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firmly established in the four-fold state, is of the character of the Pranava.” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 1:10a) “All the gods enter Om, to be entirely absorbed therein” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 2:2,3) “Om is the single-syllabled mantra. The all-pervading Shiva is stationed in it.” (Linga Purana 85:33) Om IS all the gods “Since all the gods enter Om, to be entirely absorbed therein, that Omkara is of the character of Vishnu. Since It causes all things apart from It to expand, by drawing them into Its superabundance, It is Brahma.” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 2:2,3) “Om becomes [seen as] the all-pervading Mahadeva [Shiva].” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 2:5) “The one substance which is predicated by the term All, that is the source wherefrom all the gods and all the Vedas took their origin and wherein they attain final repose, which is firmly established in the four-fold state, is of the character of the Pranava.” (Atharvashikha Upanishad 1:10a) “All the gods take their origin from Om.” (Dhyanabindu Upanishad 15,16) “Salutations unto Thee [Vishnu] who art the embodiment of Om.” (Hayagriva Upanishad) “He Who is the exalted God Narasingha [Vishnu] is also Om; to Him be salutations.” (Narasingha Purva-Tapiniya Upanishad) “Salutations to that Om which is the true form of Rama, and is the foremost of the Vedas.” (Rama Tapini Upanishad) “The illustrious Rama, the exalted One, is Om: salutations to Him.” (Rama Uttara Tapiniya Upanishad) “This Pranava is Indra, is everything that exists. …All is the Pranava. Indra is the movable and the immovable, so they say, but Indra is the Pranava. …Indra said: ‘What I am, the Pranava is; It is invoked as My form.’” (Shaunaka Upanishad) “From the Pranava is generated Brahma; from the Pranava is generated Vishnu, from the Pranava is generated Shiva; the Pranava verily becomes the Transcendent [Para, or Highest]; the Pranava alone is manifest.” (Yogachudamanya Upanishad 77,78) “Om is the transcendent radiance wherein desire, action, and so also knowledge, inhere in a threefold manner as Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu.” (Yogachudamanya Upanishad 86) “That mantra, made up of Shiva and Shakti [Divine Consciousness and Divine Power], is the Pranava. …This mantra is said to be the seat of divine consciousness, the sound form of Shiva that embodies His qualities.” (Yogashikha Upanishad 2:5,6) “That transcendent radiance is Om in Which there stand all the worlds and Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, all the worlds, all speech, and the Vedas.” (Yogashikha Upanishad 6:56,57) “Shiva is expressible through the single Syllable, Om.” (Linga Purana 17:63) “The initial mantra of the Vedas is Om, the Pranava that expresses Shiva.” (Shiva Purana, Kailashasamhita 14:14, 15) “[Om] indicates Shiva and Shakti.” (Shiva Purana, Vidyeshwara Samhita 10:20) “Shiva is the Pranava and the Pranava is Shiva. …Shiva is that which is expressed by the single-syllabled Om.” (Shiva Purana. Vayaviyasamhita 35:43,46) “Shiva is the Pranava and the Pranava is Shiva.” (Shiva Purana, Kailashasamhita 3:5) “She [Mahashakti] is known as Uma because She is the very essence of the sacred 98
monosyllable Om. …Since She exists as a ray of light in one who has been awakened by the contemplation of the subtle inner vibrations produced by the sound of Om, She is known as Indukala [ray of the moon].” (Yoga Vashishtha 6:2:84) “From the same Om have come Om Shiva, Om Kali and Om Krishna.” 87 (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Majumdar translation: 5.13.1) “The Shiva in the heart is steady, is One, is Omkar.” (Avadhuta Nityananda Paramhansa, Nitya Sutra 93) Om is the key to our spirit (atman) “He obtains wishes by singing [intoning], who knowing this, meditates on the udgitha [Om] as the syllable. This, with regard to the self.” (Chandogya Upanishad 1.2.14) Lest we misunderstand and think that Om is to be employed to fulfill just any desire or whim, in this verse the sage informs us that the “wishes” gained through meditation on Om are those relating to the self, the immortal spirit; that those who have lost the consciousness of the self shall regain it through Om meditation. “The Self [atman] is of the nature of the Syllable Om.” (Mandukya Upanishad 1.8.12) “On the great throne of one’s own heart one should install the atman by means of Om.” (Narasingha Uttara-Tapiniya Upanishad) “Directly realize the self by meditating on Om.” (Vedantasara Upanishad 1) “By the repetition of the Pranava the Turiya-Turiya Brahman flashes forth in the form of the non-relative atman.” (Yogashikha Upanishad 2:14) “From the Pranava you will get illumination of the atma. Om and atma are closely connected.” (Sri Anandamayi Ma, in Death Must Die by Ram Alexander) “Earnest seekers who, incessantly and with a steady mind, repeat ‘Om’ will attain success. By repetition of the pure ‘Om’ the mind is withdrawn from sense objects and becomes one with the Self.” (Ramana Maharshi, Sri Ramana Gita 3:10,11, Ganapati Muni) Om IS our spirit (atman) “It has been said elsewhere, ‘This Om is the sound form of this [Self].’” (Maitri Upanishad 6:5) “The Self [atman] is of the nature of the Syllable Om. Thus the Syllable Om is the very Self. He who knows It thus enters the Self [Supreme Spirit] with his self [individual spirit].” (Mandukya Upanishad 1,8,12) “Meditate on Om as the Self.” (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.3-6) “The Atman of the four states and the Pranava are one.” (Narasingha Tapini Upanishad) “Om is the atman himself.” (Narasingha Uttara-Tapiniya Upanishad) “The Pranava is the atman.” (Parabrahman Upanishad) “‘I’ denotes Om. …I am that which consists of Consciousness [Chit], I am Om.” (Rama Uttara Tapiniya Upanishad) “‘I am that Om alone, having been freed from every other thing.’ This [realization] results from meditation on Om, as well as the knowledge of the nature of Brahman.” (Shandilya Upanishad 6:32) “Om is a single syllable that is of the nature of the self [atma]. …Om is the true form of the 87 By “Om Shiva, Om Kali and Om Krishna” is meant “Shiva Who is Om, Kali Who is Om, and Krishna Who is Om.” Shiva, Kali, and Krishna are manifestations of the one Om, Satchidananda Brahman. 99
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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
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 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 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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