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Chanting the AUM
A spiritual discourse on the sacred syllable Om and the path of Sanatana Dharma.
"Oṁ is Ādi and Anādi. In the Vedas, it is said, 'Nāda Rūpa Parabrahmā.' Nāda means the resonance; that resonance is the supreme."
"Without Om, a mantra is like a body without a soul. Therefore, every mantra you have must begin with Om."
Swami Prakashanand Saraswati explains the primordial nature of Om as the supreme resonance containing the entire universe and the divine trinity. He describes it as the essential seed of all mantras, which purifies karma and leads to liberation (Moksha). He further elucidates the mantra "Om Prabhu Dīpa Nirañjana," describing it as a light that dispels the darkness of ignorance and bad karma, leading to the spotless (Niranjan) and indescribable (Alak) supreme reality, Śiva. The talk uses metaphors of the ocean and a drop of water, a leaf separated from a tree, and the water cycle to illustrate the soul's journey from and back to the divine source. The importance of gratitude, ethical conduct, and the eternal nature of Sanatana Dharma as the spiritual highway are also discussed.
Filming location: Fiji Islands
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
