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Samadhi:-<br><br>SIGNIFICANCE OF AUM : AUM IS THOUGHT TO BE THE ETERNAL SOUND.

IT IS SAID THAT THE WORLD OMMMM WAS PRONOUNCED BY

GOD TO START THE UNIVERSE. IT IS THE SOUND THAT GIVES

CONSCIOUSNESS TO THE MOTHER NATURE TO START ACTING. Aum has

three sounds A...U....M. " A " signifies the beginning

of the universe. U signifies the life period of

universe and M signifies the destruction of the Universe.

Hence Om is the only word which notifies the three main

work of God that is creation, operation and

destruction of srishti (Universe). This represents the three

first forms of God viz. are Brahmaa (creator), Vishnu

(operator) and the destructor (The Shiva). <br><br> Most of

the mantra in Hinduism start with the word AUM,

because AUM is the consciousness and the other words in a

mantra are Nature or Prakriti. AUMin itself is a

complete Mantra and its chanting is sacred and brings

enlightenment. It is truely called MAHA MANTRA. In

Kathopanishada, Yama, the God of death while telling Nachiketa

about the ultimate truth declares :-<br><br> "

Aitdveyvaaksharam brahm eitdvayakshram param !<br> etdveyaksharam

gyatva yo yadichchchti tasya tat !!<br> (kathopanishda

1/2/16)<br> God with qualities, and supreme Brahm without

qualities, are both represented by word "AUM" and those who

chant it they go to the highest goal as per their

wishes" <br><br>In Gita also bhagwan Sri Krishna declares

:<br><br> omitykaaksharam brahm vyaharnmamanusmaran<br> yaa

prayati tyjandeham sa yati parma gatim<br> <br> (Gita

8/13)<br> The one who understandsAUM and chants it thinking

it as my name, he gets the highest abode, after

leaving the body.<br><br> So the power of AUMis

undisputable. Its chanting, purifies the brain and controls the

desires and takes one to the supreme

consciousness.<br><br>WITH OTHER MANTRAS : If you have a Guru Mantra to

chant, there is no harm is Chanting AUM alongwith that

Mantra. Because AUMremains on the highest place in

Mantras, Your Guru Mantra will not be affected by this

chanting, rather it will give boost to your personal

Mantra.<br><br>THE WAY OF CHANTING : AUM should be chanted in such a

way that it is divided into three parts

AU.....MMM...HNHNHNHN. The o and m portion should be for the 25% of the

total time taken, and HNHNHN (The end vibrations sound

of OM) should be chanted for 75% of the total time.

Normally in the beginning one chanting may take 20-25

seconds, but slowly it will increase and when it reaches

one chant per 40 seconds, it is stable and ready to

give results. The inhaling between two chants should

not be quick. It should be steady and slow (Normally

in the beginning it tends to be fast). While

inhaling speak mentally "Uttapann karta, Palankarta,

Nashtakarta Ishwar (Or creator, operator and destroyer the

God)" while inhaling. It will not only remind you of

the aim of Mantra but also regularises your

inhalation. The best time to do OM meditation is either 5 am

in the morning or empty stomach in the evening.

After chanting OM for about 15/20 minutes (increase 5

minutes every week), and then sit down or lie down

quietly and feel the vibrations of HNNN (the last sound

of OM) spreading all over the body and centering on

Agya Chakra (Between eyes on the forehead). This time

no thought should enter the mind.