Today’s post is about a “little” Sanskrit word with an enormous meaning.
OM’s ॐ symbol is both distinct and globally recognizable:
When we chant ‘AUM’, we can feel each sound conducting through our bones and tissues – the A reverbarates from the base of the torso to the heart center, the U resonating in the throat center, the M creates vibrations in the skull and above. In the studio, [http://inthequiet.ca/] student are invited to express the sound and then reflect upon the notes individually and then as a whole, feeling the final vibrations of “mmmmm” in the body.
“What has becOMe, what is becOMing, what will becOMe – verily, all of this is OM. And what is beyond these three states of the world of time – that too, verily, is OM.” ~ Verse 1, Mandukya Upanishad, Swami Krishnananda
According to Swami Rama, there are three parts to our existence: “the mortal part – body, senses, breath, and conscious mind; the semi-mortal part – the unconscious mind and the individual self (jivatman) and the immortal part – the self or Atman.”
In the Primordial Sound Meditation course we explore these 4 aspects of consciousness in-depth, for clearer understanding.
“Penetrate deep into the word “Om”. Gradually the word will disappear and only the silence will remain. The word is a support. The meaning is within you. Om brings out that meaning which is hidden in your soul.” ~ Amit Ray, Om Chanting and Meditation
