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Sunday, November 06, 2011

Why do we chant Om?

JAY SHREE POOJYASHREE SHREE AMMA

JAY MAHAN BRAHMASHREE GOPALAVALLIDASAR

JAY SHREE RADHEKRISHNA SATHSANG

Radhekrishna to one and all,

In our previous post, we mentioned that the word Om has been described in manu Upanishads. In this post, let us know in detail about the same

The Katha Upanishad has:

"The goal, which all Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at, and which humans desire when they live a life of conscience, I will tell you briefly it is aum"

"The one syllable [evākara, viz. aum] is indeed Brahman. This one syllable is the highest. Whosoever knows this one syllable obtains all that he desires.

"This is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma." (1.2.15-17)

The Chāndogya Upanishad (1.1.1-1) states:

om ity-etad akaram udgītham upāsīta / aum iti hy udgāyati / tasyopavyākhyānam

"The udgi:tā ["the chanting", that is, the syllable om] is the best of all essences, the highest, deserving the highest place, the eighth."

The Bhagavad Gi:tā (8.13) states that:

Uttering the monosyllable Aum, the eternal world of Brahman, One who departs leaving the body (at death), he attains the Supreme Goal (i.e., he reaches God).

We will look into some more references of Om in our next post.

….to be continued

Section II: Information about Indian herbs

In this post let us know about Khees also known as Colostrom in English.

  • It’s a viscous milky fluid produced by a cow or a buffalo for three to four days after calving
  • It coagulates when put on the fire
  • It is difficult to digest
  • Its constipative in nature
  • It’s a general tonic and also used for ashthma

That concludes the topic for the fortnight. Till the next post on 22nd November, Radhekrishna !

Sarvam Guruvaarpanam

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