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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Why do we chant Om?

JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA

JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR

JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Dear Readers,

Radhekrishna once again,

In the previous post we started with the topic of “Om”. Let us know more about it in this post.

The vibration of "OM" symbolizes the manifestation of God in form ("sāguna brahman"). "OM" is the reflection of the absolute reality, it is said to be "Adi Anadi", without beginning or the end and embracing all that exists. The mantra "OM" is the name of God, the vibration of the Supreme. When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy (Shakti) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti (creation), Vishnu Shakti (preservation) and Shiva Shakti (liberation, and/or destruction)

The syllable is mentioned in all the Upanishads, specially elaborated upon in the Taittiriya, Chāndogya and Māndukya Upanishad set forth as the object of profound religious meditation, the highest spiritual efficacy being attributed not only to the whole word but a lso to the three sounds a (a-kāra), u (u-kāra), m (ma-kāra), of which it consists. A-kara means form or shape like earth, trees, or any other object. U-kāra means formless or shapeless like water, air or fire. Ma-kāra means neither shape nor shapeless (but still exists) like the dark energy content of the Universe. When we combine all three syllables we get AUM which is a combination of A-kāra, U-kāra, and Ma-kāra.

Let us know about the reference of Om in various upanishads in the next post.

… to be continued

Section II: Information about Indian herbs

In this post, let us know about Katai Chhoti also known as Solanum Xanthocarpum in Latin.

  • It’s a spreading herb with thorns and violet flowers
  • Its fruits are of the same size as large plums
  • It’s a good blood purifier
  • It acts as an antiseptic for the mouth
  • It also acts as killer of intestinal parasites
  • It's used as a purgative

That concludes the topic for the fortnight. Till the next post keep chanting Radhekrishna Krishnaradhe Radhekrishna Krishnaradhe

Radhekrishna Krishnaradhe Radhekrishna Krishnaradhe

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

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