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  • OM Changes In Brain Cerebral Blood Flow MRI Study

    OM Changes In Brain Cerebral Blood Flow MRI Study

    I have written a few articles on the advanced concepts in Hinduism.

    Frequency of OM Sound.jpg Frequency of OM. Image credit. http://www.walkingimes.com

    Quantum Physics,

    Advanced Gravitational Theory,

    Weapons of Mass Destruction,

    Sound,

    Light,

    Particle Physics,

    Biology,

    Surgery,

    Plastic Surgery,

    Stem Cell Research,

    Astronomy,

    Meteorology,

    Ophthalmology,

    DNA Study and advanced concepts,…..

    the list is long.

    Effects of Chanting OM.image.jpg Effects of Chanting OM. Image credit.www.guruprasad.net

    Please google the term + ramanan50 to read these articles or check under Hinduism, Astrophysics, Science in the site.

    I had recently written as to how a Tonoscope produces the Sri Yantra when OM is chanted.

    There have been specific researches conducted on the Mantras, including the Gayatri Mantra and OM.

    I am quoting the excerpts of three different researches on OM,relating to OM’s resonance effects on the Brain, on Cerebral Cortex where the Blood supply is improved,Mind calms down, Blood pressure is brought under control.

    These experiments were conducted by eminent scientists, not all of them Indians under strict research procedures.

    Here are the Abstracts of the Studies.

    I am providing the Links  and you may be read the full reports there.

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    Hemodynamic responses on prefrontal cortex related to meditation and attentional task

    Recent neuroimaging studies state that meditation increases regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The present study employed functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to evaluate the relative hemodynamic changes in PFC during a cognitive task. Twenty-two healthy male volunteers with ages between 18 and 30 years (group mean age ± SD; 22.9 ± 4.6 years) performed a color-word stroop task before and after 20 min of meditation and random thinking. Repeated measures ANOVA was performed followed by a post hoc analysis with Bonferroni adjustment for multiple comparisons between the mean values of “During” and “Post” with “Pre” state. During meditation there was an increased in oxy-hemoglobin (ΔHbO) and total hemoglobin (ΔTHC) concentration with reduced deoxy-hemoglobin (ΔHbR) concentration over the right prefrontal cortex (rPFC), whereas in random thinking there was increased ΔHbR with reduced total hemoglobin concentration on the rPFC. The mean reaction time (RT) was shorter during stroop color word task with concomitant reduction in ΔTHC after meditation, suggestive of improved performance and efficiency in task related to attention. Our findings demonstrated that meditation increased cerebral oxygenation and enhanced performance, which was associated with activation of the PFC…

    Meditation is a complex mental process that aims to calm the fluctuations of the mind and improve cognitive functions. Several meditation techniques from diverse traditions (e.g., Transcendental meditation, Buddhists, Zen, Yoga, Vipassana, Brahmakumari, Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) etc.,) demonstrated that regular practice of meditation develops awareness to the contents of subjective experience, including thoughts, sensations, intentions, and emotions (Saggar et al., 2012). It is considered as a voluntary means of mental training to achieve greater control of higher mental functions. Traditional yoga texts like Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (the Sage Patanjali’, Circa 900 B.C.) and Bhagavad Gita (Circa 400–600 B.C.) very well describe the connection between meditation and mental modifications. Traditionally, two states of meditation have been described, viz., (i) focused meditation (dharana in Sanskrit, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Chapter III, Verse 1), and this state is supposed to lead to the next stage of effortless mental expansion i.e., (iii) meditation (dhyana in Sanskrit; Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Chapter III, Verse 2). When not in meditation, it is said that the mind may be in two other states (Telles et al., 2012). These are (i) random thinking (cancalata in Sanskrit;Bhagavad Gita, chapter VI, verse 34); and (ii) non-meditative focused thinking (ekagrata in Sanskrit;Bhagavad Gita, chapter VI, verse 12) (Telles et al., 2014).

    In recent years, there have been a number of neuroimaging studies showing that meditation improves cognitive performance as signified by behavioral and neurophysiological measures (Tang et al., 2007; Lutz et al., 2009). Previous studies have shown that the practice of meditation enhances behavioral performance viz., perceptual discrimination and sustained attention during visual discrimination task (MacLean et al., 2010). Meditation practice develops the ability to engage the attention onto an object for extended periods of time (Carter et al., 2005; Jha et al., 2007; Lutz et al., 2008). It improves the control over the distribution of limited brain resources in the temporal domain, as measured by the attentional blink task (van Leeuwen et al., 2009; Slagter et al., 2011). Long term meditation practice has been found to enhance cognitive performance (Cahn and Polich, 2006), attentional focus, alerting (Jha et al., 2007), processing speed (Lutz et al., 2009; Slagter et al., 2009), and overall information processing (van Vugt and Jha, 2011). In a study, Buddhist meditation practitioners showed mindfulness meditation was positively correlated with sustained attention, when compared to non-meditation practitioners (Moore and Malinowski, 2009). Improvements in sustained attention and attentional error monitoring demonstrated a positive correlation with increased activation in executive attention networks in meditators (Short et al., 2010). Other studies have shown that meditation is associated with improved conflict scores on the attention network test (Tang et al., 2007), reduced interference (Chan and Woollacott, 2007) and enhanced attentional performance during the stroop task compared to meditation-naïve control group (Moore and Malinowski, 2009). These studies provide significant evidence of meditation promoting the higher-order cognitive processing (Zeidan et al., 2010), particularly, the features of conflict monitoring and cognitive control processes…

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330717/

    Neurohemodynamic correlates of ‘OM’ chanting: A pilot functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Background:

    A sensation of vibration is experienced during audible ‘OM’ chanting. This has the potential for vagus nerve stimulation through its auricular branches and the effects on the brain thereof. The neurohemodynamic correlates of ‘OM’ chanting are yet to be explored.

    Materials and Methods:

    Using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), the neurohemodynamic correlates of audible ‘OM’ chanting were examined in right-handed healthy volunteers (n=12; nine men). The ‘OM’ chanting condition was compared with pronunciation of “ssss” as well as a rest state. fMRI analysis was done using Statistical Parametric Mapping 5 (SPM5).

    Results:

    In this study, significant deactivation was observed bilaterally during ‘OM’ chanting in comparison to the resting brain state in bilateral orbitofrontal, anterior cingulate, parahippocampal gyri, thalami and hippocampi. The right amygdala too demonstrated significant deactivation. No significant activation was observed during ‘OM’ chanting. In contrast, neither activation nor deactivation occurred in these brain regions during the comparative task – namely the ‘ssss’ pronunciation condition.

    Conclusion:

    The neurohemodynamic correlates of ‘OM’ chanting indicate limbic deactivation. As similar observations have been recorded with vagus nerve stimulation treatment used in depression and epilepsy, the study findings argue for a potential role of this ‘OM’ chanting in clinical practice.

    Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is used as treatment in depression and epilepsy.[1,2] A positron emission tomography (PET) study[3] has shown decreased blood flow to limbic brain regions during direct (cervical) VNS. Another functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study[4] has shown significant deactivation of limbic brain regions during transcutaneous VNS. In this procedure electrical stimulus is applied over the inner part of the left tragus and hence the auricular branch of the vagus.

    The use of ‘OM’ chanting for meditation is well known.[5] Effective ‘OM’ chanting is associated with the experience of vibration sensation around the ears. It is expected that such a sensation is also transmitted through the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. We therefore hypothesized that like transcutaneous VNS, ‘OM’ chanting too produces limbic deactivation. Specifically, we predicted that ‘OM’ chanting would evoke similar neurohemodynamic correlates, deactivation of the limbic brain regions, amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus, insula, orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate cortices and thalamus) as were found in the previous study.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099099/

    Ajay Anil Gurjar and Siddharth A Ladhake published their first OM paper, Time-Frequency Analysis of Chanting Sanskrit Divine Sound “OM”, in 2008 in the International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security.

    Ladhake is the principal at Sipna’s College of Engineering and Technology in Amravati, India. Gurjar is an assistant professor in that institution’s department of electronics and telecommunication. Both specialise in electronic signal processing. They now sub-specialise in analysing the one very special signal.

    In the introductory paper, Gurjar and Ladhake explain (in case there is someone unaware of the basics): “Om is a spiritual mantra, outstanding to fetch peace and calm. The entire psychological pressure and worldly thoughts are taken away by the chanting of Om mantra.”

    They apply a mathematical tool called wavelet transforms to a digital recording of a person chanting “Om”. Even people with no mathematical background can appreciate, on some level, one of the blue-on-white graphs included in the monograph. This graph, the authors say, “depicts the chanting of ‘Om’ by a normal person after some days of chanting”. The image looks like a pile of nearly identical, slightly lopsided pancakes held together with a skewer, the whole stack lying sideways on a table. To behold it is to see, if nothing else, repetition.

    At the end, Gurjar and Ladhake say: “Our attentiveness and our concentration are pilfered from us by the proceedings take place around us in the world in recent times … By this analysis we could conclude steadiness in the mind is achieved by chanting Om, hence proves the mind is calm and peace to the human subject.”

    http://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/03/repetitive-physics-om-improbable-research

    Scientific Evidence: The Efficacy of OM Chanting.

    A recent study conducted at Spina’s College of Engineering & Technology in Maharashtra, India, on one particular mantra, OM, resulted in some profound conclusions. Ajay Anil Gurjar, Siddharth A. Ladhake, and Ajay P. Thakare explain, “OM does not have a translation. Therefore, the Hindus consider it as the very name of the Absolute, it is body of sound. In the scriptures of ancient India, the OM is considered as the most powerful of all the mantras. The others are considered aspects of the OM, and the OM is the matrix of all other mantras. It has been recognized that the Mantras have beneficial effects on human beings and even plants. The syllable OM is quite familiar to a Hindu. It occurs in every prayer. Invocation to most gods begins with this syllable. OM is also pronounced as AUM. The syllable OM is not specific to Indian culture. It has religious significance in other religions also. Although OM is not given any specific definition and is considered to be a cosmic sound, a primordial sound, the totality of all sounds etc. The entire psychological pressure and worldly thoughts are removed by chanting OM Mantra.”

    Chanting OM resulted in significant brain wave frequency changes, as evidenced in the participant’s EEG readings. Gujare, Ladhake, and Thakare explain the reading thusly, “From this we could conclude that chanting OM mantra results in stabilization of [the] brain, removal of worldly thoughts and an increase of energy. It means that concentrating on OM mantra and continuously doing it slowly shifts our attention. It is a reflection of the most fundamental interlocking processes in our bodies…the harmony we play echoes the harmonic relationships of every vital system i.e. our heartbeat, our breathing, our brainwaves pulsing, our neuronal firing, our cells throbbing, our metabolic, enzymatic, and hormonal rhythms and our behaviors in our addictions and our habits. In this sense OM mantra is a brain stabilizer, by practicing it one can enter deeper and deeper into a natural state, which is also an energy medicine for human beings under stress.”

    http://www.wakingtimes.com/2013/05/27/the-mind-blowing-power-of-mantra-yoga/

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  • Chanted OM Produces Sri Yantra in Tonoscope

    I have,in a post  on Paranormal, narrated my experience, during my college days, as to how the various Gayatri Mantras ,when intoned properly, produced the corresponding God’s Image in a TV Monitor!

    OM in Devanagari script.image
    OM

    Sri Yantra 3 D Image.jpg Sri Yantra 3 D Image.

    Quite a few were sceptical on this.

    I write what I believe /know to be true as I do not belong to Ideology to promote.

    I try to post facts as I see them.

    In the process some times I may rescind some of my views in the light of new evidence.

    This is applicable to posts relating to History of Sanatana Dharma, called Hinduism.

    However I am yet to come across information that is reliable which contradicts the Truth as explained in the Hindu Texts.

    OM produces Sri Yantra.jpg OM produces Sri Yantra.Tonoscope Image on your right. Image credit.http://www.thuban.spruz.com/

    In the present article, I would like to share the proof that the sounds used in Hindu practices in Pooja, worship of Gods, really produce images corresponding to the Deities mentioned in the Mantras.

    The fundamental sound of Hinduism is OM.

    This sound has three letters.

    A

    U

    M

    For correct pronunciation one should listen to authentic Vedic chants, for a slight change in intonation changes the results.

    Sounds in Humans rise from Three places in the Human body.

    Mouth.

    Throat and the

    Base of Stomach, ( near Duodenum)

    Most of the languages are built on these lines and Sanskrit is perfect in this aspect.

    The sound A rises from  the Mouth,

    U from the Throat and

    M from the pit of the stomach.

    These three letters together form OM .

    This is the primordial sound of the Universe.

    Please read my Post’The Universe hums OM with Audio, here I have shown that the Humming in the deep Galaxies produce the sound OM.

    Now when OM is intoned in a Tonoscope, it throws the image of the Sri Yantra.

    ‘The Sri-Yantra-Mandala is the image of the OM mantra, the primordial Hindu sound of creation. When OM is intoned into a tonoscope, it first produces a circle. As the tone is completed, the circle is filled sequentially with concentric squares, triangles and finally, as the “mmm” dies away, the Sri Yantra

    How do Yantras work? ?At the basis of yantra operation is something called “shape energy” or “form energy”. The idea is that every shape emits a very specific frequency and energy pattern. Examples of old believes in shape energy are the yantras and mandalas of eastern philosophies, the star of David, the five pointed star (pentagon), the Christian cross, the pyramids and so on. Certain ‘powers’ are ascribed to the various shapes.
    When one focuses on a yantra, his mind is automatically “tuned in” by resonance into the specific form energy of that yantra. The process of resonance is then maintained and amplified. The yantra acts only as a “tune in” mechanism or a doorway. The subtle energy does not come from the yantra itself, but from the macrocosm.
    Basically yantras are secret keys for establishing resonance with the benefit energies of the macrocosm. Very often the yantras can put us in contact with extremely elevated energies and entities, being of invaluable help on the spiritual path. Available at http://sivasakti.com/articles/intro-yantra.html

    For more on OM, Yantras check my posts on these under Hinduism category.

     

    Citation.

    http://www.world-mysteries.com/newgw/sci_blueprint4.htm

    As the above link is now not working, I am providing from  Link from another site.

    http://rootshunt.com/vibrations/tonoscope.htm

     

  • Jana Sankalani Tantra,Secrets of Pranava OM

    Jnana Sankalini Tantra is a beautiful and meaningful dialogue between Lord Shiva and his consort, Parvati. In Tantric practices, both Shiva and Parvati are worshipped together, since the former represents consciousness and the latter, in the form of shakti, symbolizes energy.

    In tantric meditation, inner bliss can be obtained by arousing energy latent in humankind, and uniting it with Shiva. Tantra uplifts consciousness in order to embrace the cosmic spirit.

    Aspects of divinity Shiva and Shakti, play creates the entire universe.

    The Jnanasankalini Tantra is a brief work of 107 shlokas (verses) which outlines the dynamics of this interplay.

    The secrets of Pranava OM is described.

     

    Translation
    Mahadevi questioned Maheshvara, the Deva of all devas, the World Guru, sitting on the peak of Mount Kailasha: Speak to me of knowledge! (1)
    Devi said – Deva! what is creation and how is creation destroyed? What is the Brahma Jnana beyond creation and destruction? (2)
    Ishvara answered – Creation comes from that beyond words (avyakta) and returns to that beyond words at (the time of) destruction. Brahma Jnana is the avyakta, beyond creation and destruction. (3)
    From the syllable Om comes everything, the fourteen vidyas, mantra, puja, dhyana, action and non-action. (4)
    The four vedas, the six limbs of veda, mimamsa, nyaya, dharma shastra and puranas are the fourteen Vidyas. (5)
    For as long as these Vidyas are known, (true) knowledge is not. On knowing Brahma Jnana one is strong in all other knowledge. (6)
    The vedas and the puranas are like common whores but the Shambhavi Vidya is concealed like a Kula Shakti. (7)
    All knowledge is in the body, all devatas are in the body, all sacred bathing spots are in the body, known through the words of a guru. (8)
    Self-knowledge is the cause of happiness and liberation for a man, not dharma, not karma and not the reciting of mantra. (9)
    Just as there is potential for fire in wood, as there is scent in flower and nectar in water, so in the centre of the human frame is Deva, devoid of good or bad. (10)
    The Ida is the Ganges and the Pingala is the Yamuna. In the centre of the Ida and the Pingala is the Sushumna, the Sarasvati. (11)
    The union of the three is known as the king of bathing places. Whosoever bathes there is released from all badness. (12)
    Devi said-Maheshvara, what is Khecari Mudra? What is Shambhavi Vidya? What is knowledge of the self? Tell me of that! (13)
    Ishvara said-A steady mind without external support, steady breath without restraint, steady seeing without looking, that resembles Khecari Mudra. (14)
    Like a child or a fool’s mind drifts in sleep and dream, even without actually being asleep, so a man who wanders similarly without support knows Shambhavi Vidya (15)
    Devi said-Devadeva, Natha of the Cosmos, Parameshvara, tell me the differences between the different darshanas, each separately. (16)
    Ishvara said-The tridandins are devoted to practice of the vedas. The Shaktas worship Prakriti, the Buddhists follow the void. (Shunya). (17)
    The Carvakas, although knowing the tattvas, are atheistic prattlers, denying the existence of the source of all. (18)
    Uma said, Lord! Speak of the characteristics of the microcosm! Talk of the five elements and the twenty-five qualities. (19)
    Ishvara said-The five qualities of earth (Prithvi) according to Brahma Jnana are bone, flesh, nails, skin and hair. (20)
    Knowers of Brahma Jnana say that semen, blood, marrow, urine and faeces are the five gunas of water. (21)
    The knowers of Brahma Jnana say sleep, hunger, thirst, fatigue and idleness are the five qualities of fire. (22)
    According to Brahma Jnana, holding, shaking, throwing, expanding and contracting are the five qualities of air. (23)
    The knowers of Brahma Jnana say desire, anger, delusion, shame and greed are the five qualities of space. (24)
    Air comes from space, fire comes from air, water comes from fire, and earth comes from water. (25)
    Earth dissolves into water, water dissolves in fire, fire dissolves in air and air dissolves in space. (26)
    Creation comes from the five tattvas and is dissolved into them. Greater than the five tattvas is that which is above them, without stain. (27)
    The organs of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing are the five tattvas of the senses. Mind (manas) is the tattva that gives birth to them. (28)
    The entire macrocosm is situated in the centre of the body. That with form is destroyed while that without form is indestructible. (29)
    Whosever’s mind is fixed on the formless becomes one with the formless. Therefore, by every means, reject that with form. (30)
    Devi said-Adinatha, tell me of the seven dhatus. What are they? What is Atma? What is the inner Atma (Antaratma)? What is the Supreme Atma (Paramatma)? (31)
    Ishvara said-Semen, blood, marrow, fat, flesh, bones and skin are the seven (dhatus) in the body. (32)
    The body is Atma. Mind is the Antaratma and Paramatma is the Shunya (void) where the mind dissolves. (33)
    Blood is the mother dhatu and semen is the father dhatu. The Shunya dhatu produced from vital breath is the foetus. (34)
    Devi said-Tell me of the nature of speech. How is it produced and how is it dissolved? (35)
    Ishvara said-Vital breath comes from the Avyakta, mind arises from vital breath. Speech comes from mind and is dissolved into mind. (36)
    Devi said-Where does the sun dwell? Where does the moon dwell? Where does vital breath dwell? Where does mind dwell? (37)
    Ishvara said-The moon is at the root of the palate. The sun is at the root of the navel. Vital breath is above the sun and mind is below the moon. (38)
    The Cit is above the sun and the jiva is above the moon. Mahadevi, this is to be learned from the mouth of a guru. (39)
    Devi said-Where is Shakti? Where is Shiva? Where is Time? What causes ageing? (40)
    Ishvara said-Shakti is within (Patala). Shiva is without. Time is in space and causes ageing. (41)
    Devi said-What wants to eat? What wants to drink? What stays awake in waking, dream and deep sleep? (42)
    Shiva said-Vital breath wants food. Food is consumed by fire. Vital breath is awake during waking, dream and deep sleep. (43)
    Devi said-What causes karma? What causes bad deeds. Who does bad deeds? How is one liberated from bad deeds? (44)
    Shiva said-The mind does bad deeds. The mind is stained by bad deeds. That mind, having become itself, does neither good nor bad. (45)
    Devi said-How does an embodied soul (jiva) become Shiva? What is cause and effect? Speak to me, of your grace! (46)
    Ishvara said-Bound by delusion jiva, freed from delusion Sadashiva. You are cause and effect. Enlightenment is different from you. (47)
    Folk subject to tamasa wander to this sacred place and that sacred place, thinking that Shiva is here, Shakti is elsewhere, mind is somewhere else and vital breath is somewhere else again. (48)
    O Beauteous One, they do not realise the sacred place within the body. How then, can they be liberated? (49)
    Veda is not the vedas, the eternal Brahma is veda. Whosoever knows the Brahma Vidya is a brahmin, skilled in the vedas.(50)
    After churning the four Vedas and all the scriptures, the yogis have extracted their essence, leaving pandits to drink the butter milk which remains. (51)
    All the scriptures are like dirty leavings with everyone speaking of knowledge. The Brahma Knowledge beyond words is not dirty leavings. (52)
    The path of Brahma is the ultimate tapas and not ordinary tapas. Whosoever knows the upper semen, he is a deva. (53)
    Meditation is not meditation unless the mind is united with Shunya. He who does so becomes happy and liberated, no doubt. (54)
    Sacrifice (homa) is not homa unless it is samadhi, in which the vital breaths are sacrificed in the fire of Brahma. That is the true sacrifice. (55)
    Good and evil acts give rise to good and evil consequences. Therefore, by every means, a wise man rejects them. (56)
    For as long as ignorance prevails, so long does caste and family matter. After knowing Brahma Jnana, one is free from all distinctions of caste. (57)
    Devi said-Shankara, I do not understand this knowledge you have spoken of. Devesha, remove my doubts! Tell me how the mind is dissolved. (58)
    Shankara said-It is said that Brahma Jnana is like dreamless sleep in which is dissolved mind, speech and actions. (59)
    Brahma Jnana, it is said, is a state of one-pointedness, without anxieties, peaceful, free of delusion and bestowing a child-like nature. (60)
    In the next line I will declare that spoken by the knowers of the truth. Yoga is the the rejection of all thoughts and concerns. (61)
    One who reaches samadhi for a split second or even half a split second destroys the evil of a hundred births instantly. (62)
    Devi said-Deva, what is Shakti and what is Shiva. Tell me about this! Reveal the nature of Jnana! (63)
    Shakti dwells in the moving mind and Siva dwells in the steady mind. He who is established in the steady mind becomes accomplished while living in the body. (64)
    Devi said-Where are the three Shaktis? Where are the six cakras? Where are the twenty one macrocosms? Where are the seven underworlds? (65)
    Ishvara said-The upper Shakti is in the throat, the lower Shakti is in the anus. The middle Shakti is in the navel and the Shakti above these is without description. (66)
    The adhara cakra is in the anus, the SvadhishÖhana is near the penis. I have spoken previously of the distinctions of the cakras. Hail to that above the cakras! (67)
    The top half of the body is called Brahmaloka, below that is Patalaloka. The body resembles a tree with the roots at the top and the branches below. (68)
    Devi said-Parameshvara, Shiva, Shankara, Ishana. Speak to me! What are the ten vital breaths and what the ten doors? (69)
    Ishvara said-Prana is in the heart, apana is in the anus, samana is in the navel region and udana is situated in the throat. (70)
    Vyana is spread throughout the body, Naga moves upward, Kurma is situated in the tirthas. (71)
    Krikara is in crying, Devadatta is in yawning, Dhananjaya is in singing and roaring. (72)
    According to the yogis, these vital breaths have no support. The nine doors are clear and the tenth door is the mind, it is said. (73)
    Devi said-Speak to me of the characteristics of the nadis spread throughout the body. Tell me of the ten nadis arising from Kundalini Shakti. (74)
    Ishvara said-Ida, Pingala and Sushumna go upwards. Gandhari, Hastijihva and Prasava move below. (75)
    Alambusha and Yasha are situated to the right. Kuhu and Shankhini are situated to the left. (76)
    Various nadis, amounting to seventy two thousand, arise from these ten and exist in the body, it is said. (77)
    Only a yogi with knowledge of the nadis is a true yogi. Devi, nadi knowledge gives siddhi for yogis. (78)
    Devi said-Bhutanatha, Mahadeva, Parameshvara, speak to me! What are the three devas? What are the three bhavas? What are the three gunas? (79)
    Ishvara said-The Rajobhava is Brahma. The Sattvabhava is Hari, The Krodhabhava is Rudra. These three devas are the gunas. (80)
    These three devas, Brahma-Vishnu-Maheshvara, are one. Whosoever thinks of them as different in nature is never liberated. (81)
    Brahma is like semen, Hari is like vital breath and Rudra is like mind. The three devas are the gunas. (82)
    Brahma is compassionate, Hari is pure and Rudra is fiery. The three devas are the gunas. (83)
    With one meaning, they are the same thing, supreme Brahma, the cosmos, all which moves and does not move. Whosoever thinks of them as different in nature is never liberated. (84)
    I am creation. I am time. I am Brahma. I am Hari. I am Rudra. I am Shunya. I am everywhere. I am without distinction. (85)
    I am the soul of all, o Devi. I am free from desire, I am space. I am my pure own nature, without stain, there is no doubt of it. (86)
    He who has controlled his senses and courageous is a Brahmacari and a true pandit, speaking truth, devoted, generous, steady of mind. (87)
    The path of Brahma is the root of tapas. Compassion is the root of duty. Therefore, by every means, rest in the path of compassionate duty. (88)
    Devi said-Yogeshvara, Jagannatha dear to Uma as life itself, speak of veda, twilight worship, tapas, meditation, and sacrifice. (89)
    Isvara said-One thousand ashvamedha and one hundred vajapeya sacrifices are not equal to even a sixteenth fraction of the greatness of Brahma Jnana. (90)
    Travelling to the sacred tirthas and bathing there does not amount to a sixteenth fraction of the greatness of Brahma Jnana. (91)
    No friend, no son, no father and no relatives can ever equal the guru, the revealer of the supreme thing. (92)
    Learning, tirthas, and gods and goddesses (devatas) can never equal the guru, the revealer of the supreme thing. (93)
    A disciple who has received a single syllable (of a mantra) from a guru can never find anything in the world to repay that debt. (94)
    The Brahma Jnana is secret knowledge and should not be revealed to anyone but a devoted soul. (95)
    The wise should reject mantra, puja, tapas, dhyana, homa, japa, animal sacrifice, nyasa, and all acts. (96)
    Associating with others has many defects, not associating with others has many qualities. Therefore, by every effort, the wise should reject the company of others. (97)
    The letter a is sattvik, the letter u is rajasik and the letter m is tamasik, these three are Prakriti itself. (98)
    The indestructible is Prakriti, Ishvara is Prakriti and is itsef indestructible. From Ishvara came Prakriti which is triple in nature. (99)
    Prakriti is Shakti, the Maya, the cause of creation and destruction, the Avidya, the Mohini, whose form is sound. (100)
    A is the Rigveda, the letter u is the Yajurveda and the letter m is the Samaveda. (101)
    The Om should be known as the three nadas. The letter a is Bhuloka, the letter u is Bhuva and the letter m is Svarloka, it is said. In these three letters the Atma manifests. (102-103)
    The letter A is earth and yellow in colour, the letter u is like lightning and space, and the letter m is white and heavenly. For sure the single Om pervades everything and is Brahma itself. (104-105)
    Those seated in a steady position, who meditate daily and are free of worries and imaginings, are yogis and not otherwise, Shiva said. (106)
    Whoever hears this or reads this every day becomes pure and free of all problems and resides in the Shiva heaven. (107)
    Translated By A.G.Krishna Warrier.
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  • Stars Radiate OM Visual Sri Yantra

     

    Stars Sirius A and Sirius B radiate OM.

     

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    The Science of Cymatics  has proved that the Visual Form of  AUM is Sri Yantra.

     

    (Cymatics (from Greek: κῦμα “wave”) is the study of visible sound and vibration, a subset of modal phenomena. Typically the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of maximum and minimum displacement are made visible in a thin coating of particles, paste, or liquid.[1] Different patterns emerge in the excitatory medium depending on the geometry of the plate and the driving frequency.wiki)”

     

    2. AUM  or OM is the fractal sound pattern of Big Bang.

     

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    The spinning mass of Sirius B (love spun him out) generated the first sound as it moved into its elliptical orbit at the center of the Primal Star. Without movement there is no sound. Love was God’s motivation.

    This first sound in the creation was/is the first sound of AUM, the A, and is said like the a in America, (uh), in the tone F. This first movement and its sound continue to exist as Sirius B and its elliptical orbit.

    The counter-point, counter spin, and counter-flow, of Sirius B’s first spinning orbital movement now exists as Sirius A and its elliptical orbit, and generates the second sound in AUM, the U, said like the u in tune, in the tone F#.

    The third sound in AUM, the nasalated M, is generated by the double helical spiral vortex that extended from the center of the Primal Star to the top and bottom. This double helix flow form was generated by and tuned to the movements of Sirius A and B at the center of the Primal Star.

    This double helix form provided the unlimited fractal encodement capability required for the creation of the infinite detail of the cosmos, including planetary biospheres and the DNA-based creatures that occupy them.

    The spinning form of this primal double helix extending from the top to the bottom of the Primal Star caused countless smaller vortices to expand throughout the plasma of the Primal Star that would become the galaxies, stars, and planetary systems of the universe.

    When the internal vortex motion and the resulting sound generated by AUM and the F, F#, G, tritone reached full resonance, the Primal Star, suddenly expanded into the infinite detail of the created universe, in the event known as the Big Bang.”

    3.

    Hans Jenny’s work in the science of Cymatics (the study of the interrelationship of sound and form) has shown that when AUM is spoken, the pattern of circles and triangles of the Sri Yantra appears in sand on a resonator plat, or in an electron vibration field sensor called a Tonoscope. (See below left).

    Jenny also discovered that when the sounds of the Vedic Sanskrit alphabet are spoken, the written form of the letter appears. The sound of the letter is the vibratory form of the letter.

     

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    Sri Yantra produced by Sound Waves.
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    Fifty Letters of Sanskrit Distributed in Sri Yantra

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3.The Rig Veda confirms that AUM is the source of the fifty sounds of the Vedic Sanskrit language.

    Since we know that AUM comes from the Sirius System, and it has been scientifically proven that the Sri Yantra is the visual form of AUM, it is logical that the Sri Yantra would separate and contain the fifty sounds of Vedic Sanskrit.

    How does this happen?

    The orbital periods of Sirius A and B around each other and their common center of mass takes exactly fifty years.

    The fifty sounds of the Vedic Sanskrit alphabet are created by the division of their fifty year combined orbits into fifty segments of sound that are separated by the annual eclipses of the Sirius system by our Sun. Fifty years, fifty eclipses, fifty segments, fifty sounds.

    Citation and for more details check.

    http://aumstar.com/the-big-bang-how-aum-created-the-cosmos/

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  • Mantras For Japa Procedure

     

    Japa is recitation of a group of Syllables for a better Spiritual Life.

     

    This can also be used to achieve one’s Desires not in conflict with Dharma or Righteousness.

     

    These Japa mantras are grasped from the Ether by ancient Indian Rishis and transmitted through word of Mouth.

     

    As a Rule, these mantras are to be initiated by a Preceptor,Guru, who assesses you and guides you in your spiritual journey.

     

    One must also now the correct pronunciation.

     

    Japa can be done in three ways.

     

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    Counting with Beads, Mala , with Hand.

     

    1.Chanting openly, this is described as the least effective, one is advised not to follow this,

     

    2.Chanting  by moving the lips with no sound emanating.

     

    3.Do the Japa mentally.This is highly recommended and is most effective.

     

    4.Select any Mantra or Name of God, preferably that given to you by your Guru, and repeat it from 108 to 1,080 times daily .

    5. Always keep your Guru-Mantra a secret.

     6.Take a bath , perform Sanshyavandan before doing Japa.

    7. The early morning period (Brahmamuhurta) and dusk is the most favourable time for Japa and meditation.

    8.. Face East or North .

    9.Sit on a deer skin or rug, with a piece of cloth over it.

    10.Temple,River banks or under a banyan or peepul tree are ideal.or puja room or a room which is calm and quiet.

    11. Maintain a steady pose, that is comfortable, Sukasana.

    12. A rosary is a whip to goad the mind towards God.

    Use a rudraksha or tulsi mala of 108 beads.

    Do not allow the mala to hang below the navel.

    Keep the hand near the heart or the nose.

    The mala must not be visible to you or to others.

    Cover it with a towel or handkerchief, which must be clean and washed daily.

    Use the Ring finger and the thumb of the right to roll the beads.

    The use of the index finger is prohibited

    Do not cross the meru while rolling the beads.

    Turn back when you come to it.

    Or You can count with your Right Palm, staring from the  Middle  phalanx of the Ring finger, come down, proceed to little finger proximal phalanx;

    then go up through the little finger, then on to the Distal Phalanx of the Ring finger,to distal phalanx of the Middle finger,to the  Index Finger and

    proceed to the Proximal phalanx.

    This completes ten.

    Then reverse the direction.

    Never cross over the Phalanx.

    Once you complete ten, keep track with your left finger

    This is most Ideal.

    13.When you repeat the Mantra, have the feeling or mental attitude that the Lord is seated in your heart, that purity or Sattva is flowing from the Lord into your mind, that the Mantra is purifying your heart, destroying desires, cravings and evil thoughts.

    14.. Do not do the Japa in a hurried manner.

    Do it slowly with feeling, one-pointedness of mind and single-minded devotion

    15..Pronounce the Mantra distinctly and without any mistakes.

    Repeat it neither too slowly nor too fast.

    Increase the speed only when the mind wanders.

    Be vigilant and alert during Japa.

    Stand up when sleep tries to overpower you.

    16.. Try to associate the Japa with the rhythm of the breath and meditate in the form of your Deity.

    17.Keep a picture or idol of the Deity in front of you.

    18.Think of the meaning of the Mantra while repeating it. Regularity in Japa Sadhana is most essential if success is to be achieved.

    19.Sit in the same place and at the same time every day.

    20. Observe silence and avoid distractions, calls and engagements.

    21..It is important not to leave the place at once after the Japa is over and mix with everyone or plunge into worldly activity.

    Sit very quietly for at least ten minutes, humming some prayer, remembering the Lord and reflecting upon His infinite love.

    Some Japa Mantras To Be recited as Japa after being initiated by a Guru.

    A Guru shall reach out to you if you are serious enough.

    This post is to create awareness of Japa.

    Lord Ganapati:

    Om Sri Ganapataye Namah

    Lord Shiva:

    Om Namah Shivaya (Panchakshara)

    Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra:

    Om tryambakam yajamahe
    sugandhim pushtivardhanam
    uurvarukamiva bandhanaan
    mrityor mukshiya maamritaat.

    Sri Devi:
    Om Sri Durgayai Namah

    Sri Kalika:
    Om Sri Kalikayai Namah

    Sri Lakshmi:
    Om Sri Maha-Lakshmyai Namah

    Lord Hari:

    Om Namo Narayanaya (Ashtakshara)

    Hari Om

    Hari Om Tat Sat

    Lord Krishna:

    Maha-Mantra :

    Hare Rama Hare Rama
    Rama Rama Hare Hare
    Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
    Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

    Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

    Om Sri Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana Vallabhaya Namah

    Om Sri Krishnaya Namah

    Sri Hanuman:

    Om Sri Hanumate Namah

    Lord Rama:

    Om Sri Ram Jaya Ram Jaya Jaya Ram

    Om Sri Ramaya Namah

    Sri Rama Rama Rameti,
    Rame Rame Manorame
    Sahasranama Tattulyam Rama Nama Varanane

    Om Sri Sita-Ramachandradhyam Namah

    Sri Ram

    Sri Saraswathi:

    Om Sri Sarasvatyai Namah

    Lord Subramanya, Kartikeya:

    Om Sri Saravanabhavaya Namah

    Sharangati Mantra (for surrender):

    Om Sri Ramah Sharanam Mama
    Om Sri Krishnah Sharanam Mama
    Om Sri Sita-Ramah Sharanam Mama

    Sharada:

    Om Sri Bala-Parameshvaryai Namah

    Tripurasundari:

    Om Sri Tripura-Sundaryai Namah

    Vedantic Formulae:

    Om Soham

    Om Tat Tvam Asi

    Om Aham Brahma Asmi

     

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