Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 To hear the mantra, .. http://www.omshaantih.com/Scriptures/Rig_Veda/Gayatri/Mantra.htm =============================================== THE GAYATRI HYMN "The Hymn of hymns, oh Uddhava, is the Gayatri hymn. I shall explain it to thee from the beginning to end; pray hear." (Ekanathi Bhagawata XXI). The Lord says, "Oh Uddhava, Gayatri hymn is the bedrock of all hymns." All means many. That in virtue of which this number comes to be experienced is Gayatri. The tri-syllabic A+U+M means Omkar - The Logos. The next step starts with two numbers. The first one is the consciousness of one's own being. It is the natural characteristic, the unuttered word. It is the unknowingly spoken word given out everywhere and every moment and no one knows about it. This word, uttered unawares, is the Gayatri hymn, the basis of all hymns. Innumerable words are spoken subsequently; and all the universes spring from them, but the prime source of all is the Gayatri Chhandas, the unspoken word, the unuttered sound. Everyone has the same experience, and what is the experience born of this unspoken word? One's own being. There are innumerable varieties of being from the ant to the gods, but what is the original being? It is Gayatri. The experience of this being is one's own being. This Gayatri Chhandas comes first, the rest only follows. The characteristic of that being is explained by the Lord as follows: "What is the nature of that hymn? Even though there be the power to create innumerable universes, it cannot be left hold of." The original sound of the unasked for, unspoken, unthought of and unuttered word was born in the form of Chakrapani and it is unique to him; but not recognizing it, the Perfect has come to be a deplorable creature through graded degeneration in the course of the temporal process. The pursuit of the Chhandas is fascinating. For everyone, it is the same awareness of being, the unspoken word, yet spoken. In spite of the efforts of the four Vedas, six Shastras and eighteen Puranas, its interpretation remains incomplete ? Still there is the uninterrupted fascination for the Gayatri Chhandas. What does Gayatri Chhandas mean? It is the awareness of your own being, it is whatever you understand without speech. Wherever there is life, there is the hymn to support it. It vibrates in us, and in spite of years of miserable drudgery, we do not feel like parting with it. In virtue of this Gayatri hymn Sri Rama and Sri Vishnu came to this earth as incarnations, but they mastered it. This unwitting consciousness of your own being is the same in us and in them, but they did it consciously and experienced it as such. Other beings get only to the surface of the meaning, which is only a perversion thereof; the yawning of the creatures lets out the syllables A+U+M. Meditate on the meaning as you have understood above. You are Chakrapani, the being with a thousand hands and heads, the unuttered sound. The word and its resounding sense are the first Person, and are experienced as such. The sign of the experience is complete satisfaction of the mind. Gayatri hymn is the substratum of the satisfaction of all and it bursts forth spontaneously, for the sound is ever glorious. The name that resounds in you without being uttered is your own indwelling spirit. It is enough if you silently listen to the ten sounds, five resoundings, dual reverberation and the single voice, and the symphony of them all. This basic Gayatri hymn is with you only. ============================================================= from Self Knowledge and Self Realization by Nisargadatta Maharaj http://itisnotreal.com/Self-Knowledge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hello Joyce, I could not find a place to hear the mantra here--just a page with the mantra on it. Any suggestions? Jill On Dec 10, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Lady Joyce wrote: > To hear the mantra, .. > >  > >  http://www.omshaantih.com/Scriptures/Rig_Veda/Gayatri/Mantra.htm > >  > > > =============================================== > > THE GAYATRI HYMN > >  > >   > >   “The Hymn of hymns, oh Uddhava, is the Gayatri hymn. I shall > explain it to thee from the beginning to end; pray hear.†(Ekanathi > Bhagawata XXI). > >  > >   The Lord says, “Oh Uddhava, Gayatri hymn is the bedrock of all > hymns.†All means many. That in virtue of which this number comes to > be experienced is Gayatri. The tri-syllabic A+U+M means Omkar – The > Logos. The next step starts with two numbers. The first one is the > consciousness of one’s own being. It is the natural characteristic, > the unuttered word. It is the unknowingly spoken word given out > everywhere and every moment and no one knows about it. This word, > uttered unawares, is the Gayatri hymn, the basis of all hymns. > Innumerable words are spoken subsequently; and all the universes > spring from them, but the prime source of all is the Gayatri Chhandas, > the unspoken word, the unuttered sound. Everyone has the same > experience, and what is the experience born of this unspoken word? > One’s own being. > >  > >   There are innumerable varieties of being from the ant to the gods, > but what is the original being? It is Gayatri. The experience of this > being is one’s own being. This Gayatri Chhandas comes first, the rest > only follows. The characteristic of that being is explained by the > Lord as follows: “What is the nature of that hymn? Even though there > be the power to create innumerable universes, it cannot be left hold > of.†The original sound of the unasked for, unspoken, unthought of and > unuttered word was born in the form of Chakrapani and it is unique to > him; but not recognizing it, the Perfect has come to be a deplorable > creature through graded degeneration in the course of the temporal > process. > >  > >   The pursuit of the Chhandas is fascinating. For everyone, it is the > same awareness of being, the unspoken word, yet spoken. In spite of > the efforts of the four Vedas, six Shastras and eighteen Puranas, its > interpretation remains incomplete ? Still there is the uninterrupted > fascination for the Gayatri Chhandas. > >  > >   What does Gayatri Chhandas mean? It is the awareness of your own > being, it is whatever you understand without speech. Wherever there is > life, there is the hymn to support it. It vibrates in us, and in spite > of years of miserable drudgery, we do not feel like parting with it. > In virtue of this Gayatri hymn Sri Rama and Sri Vishnu came to this > earth as incarnations, but they mastered it. This unwitting > consciousness of your own being is the same in us and in them, but > they did it consciously and experienced it as such. Other beings get > only to the surface of the meaning, which is only a perversion > thereof; the yawning of the creatures lets out the syllables A+U+M. > >  > >   Meditate on the meaning as you have understood above. You are > Chakrapani, the being with a thousand hands and heads, the unuttered > sound. The word and its resounding sense are the first Person, and are > experienced as such. The sign of the experience is complete > satisfaction of the mind. Gayatri hymn is the substratum of the > satisfaction of all and it bursts forth spontaneously, for the sound > is ever glorious. The name that resounds in you without being uttered > is your own indwelling spirit. > >  > >   It is enough if you silently listen to the ten sounds, five > resoundings, dual reverberation and the single voice, and the symphony > of them all. This basic Gayatri hymn is with you only. > >  > >  > >  > >  > > ============================================================= > > from Self Knowledge and Self Realization by Nisargadatta Maharaj > >  > > http://itisnotreal.com/Self-Knowledge.html >  >  > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hey Jill-ji: When I go to the page, it does play. It takes a little time to upload to your system, but it should play, at least on Internet Explorer. Joyce - Jill Eggers Monday, December 11, 2006 5:18 PM Re: Self Knowledge and Self Realization-18 Hello Joyce, I could not find a place to hear the mantra here--just a page with the mantra on it. Any suggestions? Jill On Dec 10, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Lady Joyce wrote: To hear the mantra, .. http://www.omshaantih.com/Scriptures/Rig_Veda/Gayatri/Mantra.htm =============================================== THE GAYATRI HYMN “The Hymn of hymns, oh Uddhava, is the Gayatri hymn. I shall explain it to thee from the beginning to end; pray hear.†(Ekanathi Bhagawata XXI). The Lord says, “Oh Uddhava, Gayatri hymn is the bedrock of all hymns.†All means many. That in virtue of which this number comes to be experienced is Gayatri. The tri-syllabic A+U+M means Omkar – The Logos. The next step starts with two numbers. The first one is the consciousness of one’s own being. It is the natural characteristic, the unuttered word. It is the unknowingly spoken word given out everywhere and every moment and no one knows about it. This word, uttered unawares, is the Gayatri hymn, the basis of all hymns. Innumerable words are spoken subsequently; and all the universes spring from them, but the prime source of all is the Gayatri Chhandas, the unspoken word, the unuttered sound. Everyone has the same experience, and what is the experience born of this unspoken word? One’s own being. There are innumerable varieties of being from the ant to the gods, but what is the original being? It is Gayatri. The experience of this being is one’s own being. This Gayatri Chhandas comes first, the rest only follows. The characteristic of that being is explained by the Lord as follows: “What is the nature of that hymn? Even though there be the power to create innumerable universes, it cannot be left hold of.†The original sound of the unasked for, unspoken, unthought of and unuttered word was born in the form of Chakrapani and it is unique to him; but not recognizing it, the Perfect has come to be a deplorable creature through graded degeneration in the course of the temporal process. The pursuit of the Chhandas is fascinating. For everyone, it is the same awareness of being, the unspoken word, yet spoken. In spite of the efforts of the four Vedas, six Shastras and eighteen Puranas, its interpretation remains incomplete ? Still there is the uninterrupted fascination for the Gayatri Chhandas. What does Gayatri Chhandas mean? It is the awareness of your own being, it is whatever you understand without speech. Wherever there is life, there is the hymn to support it. It vibrates in us, and in spite of years of miserable drudgery, we do not feel like parting with it. In virtue of this Gayatri hymn Sri Rama and Sri Vishnu came to this earth as incarnations, but they mastered it. This unwitting consciousness of your own being is the same in us and in them, but they did it consciously and experienced it as such. Other beings get only to the surface of the meaning, which is only a perversion thereof; the yawning of the creatures lets out the syllables A+U+M. Meditate on the meaning as you have understood above. You are Chakrapani, the being with a thousand hands and heads, the unuttered sound. The word and its resounding sense are the first Person, and are experienced as such. The sign of the experience is complete satisfaction of the mind. Gayatri hymn is the substratum of the satisfaction of all and it bursts forth spontaneously, for the sound is ever glorious. The name that resounds in you without being uttered is your own indwelling spirit. It is enough if you silently listen to the ten sounds, five resoundings, dual reverberation and the single voice, and the symphony of them all. This basic Gayatri hymn is with you only. ============================================================= from Self Knowledge and Self Realization by Nisargadatta Maharaj http://itisnotreal.com/Self-Knowledge.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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