Meditation on the Udgitha (OM) as THIS and THAT

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Salutations to Thakur, Guru, and Ma ! OM. May the different limbs of my body,

my tongue, prana, eyes, ears,and my strength, and also all the other

sense-organs, be nourished! All, indeed, is Brahman, as is declared in the

Upanishads. May I never deny Brahman! May Brahman never deny me! May there never

be denial on the part of Brahman! May there never be denial on my part! May all

the virtues described in the Upanishads belong to me, who am devoted to Atman!

Yea, may they all belong to me! Om. Peace! Peace1 Peace! Meditation On the

Udgitha as the Sun and the Vyana. One should meditate on the Udgitha as the Sun

who gives warmth. When the Sun rises he sings the Udgitha for the benefit of

all. When he rises he destroys darkness and fear. He who knows this becomes the

destroyer of darkness and fear. Prana and the Sun are the same. They both give

warmth. The vital breath, prana, keeps the body warm while it remains in the

body, but never returns to it at the time of death. The Sun, however, after

having set, returns the next day. Breathing out and Breathing in: One should

meditate on the Udgitha as the Vyana--the junction of the prana (breathing out)

and the apana (breathing in). This Vyana is speech. When one utters speech one

stops the prana and the apana. As the Sun goes out and comes back, so does the

breathing out, prana, and the breathing in, apana. This they call Svara---what

goes out, and That they call Pratyasvara--what returns. Therefore one should

meditate on the Udgitha as This and That. Satchitananda Kathy (Part I,

Chapter III of the CHHANDOGYA UPANISHAD by Swami Nikhilananda) Sri

Sankaracharya: "OM. Salutation to the Supreme Self.The purpose of meditation is

to procure a support for the mind, approved by the teachings of the scriptures,

and to make uniformed states of mind flow towards It in such a way that, they

will not be interrupted by any states foreign to them. These meditations help

to purify the mind, reveal the true nature of objects, and are conducive to the

Knowledge of Non-duality. Furthermore, they can be easily practised on account

of their being based upon certain supports. Hence these meditations are

described at the beginning of the Upanishad. The tendency to action is strong

in a man; it is extemely difficult to renounce action and dedicate the mind to

meditation. Therefore the Upanishads deal, at the onset, only with the

meditation which forms a part of ritualistic action."

 

 

 

 

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