Sanatan Jyoti - Bharat Sevashram Sangha

ETERNAL LIGHT ♦ SANATAN JYOTI ♦ 2013The middle curve 3 (which lies between deep sleep and the waking state)signifies the dream state (swapna).These are the three states of an individual's consciousness, The dot signifiesthe fourth state of consciousness, known in Sanskrit as turiya.Finally, the semi circle symbolizes maya and separates the dot from the otherthree curves. Thus it is the illusion of maya that prevents us from therealization of this highest state of bliss. The semi circle is open at the top, anddoes not touch the dot. This means that this highest state is not affected bymaya. Maya only affects the manifested phenomenon. We all the famousshiva mantra Om Namah Shivaya, it is Panchakshara,"having five syllables.Our body and whole universe is also made of 5 elements. Earth, fire, water,air and akash tatwa. In Namah Sivaya, Na is earth, Ma is water, Śi is fire, Vāis air, and Ya is Ākāśa. Namah shiva is preceded by syllable AUM.Whenever we are afraid, worried we should chant Aum Namah shivay. Thattakes all of our negative energies away from us.~~~46BHARAT SEVASHRAM SANGHA OF NORTH AMERICA, CHICAGO