samaya

First of all the sound is AUM. There is a way to say it. It's a deep breathing exercise. We all know that's good for us. Start with A (as in arm) your lips should be slightly open, sound should come from your throat. A sound till your stomach has collapsed upto the solar aplex. This will activate all your abdomenal organs. Bowel movements too. Start with U sound, lips slightly parted. Till the base of your chin. This activates your spine and nerves. Last the M sound. Lips shut. Hear the Mnn.. in your brain. This activates your brain. Now your entire system is connected, body, nerves and brain. This connects you to the world around you, the world to the cosmos. You are grounded. Do this first thing as you open your eyes in the morning. See the difference in your out look in life. You have to know how to work things for it to work properly. Most yoga teachers out of India have no idea. another definition of Om- No one ‘created’ the Pranava. The Pranava is the vocal symbol of the Advaita Tattva. The Pranava pervades all beings and is the ever-present hum of pure existence. It represents Sacchidaananda, the greatest Samaadhi. It represents the nature of the Ultimate Truth. It doesn’t belong to the alphabet, and has a unique and never-used-again form. It is comprised of the three syllables which are present at all times, from the time of birth to the time of death. Even when born, a baby can cry with the sounds “AAA, UUUUU, and MMM”. The wind makes those sounds at various times. The sea lashes at the shores and resounds with the Pranava. The Pranava is the foremost among sounds and the all-pervasive symbol of ultimate knowledge and realization. The Pranava is described as the force of creation itself. Vaakh (universal speech and the power of action), when she was created by the gods as the greatest of their combined powers (devim vaachamajanayanta devaah), first manifested in this primoridal entity. Such is the greatness of the Pranava. The Pranava is part of existence and is existence itself. At the Vilaya, Pranava cannot be destroyed, and is present even before creation. The Pranava is the definition of Brahman, and Brahman resides in the Pranava.