; Om. 100 Hansa: Literally “swan,” for the swan can separate milk from water, and the realized soul can perceive the Real behind the unreal and separate the consciousness of spirit from consciousness of matter. Hansa also means “I am [aham] He [sa]” in the sense of conscious identity with God. 111
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The Word That is God Scriptures and
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Contents Foreword..................
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The Scriptures on Om The Vedas The
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Syllable [Asvara]; Asvara which is
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If we would become immortal and unc
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for that is the true(r) Om. Om is I
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Om does not reveal all things as an
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stabilize his consciousness within
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source from which it has been separ
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of the all, for his final repose. W
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of the Vedas. When creation is with
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consciousness absorbed in Me. Then
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Meditation, the method by which we
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Although there is a tremendous amou
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propeller which is in the form of l
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Itself often called “darkness”
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Brahman] are praised, worshipped, a
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mind along with all the pranas, kno
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thoughts emanating from the subcons
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is verily ‘this Brahman’ which
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The Paramahansa Parivrajaka Upanish
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as a metaphysical magnet, drawing t
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Prana not only means breath or the
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Om is the very image-manifestation
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evolving consciousness, from a germ
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“Whoever at the end of the three-
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Agni Purana “That man is no other
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Pranava.” (Linga Purana 91:71) Ma
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Kailashasamhita 14:14, 15) “Om is
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Page 66 and 67: Anonymous Commentator on Shankara
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Page 72 and 73: unwavering in that Giver of Peace.
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Page 76 and 77: eside themselves, their joy knew no
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Page 80 and 81: it, we rise higher into a state of
Page 82 and 83: means for the attainment of Brahman
Page 84 and 85: Sureshwaracharya “Om is the essen
Page 86 and 87: Swami Swahananda “The Natha Yogis
Page 88 and 89: the better for it.” (Raja Yoga, C
Page 90 and 91: “That which is manifested by the
Page 92 and 93: “God is the Syllable Om.” (Svet
Page 94 and 95: hidden God, as it were.” (Svetasv
Page 96 and 97: “The threefold worlds and the ent
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Page 104 and 105: “The sun is the form of Om.” (L
Page 106 and 107: “In this connection they cite the
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Page 114 and 115: aspire for emancipation. …He who
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Page 118 and 119: the better for it.” (Swami Viveka
Page 120 and 121: “One attains samadhi by piercing
Page 122 and 123: Akshara: Imperishable; indestructib
Page 124 and 125: who pervades all things. He Who dwe
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