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The Sacred Symbol of Oṃ

A discourse on the sacred symbol of Oṃ and its significance.

"Oṃ is considered more holy than God itself. Everything is coming from Oṃ. Everything is existing in Oṃ, and everything will merge into Oṃ."

"Śrī means prosperity... And Gurū, you know what it is—the energy which leads us from the darkness to the light."

The speaker explains the supreme, primordial nature of Oṃ as the sound of creation from which the three guṇas and the Hindu trinity emerge. He compares its sanctity to other religious symbols before describing the meaning of the mantra "Śrī Gurū Dīpāya Namaḥ" contained within his organization's logo, which he states represents and contains the presence of Mahāprabhujī.

Oṃ is a very, very holy symbol. Oṃ is considered more holy than God itself. Do you understand? Everything is coming from Oṃ. Everything is existing in Oṃ, and everything will merge into Oṃ. This is the eternal sound, the resonance through which the entire universe is created. It is that resonance which is called Nāda-rūpa-parabrahma—Śabda Brahma, that sound as Brahma, the Supreme, the Highest. After this, the three guṇas were created: Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. And Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśa, these are coming out of the three guṇas. Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśa are known as Trigunmaya. So Oṃ is a very holy symbol. Now, let's say for Christianity, the cross is a very holy symbol, and one should not humiliate the cross. For us, the cross has the highest place. Or in Islam, Mecca and Medina, that is the holiest place and holiest symbol. So like this, in every religion, every culture, there are very holy symbols. But nothing is older than the Oṃ. So in this, our logo, there is Oṃ. Now, in this logo, there is a beautiful mantra. And in that logo is also a most beautiful mantra. And that mantra is: Śrī Gurū Dīpāya Namaḥ. And that mantra is Śrī Gurū Dīpāya Namaḥ. Śrī means prosperity. Śrī means prosperity. Śrī means happiness. Śrī means happiness. Śrī means beauty. It means beauty. And Gurū, you know what it is—the energy which leads us from the darkness to the light. It's called Gurū Tattva. And Dīp is our Mahāprabhujī. Namaḥ is salutation. Now, directly or indirectly, this mantra represents Mahāprabhujī itself. So Mahāprabhujī is sitting. When you see the logo, there is Mahāprabhujī inside.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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