Sunday, August 21, 2011

AUM

the vibration of the sound "AUM" is God


Hindus believe that as creation began, the divine, all-encompassing consciousness took the form of the first and original vibration manifesting as sound "AUM".[3] Before creation began it was "Shunyākāsha", the emptiness or the void. Shunyākāsha, meaning literally "no sky", is more than nothingness, because everything then existed in a latent state of potentiality. The vibration of "AUM" symbolizes the manifestation of God in form ("sāguna brahman"). "AUM" is the reflection of the absolute reality, it is said to be "Adi Anadi", without beginning or the end and embracing all that exists.[3] The mantra "AUM" is the name of God, the vibration of the Supreme. When taken letter by letter, A-U-M represents the divine energy (Shakti) united in its three elementary aspects: Bhrahma Shakti (creation), Vishnu Shakti (preservation) and Shiva Shakti (liberation, and/or destruction. source link here on Wikipedia.

Sunday ~ Waning Crescent

Slept in today ~ Met my Mat this morning in the Sun, a couple hours after the Sunrise.

I went out there again @ 12-noon... um bad idea. TOO HOT with sun directly overhead. This is why "the Early Bird gets the Worm".

Namaste ( I recognize the Light in You, I recognize the Light in Me)

link here for a broader definition on Namaste