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Kailashasamhita 14:14, 15) “Om is the expresser of the Paramatman [the Supreme Self]. It shall be known as the great mantra [mahamantra] by the expert sages. This great mantra is subtle.” (Shiva Purana, Kailashasamhita 16:38, 39) This final point is very important, for the true form and nature of Om is that subtle Pranava which is only experienced through the meditation of Om. Its effect is also subtle. “The devotee should worship with the Syllable Om.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 16:110) Om is the essence of worship. Being infinite, when we offer It to God we offer Him everything–including His own Self. If we always remember Om our entire life will be an act of worship. “The Pranava means an excellent boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence [samsara]. Or Pranava may mean ‘There is no world for you,’ 42 or it may mean ‘That which leads to salvation.’ Or it may mean ‘That which leads to new knowledge.’ 43 After annihilating all karmas it gives the persons who repeat the mantra a fresh knowledge of the pure soul.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:4-8) “Om is for the liberated living soul. When the body is destroyed he completely merges in Shiva undoubtedly. The repeater of the mantra certainly attains yogic communion with Shiva. A person who repeats the mantra certainly attains yogic communion.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:10-12) “The Pranava shall be recited and repeated by those who desire all their sins annihilated.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:15) “If the devotee repeats the Pranava he becomes pure.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:18) “By repeating the Pranava daily the devotee becomes perpetually pure. Thereafter the repetition of the mantra is conducive to the achievement of desires.A devotee who [through the] repetitions of the Pranava is thus fully enlightened shall master Shuddha Yoga. A person who has thus mastered Shuddha Yoga becomes certainly a liberated living soul [jivanmukta]. A mahayogi who performs japa and meditation perpetually of Shiva in the form of the Pranava, certainly becomes Shiva Himself. The devotee who practises the japa of Pranava becomes a sage.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwarasamhita 17:22-26) Om Yoga is here referred to as Shuddha (Pure) Yoga–the Yoga of Purification–because it purifies the yogi from the impurities of ignorance and karmic bonds, setting him free into the real of Pure Spirit–Shuddha Atma. 42 “There is no world for you” in the sense that all karmas have been dissolved, all ignorance dispelled, and therefore there is no longer any impulsion toward rebirth in this or any other world. 43 All of these are plays on words–the three syllables Pra, Na, and Va being the roots of the words, or vice-versa. 58
“[In the beginning] there manifested the singly-syllabled Brahman as the word Om. It expressed Brahman.” (Shiva Purana. Vayaviyasamhita 35:1) “The unmanifest Pranava was transmuted into the Veda.” (Shiva Purana. Vayaviyasamhita 35:6) “Whatever object there is, whether compounded or separated, is indicated by the Pranava. Therefore, this single-syllabled Brahman is the expression of all meanings. Therefore at the outset Shiva creates the universe, saying ‘Om.’ Shiva is the Pranava and the Pranava is Shiva. That is because there is no difference between that which is named and the name [the designated and the designator]. Shiva is that which is expressed by the single-syllabled Om. …Thus they call Me Om.” (Shiva Purana. Vayaviyasamhita 35:42-46,53) “Repetition of Om is known as rising to Shiva’s world [loka]. Japa of Om purifies the mind. At the time of meditation the japa of Om should be mental.” 44 The tangled mind is the foremost problem for the aspirant. Japa and meditation of Om untangle the mind and make it clear (purified). The Purana also makes it clear that japa and meditation are done in silence, mentally. Srimad Bhagavatam Mahapurana “The Holy Lord said: Seated on a seat of moderate height with his body erect in a comfortable posture, placing both his hands on his lap and steadying his gaze on the tip of his nose, and having fully controlled his senses, he should manifest in his mind the sound of the Pranava–continuous as the ringing of a bell–as extending uninterruptedly, fine as a fiber of a lotus stalk.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.14.32-34) The idea is that the meditator should intone Om continuously (in time with his breath), relaxing his awareness into the inner sound that should become increasingly subtle, “fine as a fiber of a lotus stalk.” “I am the Pranava.” (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.16.11) “In the beginning [in the Satya Yuga] the Pranava alone formed the Veda.” (Srimad Bhagavatam) In Indian reckoning a Yuga is an Age–one of the divisions of evolutionary time. There are four Yugas, known as Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapara Yuga and Kali Yuga. The Satya Yuga is the highest age in which spiritual consciousness is most highly developed in human beings. In that age there are no rituals, hymns, or prayers–only Om. And for those who are approaching higher consciousness, in whatever age they may be living, Om becomes their sole spiritual support. According to this and other scriptures, the Vedas were not utilized in the Satya Yuga–but were only given to the world in the Treta Yuga. So Vedic Dharma is not really based on the Vedas but on Om–of Which they are considered to be a later evolute. The Vedas were the earliest formal scriptures, that is true, but according to this passage from the Srimad Bhagavatam 44 Unfortunately, the reference was not noted for this. 59
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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
Page 8 and 9: Syllable [Asvara]; Asvara which is
Page 10 and 11: If we would become immortal and unc
Page 12 and 13: for that is the true(r) Om. Om is I
Page 14 and 15: Om does not reveal all things as an
Page 16 and 17: stabilize his consciousness within
Page 18 and 19: source from which it has been separ
Page 20 and 21: of the all, for his final repose. W
Page 22 and 23: of the Vedas. When creation is with
Page 24 and 25: consciousness absorbed in Me. Then
Page 26 and 27: Meditation, the method by which we
Page 28 and 29: Although there is a tremendous amou
Page 30 and 31: propeller which is in the form of l
Page 32 and 33: Itself often called “darkness”
Page 34 and 35: Brahman] are praised, worshipped, a
Page 36 and 37: mind along with all the pranas, kno
Page 38 and 39: thoughts emanating from the subcons
Page 40 and 41: is verily ‘this Brahman’ which
Page 42 and 43: The Paramahansa Parivrajaka Upanish
Page 44 and 45: as a metaphysical magnet, drawing t
Page 46 and 47: Prana not only means breath or the
Page 48 and 49: Om is the very image-manifestation
Page 50 and 51: evolving consciousness, from a germ
Page 52 and 53: “Whoever at the end of the three-
Page 54 and 55: Agni Purana “That man is no other
Page 56 and 57: Pranava.” (Linga Purana 91:71) Ma
Page 60 and 61: they were revealed to the Rishis on
Page 62 and 63: Omkara Smarana Stotra 46 1) The Sup
Page 64 and 65: 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
Page 72 and 73: unwavering in that Giver of Peace.
Page 74 and 75: through every power of your body. L
Page 76 and 77: eside themselves, their joy knew no
Page 78 and 79: himself in the Supreme Brahman.”
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
Page 98 and 99: firmly established in the four-fold
Page 100 and 101: Self.” (Tarasara Upanishad) “I
Page 102 and 103: means for the attainment of Brahman
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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“Having confined the mind in the
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Om confers all true and worthwhile
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scriptures and remains as consistin
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aspire for emancipation. …He who
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is the auspicious entity where all
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the better for it.” (Swami Viveka
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“One attains samadhi by piercing
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Akshara: Imperishable; indestructib
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who pervades all things. He Who dwe
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Turiya: The state of pure conscious
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