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Bija, Pranava, Realization: A Dialogue

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I thought some of you might find this dialogue useful. I've kept the

names anonymous to protect the innocent (an not-so-innocent *lol*). Enjoy!

 

Sadhak 1: The Bija, for me, is a seed which can potentially generate a

large variation of immanence. Just like there could be a million

different kinds of mango seeds, but they all create different-looking

mango trees.

 

Sadhak 2: Yes, there are a lot of Beejas. But if you take a mango and

say it's a turmeric, that will not make it turmeric. Adding mango

where turmeric is needed will not make the curry palatable. No

offense, okay?

 

Sadhak 1 : What is the difference between Sauh and Svaha

 

Sadhak 2: SauH is a BIja mantra

 

Sadhak 1 : Svaha is feminine ending?

 

Sadhak 2: Svaahaa is invocation of Agni's wife Swaahaa to take the

offering to the gods. It is NOT a BIJa mantra

 

Sadhak 1 : I am not a Sanskritologist, but I have practiced some

meditation techniques that I don't find in the mainstream, using bijas

– or what I call seed sounds.

 

Sadhak 2: Okay. Well, you see, I do not know anything of meditation

and whatnot, so I cannot really argue on that.

 

Sadhak 1 : Well, for instance, AUM can be chanted in many ways:

AAAUUUMMMM; or AUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM; or

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

Sadhak 2: What's this? Pranava?

 

Sadhak 1 : Pranava, yes. So ultimately, sound is another tanmatra; a

product of ahamkara. It's what the sound from the realm below, of

ahamkara, does to the realm above, of ahamkara -- which is the effect

of the mantra.

 

Sadhak 2: I see. But the problem is, there is only one way sound can

exist, as delineated by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutra. It's "sa shabdo

Pranava;" not "sa shabdaaH pranava." That means there is only one

sound called pranava. The others, therefore, are not pranava; but

something else. But then, I am no expert.

 

Sadhak 1 : Well, I follow the Shiv sutras, not Patanjali. And

according to the Shiv sutras., the methods of Patanjali are the most

inferior, using all the things below the realm of ahamkara, the false

"I"-maker.

Sadhak 2 : As I told you, I am not that learned or anything. But have

you actually read the Shiv sutras?

 

Sadhak 1 : Vyakaranam, shiksha, etc. I like to learn, but I like to

meditate and understand things for myself.

 

Sadhak 2 : These are things for which you need a teacher. It will be

easier and faster. But if you are determined to teach yourself, I

would suggest you study Sanskrit first and then read texts in

original, at the very least.

 

Sadhak 1: Why should i study Sanskrit? It's only a vaikhari form –

only emanation. I remember long ago meeting a Jewish fellow who felt

the sounds of the Hebrew language also denote ultimate reality.

 

Sadhak 2: Well then, you will be attempting to reinvent the wheel

without the necessary expertise.

 

Sadhak 1: True knowledge arises from silence, from the core.

 

Sadhak 2: Yes. Provided there is a base.

 

Sadhak 1: The base is the core itself. Tvameva sarvam mama deva deva.

 

Sadhak 2: Then why not go to the Golden Gate Bridge and jump off it,

reciting that. Will the "deva deva" immediately protect you, if you

haven't yet realized it? Merely mouthing clichés will not give results.

 

Sadhak 1: But see, my mind does not create such false things. So I

know that I am the deva, protecting myself. I have realized him. I

have to know that he is me – or she is me. This is the path. All

notions have to be dissolved: I am learned, I am stupid, I am wise, I

am Indian, etc.

 

Sadhak 2: Yes, but until you KNOW you are One – and not just know, but

experience, you are still a traveler. Until then you should use all

available tools. But use them properly.

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