OM-Matrix of Mantra

 

 

For the past several years, I have been following spiritual practices.  Nothing soothes my body and soul as yoga, meditation and chanting.  I could spend hours reading books and articles on  spiritual practices, also  getting  in and out of meditative state was pretty easy and effortless for me.  While, people usually say meditation is not their cup of tea, my heart races and cries out loud, “I love meditation”. If, ever faced with a choice between attending a very glamorous and happening social party and a simple meditation gathering, I would choose the latter without a second thought.  Although I am in love with spiritual practices, yet I have constantly fallen on and off in my commitment towards incorporating it as part of my daily routine.

There have been weeks and months when my practices would be most punctual, yet some days or weeks it would just drop off from the  “ To do list” .  I would then have a long list of excuses and reasons justifying my act. Despite all this, the love and longing for these spiritual practices have never diminished in my life.

When I look back to the past 2-3 months, I have not done much, except lazing around, a bit of work, a bit of stress, a bit of emotional drama.  And the past few days I have been on a high speed roller coaster of emotions. And each time this happened, I sighed, “Oh how I miss the peace within me!” I was feeling low, depressed, and attracting more negativity in my life. I was actually on the low level of vibration, and everything seemed so difficult, even focusing at work was taking a toll on me.

I somehow gathered myself today, to sit and do some chanting to get out of the low and depressed mood, where everything looked so gloomy and sulky

 When it comes to chanting; “OM” tops my favorite list. Just as people have their juke box loaded with their top 10 favorite music, mine is always uploaded with chants. Chanting and soaking in the vibrations is a beautiful experience. We live in an age where the word “instant” plays a vital role to coax us to try out something new. Hence, for those who have never tried chanting before, I would reiterate, chanting is truly profound; and instantly helps to align our vibrations.

“OM” is a syllable familiar to every Hindu, it is a part of every prayer, and invocation to every god begins with “Om”.  “OM” is Absolute. Om is the matrix of all mantras.

 According to Indian spiritual sciences, God first created sound, and from these sound frequencies, was born our phenomenal world. Our total existence is constituted of these primal sounds.  “Om” is the syllable which preceded the universe and from which the gods were created. It is the mula mantra, the cosmic vibration that holds together the atoms of the world and the heaven.

OM is also pronounced as “Aum”. “Om” is powerful, it is the sound, where everything else disappears- no thoughts, no dreams, no expectations, no joy, no sorrow- it is just silence; deep silence;  it cannot be explained it cannot be heard it cannot be uttered  it can only be experienced.  There is silence yet you can hear it resonating from deep within, it is there within and without, it is all around you.  What could be more beautiful than “Om”?

Om is the secret to sharpen your mind and your intellect. Human mind is powerful it has the power of creation as well as destruction. Have you felt the power of sunrays? When the sun rays spread out everywhere – it is bright, yet when it is focused through lens it can create fire; sun rays can produce solar energy, and much more.   So is our mind, it is everywhere, it has immense power, however to realize the power our mind needs to be focused, it needs to be centered.

Mantra is a tool that helps us to focus, and when the mind gets focused miracles begin to happen. But if we get stuck with the power or the miracles its beauty is lost. Om has the power to fulfill all our desires; it also has the power to free us from all desires. But, then either we run behind the power or magic to fulfill these desires, or we move beyond it. Either we can be stuck with the sound, or we can bask in the silence.

Om changes and realigns our vibrations, several experiments and researches have been conducted to test the effects of Om chanting. Based on such researches even medical experts have come to a conclusion that chanting Om reduces mental stress, cures depression,, improves focus and concentration. It calms the mind and promotes over all wellbeing of the human being.

For me “Om “’ chanting has always been my savior.