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“That which is manifested by the Pranava is the Lord (Ishwara) Himself. “Swadhyaya is repetition of the Pranava. “When the yogi has recognized the power of Om to express Its meaning, the Lord, he should undertake japa and bhavanam of It on the Lord Who is signified by Om. When the yogi thus engages in japa and bhavanam of Om, his mind becomes one-pointed. So it has been said: ‘After Om japa, let him set himself in yoga [bhavanam], after yoga, let him set himself to japa. When Om japa and bhavanam come to perfection the Supreme Self [Paramatman] shines forth.’” (Vyasa, Commentary on the Yoga Sutras) 90
The Glories and Powers of Om As you can see, the amount of material in the authoritative scriptures of India and the words of realized saints regarding Om is truly surprising. Here I have arranged extracts from the previous sections to give an overview of the whole subject of the Pranava in its various aspects. Om is God (Brahman) “Om! This Syllable is Brahman.” (Amritabindu Upanishad 20) “Om is Brahman in one Syllable.” (Amritanada Upanishad 20) “This Syllable is the Parabrahman, Which it designates. …This Syllable is the Supreme Brahman.” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 1:2) “That Which is Om is the Pranava. That Which is the Pranava is the All-pervasive One, the Endless One, the Deliverer, the Subtle One, the Pure One, the Shining One, the Parabrahman, the One Absolute Existence.” (Atharvashira Upanishad 44) “The innermost Fire, the esoteric Truth underlying the knowledge of Brahman, is Brahman. Om, the Monosyllable, is that Brahman. This is what has been said by the expounders of the Vedanta.” (Brahmavidya Upanishad 1, 2) “Om is Brahman, the Primeval Being.” (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.1.1) “That [Om] is the quintessence of the essences, the Supreme, the highest.” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.3) “This [Om] is Brahman.” (Jabala Upanishad 3, 4) “I will tell you briefly of that Goal which all the Vedas with one voice propound, which all the austerities speak of, and wishing for Which people practice discipline: It is Om.” (Katha Upanishad 1. 2.15-17) “The Supreme Being is the most excellent Pranava that is taught in the Vedas.” (Mahanarayan Upanishad 8:1) “The one Syllable Om is Brahman.” (Mahanarayan Upanishad 33: 1) “Om is Brahman. …Om is the Supreme Truth. Om is all. …Salutation to Him. …O Supreme,…Thou art Om.” (Mahanarayan Upanishad 68:1,2) “Om is Brahman. …This alone is Brahman, the Brahma Pranava. This should be known. …As It alone is Brahman, this One-Lettered Brahman is shining always.” (Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad, Upadesha VIII) 82 “Brahman, the Self-Existent, says: ‘Om is My very life.’” (Pashupatabrahman Upanishad 4) “Brahman, indicated by Om, is Ishwara [God the Lord].” (Pashupatabrahman Upanishad Uttarakhanda 1) “Brahman of absolute radiance and infinitude is identified with [one with] Om. 83 The turiya-turiya of Brahman pervades the entire Pranava.” (Rama Tapini Upanishad) “Om is the Supreme Brahman.” (Svetasvatara Upanishad 1:7) “The real nature of Brahman is identical with the Pranava.” (Svetasvatara Upanishad 2:8) 82 “One syllable shines for ever in the heart as the Self.” (Ramana Maharshi) 83 This first sentence may be translated in two other ways: “Om unites with the Brahman of absolute radiance and infinitude,” or “Om unites to Brahman and Its infinite Radiance [Tejas]”–Tejas being a reference to the infinite Mahashakti or Mulaprakriti, which is also known as the Brahma Jyoti (Light of God; Light that is God). Om is the true form of God. 91
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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
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 58 and 59: Kailashasamhita 14:14, 15) “Om is
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 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
Page 108 and 109: “Having confined the mind in the
Page 110 and 111: Om confers all true and worthwhile
Page 112 and 113: scriptures and remains as consistin
Page 114 and 115: aspire for emancipation. …He who
Page 116 and 117: is the auspicious entity where all
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
Page 126: Turiya: The state of pure conscious
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