| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All
things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was
made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the
light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came
for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might
believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the
world. He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world
knew him not. He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not
of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and
truth. (Bible- John Chapter 1:1-14)
The Aum vibration that reverberates throughout the universe (the "Word" or "Voice of many waters" of the Bible) has three manifestations or hunas, those of creation, preservation, and destruction. (Taittiriya Upanishad 1:8) The infinite potencies of sound derive from the Creative Word, Aum, the cosmic vibratory power behind all atomic energies. Any word spoken with clear realization and deep concentration has a materializing value. Loud or silent repetition of inspiring words has been found effective in Coueism and similar systems of psychotherapy: the secret lies in the stepping-up of the mind's vigratory rate. Aum of the Vedas became the sacred word Hum of the Tibetans, Amin of the Moslems, and Amen of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians. Its meaning in Hebrew is sure, faithful. (Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda page 22n, 14n and 277n) The syllable OM, which is the imperishable Brahman, is the universe. Whatsoever has existed, whatsoever exists, whatsoever shall exist hereafter, is Om. And whatsoever transcends past, present, and future, that also is Om. All this that we see without is Brahman. This Self that is within is Brahman. This Self which is one with OM, has three aspects, and beyond these three, different from them and indefinable- The Fourth. This Self, beyond all words, is the syllable OM. This syllable, though indivisible, consists of three letters--- A-U-M. Vaiswanara, the Self as the universal person in his physical being (Acting Body), corresponds to the first letter--A. Whosoever knows Vaiswanara obtains what he desires, and becomes the first among men. Taijasa, the Self as the universal person in his mental being (Thinking Body), corresponds to the second letter--U. Taijasa and the letter U both stand in dream, between waking and sleeping. Whosoever knows Taijasa grows in wisdom, and is highly honored. Prajna, the Self as the universal person in dreamless sleep (Feeling Body), corresponds to the third letter--M. He is the origin and the end of all. Whosoever knows Prajna knows all things. The Fourth, the Self, is Om, the indivisible syllable. This syllable
is unutterable, and beyond mind. In it the manifold universe disappears.
It is the supreme good--One without a second. Whosoever knows OM, the Self,
becomes the Self. (The Upanishads translated by Swami Prabhavananda and
Frederick Manchester- Mandukya Upanishad p.50&51)
OM is Brahman. OM is all. He who meditates on OM attains to Brahman.
(The Upanishads-Taittiriya Upanishad p. 54)
Affix to the Upanishad, the bow incomparable, the sharp arrow of devotional worship; then, whith mind absorbed and heart milted in Love, draw the arrow and hit the mark--the imperishable Brahman. Om is the bow, the arrow is the individual being, and Brahman is the target. With a tranquil heart, take aim. Lose thyself in him, even as the arrow is lost in the target. Within the lotus of the heart he dwells, where, like the spokes of a wheel in its hub, the nerves meet. Meditate on him as OM. Easily, may you cross the sea of darkness. This Self who understands all, who knows all, and whose glory is manifest in the universe, lives within the lotus of the heart, the bright throne of Brahman. By the pure in heart is he known. The Self exists in man, within the lotus of the heart, and is the master of his life and of his body. With mind illuminated by power of meditation, the wise know him, the blissful, the immortal. The knot of the heart, which is ignorance, is loosed, all doubts are dissolved, all evil effects of deeds are destroyed, when he who is both personal and impersonal is realized. In effulgent lotus of the heart dwells Brahman, who is passionless
and indivisible. He is pure, hes is the light of lights. Him the knowers
of the Self attain. (The Upanishads-Mundaka Upanishad p. 46)
Of vibrations I AM the transcendental OM. Of sacrifices I AM the
chanting of the Holy Names. (Bhagavad Gita- Ch. 10:25)
I AM the taste of water, the light of the sun and the moon, the syllable
OM in Vedic mantras; I AM the sound in ether and ability in man. (Bhagavad
Gita- Ch. 7:8)
These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning
of the creation of God; (Jesus- Bible- Re. 3:14)
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. (Bible- Eze. 43:2) Through the divine eye in the foraehead (east), the yogi sails his
consciousness into onmipresence, hearing the Word or Aum, divine sound
of "many waters": the vibrations of light that constitute the sole reality
of creation. (Autobiography of a Yogi- p. 312)
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they
also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because
of him. Even so, Amen. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the
ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come,
the Almighty. (Bible- Revelation 1:7-8)
The reckoning day will come to every man; then will the tares be gathered up and cast into the fire and be burned. Then will the good shine forth as suns in the kingdom of the soul. And Philip said, Must men and women suffer in the flames because they have not found the way of life? And Jesus said, The fire purifies. The chemist throws into the fire
the ores that hold all kinds of dross. The useless metal seems to be consumed;
but not a grain of gold is lost. There is no man that has not in him gold
that cannot be destroyed. The evil things of men are all consumed in fire;
the gold survives. (Jesus- Aquarian Gospel ch. 116:11-16)
God gave the saving Word to me, and I have often spoken it and healed
the sick, drove unclean spirits out, and raised the dead. And I have shown
you how to speak the Word; and I have given you the Word. (Jesus- Aquarian
Gospel ch. 127:10-11)
Now you are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you. (Jesus-Bible- John: 15:3) The Symbol of OM at the Heart Chakra-
The Symbol of the Eternal Breath is the Native Symbol of the Heart Chakra on the Governing Vessel, The Chakra of OM. This symbol is also called the Caduceus. The Breath of the Eternal Symbol shows the path of breath and Prana as it flows through the body. The breath enters at the nose (head of the two serpents-Ida and Pingala). The Prana of Breath then winds its way down around the chakras to the base of the Kundalini and enters the Sushumna at the base of the spine and rises up through the chakras on both the Conceptual Vessel and Governing Vessel.
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