Guest guest Posted March 26, 1999 Report Share Posted March 26, 1999 Note - this may be something entirely "weird" and unusual to many. Take it for what it's worth to you. "Word Nondualism and a word" The holy syllable "AUM" (Om) is considered by most to be the highest mantra. But let us consider the English word "All," pronounced from an American English standpoint. In this word, which begins the same way as OM does, I feel lies a holiness of its own. Consider the beginning of the sound, and its conclusion as the tongue contacts the upper palate. Reflected in this word is Brahma (the start of the word), Vishnu (the movement of the tongue toward the palate) and Shiva, the conclusion (contact of the tongue). It is little different from "AUM," but the difference is significant. This might sound strange to many, but I have always been most intrigued by the word "all." To hear it pronounced (especially in the American accent) signifies to me sexual consummation. To hear a woman say the word occasionally invokes an erection. In the beginning "a" sound lies a supreme vulnerability or openness. In the final "l" sound lies the enclosure of the vagina around the penis, the consummation of man and woman. If English is your native language (especially American English), meditate on the word "All." See what it invokes in you. Tim ----- The CORE of Reality awaits you at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html - Poetry, Writings, Live Chat on spiritual topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 1999 Report Share Posted March 26, 1999 << Note - this may be something entirely "weird" and unusual to many. Take it for what it's worth to you. The holy syllable "AUM" (Om) is considered by most to be the highest mantra. But let us consider the English word "All," pronounced from an American English standpoint. In this word, which begins the same way as OM does, I feel lies a holiness of its own. Tim >> In french the word pronounced like "AUM" is to my french culture "Aime" for "je t'aime" meanning: Love or I love you, Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 1999 Report Share Posted March 26, 1999 Dear Antoine, This is very interesting, thanks for the information. I admit to being a devout linguaphile (lover of words). I tend to think this is neither "good" nor "bad" in a spiritual context, simply a matter of "attachment" as everything else is. With Aime and Om, ;-) Tim At 06:24 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote: >In french the word pronounced like "AUM" is to my french culture "Aime" >for "je t'aime" meanning: > >Love > >or > >I love you, > >Antoine ----- The CORE of Reality awaits you at: http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html - Poetry, Writings, Live Chat on spiritual topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 1999 Report Share Posted March 26, 1999 Dear Tim, For the linguist in me and in you, In Haitian Creole, first language of my father, there is no word for "I" or "me", only a sound one says before the feeling or image he want's to express. That sound varies between that of "Aum" and "Hum" depending of the perceiver one is trying to express in the sentence to the other. It's a very beautiful language to me, wish i new it better sometimes. It would be an interesting study to follow the sound Aum in all languages, where it attached itself in other cultures. Most probably a pleasure of life left to be found... With All :-) Antoine Tim Gerchmez wrote: > > Tim Gerchmez <fewtch > > Dear Antoine, > > This is very interesting, thanks for the information. I admit to being a > devout linguaphile (lover of words). I tend to think this is neither > "good" nor "bad" in a spiritual context, simply a matter of "attachment" as > everything else is. > > With Aime and Om, ;-) > > Tim > > At 06:24 PM 3/26/99 -0500, you wrote: > >In french the word pronounced like "AUM" is to my french culture "Aime" > >for "je t'aime" meanning: > > > >Love > > > >or > > > >I love you, > > > >Antoine > > ----- > The CORE of Reality awaits you at: > http://www.eskimo.com/~fewtch/ND/index.html - > Poetry, Writings, Live Chat on spiritual topics. > > ------ > To from this mailing list, or to change your subscription > to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and > select the Member Center link from the menu bar on the left. -- "An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it." (Maeterlinck, Maurice) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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