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is the auspicious entity where all duality ceases. He by whom Om is known, is the real sage, and not so is any other man.” (Gaudapada, Mandukya Karika 24,26-29) “When the syllable Om is known, one should not think of anything whatsoever, serving any seen or unseen purpose; for he has got all his desires fulfilled.” (Shankara, Commentary on the Mandukya Karika) “Om is used to serve as a means to the meditation on Brahman. As other scriptures say, ‘This is the best help (to the realization of Brahman) and the highest.’…‘One should concentrate on the Self, uttering Om.’ 106 ‘One should meditate upon the Supreme Being only through the Syllable Om.’ 107 ‘Meditate upon the Self with the help of the Syllable Om.’ 108 And so on. Although the words ‘Brahman,’ ‘Atman,’ etc. are names of Brahman, yet on the authority of the scriptures we know that Om is Its most intimate appellation. Therefore it is the best means for the realization of Brahman.” (Shankara, Commentary on the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad) “Following the path of discrimination, let the pure mind be firmly fixed in Om.” (Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa, Nitya Sutra 12) “Devotion, reflection, power, all three merge and become Om. The ego melts into the Omkar like camphor melts in fire.” (Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa, Nitya Sutra 160) “This mantra represents both the manifest and the unmanifest aspects of God. Om is the first sound wave that rose from the Unmanifest and is the cause of the universal manifestation–creation, preservation, and dissolution. There are many who repeat only Om, still their minds, and realize the primeval Source of all manifestation. Through Om they reach the absolute, unmanifest Truth.” (Swami Ramdas) “Japa is repeating the Holy Name; through this the devotee rises to the Infinite. This boat of sacrifice and ceremonies is very frail, we need more than that to know Brahman, which alone is freedom. Liberty is nothing more than destruction of ignorance, and that can only go when we know Brahman. It is not necessary to go through all these ceremonials to reach the meaning of the Vedanta. Repeating Om is enough.” (Swami Vivekananda, Inspired Talks, Monday, July 8) “Do japa of Om, understanding and feeling its significance. Om is Sat-Chit-Ananda. Om is Infinite. Om is Immortality. Sing Om. Meditate on Om. You will attain Self-realization.” (Sivananda, Ananda Gita) “As the various devatas are the aspects or forms of the One Supreme Being, so the various bija-aksharas or bija-mantras are so many aspects or forms of the Supreme Bija or Mantra, viz., Om.” (Sivananda, Japa Yoga) Om should always be repeated “Then he should meditate [on Om] and utter It repeatedly, more than repeatedly; for no excess here is too much.” (Amritabindu Upanishad 21) “There is no time limit on the meditation and japa of the Pranava, but rather this should be continued until one casts off one’s body.” (Narasingha Tapini Upanishad) “[The aspirant] shall devote himself all the time to meditation on Brahman and the Pranava, and this way attain liberation, the state of a jivanmukta even while alive.” (Sannyasa 106 Mahanarayan Upanishad 24:1 107 Prashna Upanishad 5:5 108 Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.6 116
Upanishad) “[The sage’s] inner possession is Om, the Pranava. Till his final breath is out, he shall not abandon it.” (Satyayani Upanishad) “One should utter that by mouth, practice that with his body, and should utter that mentally, every day.” (Yogachudamanya Upanishad 87) “It is incumbent on a man to constantly recite the mantra Om which heads the list of all its compeers in respect of merit and sanctity.” (Agni Purana) “[To attain the realm (state) of Shiva], the devotee should repeat the Pranava mantra every day.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwara Samhita 11:36) “By repeating the Pranava daily the devotee becomes perpetually pure.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:22) Om should be intoned in time with the breath “Speech and breath are joined together in the Syllable Om.” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.6) Both speech and breath are manifested and reunited in Om–both in speaking Om aloud and in mentally intoning it in time with the breath. Om is the point of their origin and their return. By joining Om and the breath in japa and meditation we begin moving back to the state where they are one. “One should meditate on the breath in the mouth as the udgitha, for it is continually sounding ‘Om.’” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.5.3) In both japa and meditation we join intonations of Om to the breath because on the subtle levels the breath is always producing the sound of Om. We can even say that the soul breathes Om. So by consciously joining Om to our breathing we can link up with our soul-consciousness and enter into it. This is what is happening when during meditation our intonations of Om become more subtle and whisper-like, and from soul-consciousness we will pass into spirit-consciousness–all through Om. “With Om alone he should breathe.” (Amritabindu Upanishad 20) “Because in this manner he joins the breath, the Syllable Om, and all this in its manifoldness therefore this is called Yoga [joining]. The oneness of the breath, the mind, and likewise of the senses [through japa of Om with the breath] and the abandonment of all conditions of existence, this is designated as Yoga. One draws in the pranas by means of the Syllable Om.” (Maitri Upanishad 6:22-26) “In the breathing, that [Om] has its place in the heart that casts forth light. In the breathing that [Om] is like the action of smoke; for when there is motion of air the smoke rises to the sky in one column and follows afterward one branch after another. That is like throwing salt into water, like heat in melting butter.” (Maitri Upanishad 7:11) “[Remembrance of the Pranava] must become so automatic that you cannot breathe without remembering It.” (Sri Anandamayi Ma, in Death Must Die by Ram Alexander) “The breath of Omkar should be inside you, then there is purity.” (Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa, Nitya Sutra 124) “The Omkar should be drawn inside with the breath like water is drawn up from a well. And like the pot is let down into the well for a fresh fill, so the exhalation should be released with Om.” (Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa, Nitya Sutra 161) “Chant ‘Om’ with every breath.” (Swami Rama Tirtha) “The more you practice [repetition of Om joined with the breath] the calmer you will be. Just think of ‘Om’ and you can practice even while you are sitting at your work. You will be all 117
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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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they were revealed to the Rishis on
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Omkara Smarana Stotra 46 1) The Sup
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the mind and they are the obstacles
Page 66 and 67: Anonymous Commentator on Shankara
Page 68 and 69: Supreme Power of Divine Knowledge w
Page 70 and 71: that only one of these many-the one
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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
Page 108 and 109: “Having confined the mind in the
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Page 112 and 113: scriptures and remains as consistin
Page 114 and 115: aspire for emancipation. …He who
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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
Page 126: Turiya: The state of pure conscious
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