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 "I am the syllable Om." (Bhagavad Gita 7:8)
"I will tell you briefly of that Goal which all the Vedas with one voice propound, which all the austerities speak of, and wishing for Which people practice discipline: It is Om." (Katha Upanishad 1.2.15)
"Dismiss other utterances. Om is the bridge to immortality." (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.5)
"Om is Brahman. Om is all this. He who utters Om with the intention 'I shall attain Brahman' does verily attain Brahman." (Taittiriya Upanishad 1.8.1)
Om is the resonant frequency of the cosmos. In the beginning Om arose from the primal silence of pure consciousness, and from It came forth all that has ever been, is now, or ever shall be. And into It do all things return.
  
Articles on Om
The Word That Is God–the Book
• Forward
• Chapter One–The Scriptures on the Pranava
• Chapter Two–The Scriptures on the Pranava, continued
• Chapter Three–The Masters of Wisdom on the Pranava
• Chapter Four–The Glories and Powers of Om – This chapter consists of quotations from the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and the teachings of great yogis and Masters regarding the many divine aspects of the Pranava: Om.
• Om in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras
• The Word that is God–article
• Om: The Sound of Cosmic Resonance
A profound and inspiring study of Om, the Shabda Brahman (God as Sound)
by Suchakar S. Dikshit, a contemporary spiritual writer and teacher.
Saints on OM
• Meditation on Om – Swami Sivananda This is an abridgement of a complete book by Sri Swami Sivananda, founder of the Divine Life Society, regarding the nature and meditation of Om as the atma-mantra, the key to Divine realization.
• Swami Vivekananda on OM
• Shankaracharya on Om
• Swami Rama Tirtha on OM
• The Sacred Syllable Om – Swami Rama Tirtha. A transcript of a lecture given by Swami Rama Tirtha on December 22, 19O2, in the Hermetic Brotherhood Hall in San Francisco. This discourse explains the meaning and effects of Om, the prime mantra of the spiritual tradition of India, and its relevance to the Advaitic (non-dual) philosophy.
• Nityananda on Om –The Nitya Sutras of Avadhuta Nityananda contain some of the most profound statements on the Pranava and Its application by the yogi.
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"One should meditate on Om." (Chandogya Upanishad 1.1.1)
"Om is the best means. Meditating on Om, one becomes worthy of worship in the world of Brahman." (Katha Upanishad 1.2.17)
"Meditate on Om as the Self." (Mundaka Upanishad 2.2.6)
"Engaged in the practice of concentration, uttering the monosyllable Om, remembering Me always, the yogi attains to the supreme goal." (Bhagavad Gita 8:13,14)
Om is Shabda Brahman-God As Sound. By linking our consciousness with Om we unite ourselves to God and discover our true nature in God. Both the Supreme Spirit and the individual spirit are revealed in Om as Om
Articles on Om Yoga Meditation
Om Yoga–Its Theory and Practice by Swami Nirmalananda Giri - a complete, in-depth book on the practice of Om Yoga Meditation, the most ancient and authentic method of meditation in Hinduism.
View the Chapters online below, or download the entire ebook in pdf format.
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 • Preface: Yoga and Freedom
• Chapter One: Why Yoga
• Chapter Two: The Word That Is God
• Chapter Three: Om Yoga Meditation
• Chapter Four: Breath and Sound in Meditation
• Chapter Five: Points For Successful Meditation
• Chapter Six: Om Yoga–Ashtanga Yoga
• Chapter Seven: The Foundations of Yoga
• Chapter Eight: Om in the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, and Yoga Sutras
• Afterword: It Is All Up To You
• Appendix One: The Yoga of Sound
• Appendix Two: The Glories and Powers of Om
• Glossary
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• What is Yoga? –A brief study of both the philosophical and practical nature of Yoga as the capstone of self-culture and enlightenment.
• Who is God?
• Foundations of Yoga –The basis of all Yoga practice are the “Ten Commandments of Yoga”–the principles of Yama and Niyama outlined by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. This booklet considers the various aspects of each principle as well as the spiritual power which is developed through each one.
• The Role of Sound in Meditation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
• Mantra and Japa – An essay by Swami Ritajananda of Ramakrishna Mission on the tradition of mantra and japa in Indian spirituality.
• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, translated by Raghavan Iyer, edited by Swami Nirmalananda
• Commentary on the Yoga Sutras by Raghavan Iyer
• Essays on the Yoga Sutras I by Raghavan Iyer
• Essays on the Yoga Sutras II by Raghavan Iyer
• Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi, and Meditation by Swami Nirmalananda Giri
• Chidakasha Gita: TheTeachings of Paramahansa Nityananda – Part 1
• The Chidakasha Gita – Part 2
• The Chidakasha Gita – Part 3 |
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