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Om Yoga Meditation Its Theory and Practice Om Yoga Meditation Its Theory and Practice Abbot George Burke (Swami Nirmalananda Giri) Published by Light of the Spirit Press lightofthespiritpress.com Light of the Spirit Monastery P. O. Box 1370 Cedar Crest, New Mexico 87008 www.OCOY.org Copyright © 2016 Light of the Spirit Monastery. All rights reserved. ISBN-13: 978-1530187430 ISBN-10: 1530187435 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016903319 CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston, SC Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. This book is dedicated to Sri Swami Sivananda Saraswati of Rishikesh God Upon the Earth and Beloved Friend Contents Preface .....................................................................................................................ix Chapter One: Yoga ...............................................................................................1 Chapter Two: The Word That Is God ............................................................22 Chapter Three: Om Yoga in Scriptures and Sages .....................................30 Chapter Four: Om Yoga Meditation ..............................................................41 Chapter Five: The Subtle Anatomy of the Yogi & Effects of Om Yoga ...54 Chapter Six: Understanding the Aspects of Om Yoga Meditation ........73 Chapter Seven: Points for Successful Meditation ....................................108 Chapter Eight: The Foundations of Yoga ....................................................137 Afterword: It Is All Up To You ......................................................................166 Appendix One: The Glories and Powers of Om .......................................169 Appendix Two: Breath and Sound in Meditation ....................................218 Appendix Three: Practical Applications of OM .......................................239 Glossary ...............................................................................................................246 About the Author .............................................................................................292 Light of the Spirit Monastery ........................................................................293 Reading for Awakening ...................................................................................295 vii Preface Most of the world is familiar with the mathematical formula: E=mc2. But this is not just mathematics and physics, it is a statement about the nature of the universe and everything in it including us. If we take a block of ice and let it sit at room temperature, in time we will not have ice, but water. Water is the actual substance of the block and ice was just its momentary form. The reason that matter can be turned into energy as this little formula postulates, is the fact that all things already are energy, matter just being their temporary form. Furthermore, Quantum Physics has realized that energy is essentially consciousness. If this is thought about sufficiently it will revolutionize the way we see the world around us and ourselves. Everything is vibrating energy and therefore everything emits very subtle sound patterns. The yoga adepts of India perceived these sound patterns and translated them into verbal forms that could reproduce them. These are known as mantras. Mantra is a Sanskrit term that means “a transforming thought” because when it is repeated a mantra transforms the ordinary consciousness of the repeater into higher consciousness. The repetition of a mantra to produce this transformation of consciousness is called japa. Mantras are never spoken like ordinary speech but are intoned or “sung” on a single note. ix Om YOga meditatiOn: its theOrY and Practice There are many mantras of varying character and potency. The mantra which embodies the Supreme Consciousness that is God is a single syl- lable: Om. It is called the Pranava, which means both the Word of Life and the Breath Word, since prana means both life and breath. In the Bhagavad Gita (7:8), the most widely-read scripture of India, we find these words: “I am Om, the Word that is God.” The yogis of India in Bengal usually use a symbolic form like this for the Divine Word, Om: This ideogram for Om symbolizes the four states of consciousness. The larger, lower part represents the waking state. The part just above that represents the dreaming state. The crescent above that represents the state of dreamless sleep. The dot represents the state of pure con- sciousness which pervades the other three. The single dot also represents perfect unity. Om is the embodiment of all four states. Om meditation is simple, but remember that E=mc2 is also very simple. An atomic explosion results from the movement of a single atomic particle. So it is with Om. The more you use it the more you will experience and benefit. The statement that Om embodies the Divine Consciousness may seem an exaggeration, but to the yogi everything in the universe is a manifestation of that Consciousness. Some objects veil it, some reveal or lead toward it, and Om simply is it. Yoga is not a religion in the formal x
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