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Aum (remastered)
08:31
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ह�रः ओम् ओ�म�येतद�र�मदं सव� त�योप�ा�यानं भूतं भव��व�य�द�त सव�मोङ्कारएव य�ा�य���कालातीतंतद�योङ्कारएव
Aum ity etad akṣaram idam sarvam,
tasyopavyākhyānam,
bhūtam bhavad bhaviṣyad iti,
sarvam auṁkāra eva,
yac cānyat trikālātītaṁ,
tad apy auṁkāra eva
Translation:
All is OM: Hari Om. The whole universe is the syllable Om.
Following is the exposition of Om. Everything that was, is, or
will be is, in truth Om. All else which transcends time, space,
and causation is also Om.
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Atman
04:54
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sarvaṁ hy etad brahma, ayam ātmā brahma
so’yam ātmā catuṣ-pāt.
Translation:
Atman has Four Aspects:
All of this, everywhere, is in truth Brahman, the Absolute Reality. This very Self itself, Atman, is also Brahman, the Absolute Reality. This Atman or Self has four aspects through which it operates.
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Waking
02:30
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jāgarita sthāno bahiṣ-prajñaḥ saptāṅga
ekonaviṁśati-mukhaḥ sthūla-bhug vaiśvānaraḥ
prathamaḥ pādah
First is Waking / Gross:
The first aspect of Atman is the Self in the Waking state, Vaishvanara. In this first state, consciousness is turned outward to the external world.
Through its seven instruments* and nineteen channels* it
experiences the gross objects of the phenomenal world.
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Dreaming
03:40
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svapna-sthāno’ntaḥ-prajñaḥ saptāṅga ekonavimśati-mukhaḥ
pravivikta-bhuk taijaso dvītiyaḥ pādah.
Translation:
The second aspect of Atman is the Self in the Dreaming state, Taijasa. In this second state, consciousness is turned towards the inner world. It also
operates through seven instruments and nineteen channels,
which engage the subtle objects of the mental realm.
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Deep Sleep
03:35
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yatra supto na kaṁ cana kāmaṁ kāmayate
na kaṁ cana svapnam paśyati tat suṣuptam
suṣupta-sthāna ekī-bhūtaḥ prajñānā-ghana evānanda-mayo
hy ānanda-bhuk ceto-mukhaḥ prājñas tṛtīyaḥ pādah
Translation:
The third aspect of Atman is the Self operating in the Deep Sleep state, Prajna. In this third
state, there is neither the desire for any gross or subtle object, nor any dream sequences. In deep sleep, all such experiences have receded or merged into the ground of undifferentiated consciousness. Here, one is filled with the experience of bliss, and can also find the way to clearer knowledge of the two preceding states.
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The Experiencer
04:15
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eṣa sarveśvaraḥ eṣa sarvajñaḥ, eṣo’ntāryami,
eṣa yoniḥ sarvasya prabhavāpyayau hi bhūtānām
Translation:
The one who experiences all of these states of consciousness is the omniscient, indwelling source and director of all. This one is the womb out of which all of the other emerges. All things originate from and dissolve back into this source.
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Turiya
06:10
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nāntaḥ-prajñam, na bahiṣ prajñam, nobhayataḥ-prajñam na prajnañā-ghanam, na prajñam, nāprajñam; adṛṣtam, avyavahārayam, agrāhyam, alakṣaṇam,
acintyam, avyapadeśyam, ekātma-pratyaya-sāram, prapañcopaśamam, śāntam, śivam, advaitam,
caturtham manyante, sa ātmā, sa vijñeyaḥ.
Translation:
The fourth aspect of Atman or Self is Turiya, literally the fourth. In this fourth state, consciousness is neither turned outward nor inward. Nor is it both outward and inward; it is beyond both cognition and the absence of cognition. This fourth state of Turiya cannot be experienced through the senses or known by comparison, deductive reasoning or inference; it is indescribable, incomprehensible, and unthinkable with the mind. This is Pure Consciousness itself. This is the real Self. It is within the cessation of all phenomena. It is serene, tranquil, filled with bliss, and is one without second. This is the real or true Self that is to be realized.
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Aum And Silence
05:09
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so’yam ātmādhyakṣaram auṁkaro’dhimātram pādā mātrā
mātrāś ca pādā akāra ukāra makāra iti.
Translation:
Those Four are the Same with “A-U-M” and Silence:
That Om, though described as having four states, is indivisible; it is pure
Consciousness itself. That Consciousness is Om. The three
sounds A-U-M (ah, ou, mm) and the three letters A, U, M are
identical with the three states of waking, dreaming, and
sleeping, and these three states are identical with the three
sounds and letters. The fourth state, Turiya is to be realized
only in the silence behind or beyond the other three.
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The Sound of Waking
04:09
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jāgarita-sthāno vaiśvānaro’kāraḥ prathamā
mātrā’pter ādimattvād vā’pnoti ha vai
sarvān kāmān ādiś ca bhavati ya evaṁ veda
Translation:
Vaishvanara is the consciousness experienced during the waking state, and is A, the first letter of Om. That simple sound of A is first and
permeates all other sounds. One who is aware of this first
level of reality has fulfillment of all longings and is successful.
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The Sound of Dreaming
05:48
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svapna-sthānas taijasa ukāro dvitīyā
mātrotkarṣāt ubhayatvādvotkarṣati ha vai
jñāna-saṁtatiṁ samānaś ca bhavati
nāsyābrahma-vit-kule bhavati ya evam veda
Translation:
Taijasa is the
consciousness experienced during the dreaming state, and is
U, the second letter of Om. This intermediate state operates
between the waking and sleeping states, reflecting some
qualities of the other two. One who knows this subtler state is
superior to others. For one who knows this, knowers of
Brahman, the Absolute Reality, will be born into his family.
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The Sound of Deep Sleep
11:51
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suṣupta-sthānaḥ prājño makāras tṛtīya mātrā
miter apīter vā minoti ha vā idaṁ
sarvam apītiś ca bhavati ya evaṁ veda.
Translation:
Prajna is the consciousness experienced during the state of dreamless,
deep sleep, and is M, the third letter of Om. It contains the
other two, and is that from which the other two emerge, and
into they recede or merge. A knower of this more subtle state
can understand all within himself.
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12. |
The Silence
05:22
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amātraś caturtho’vyavahāryaḥ prapañcopaśamaḥ sivo’dvaita
evam auṁkāra ātmaiva, saṁviśaty ātmanā’tmānaṁ ya evaṁ
veda ya evaṁ veda
Translation:
Silence after “A-U-M” is the True Self: The fourth aspect is the
soundless aspect of Om. It is not utterable and is not
comprehended through the senses or by the mind. With the
cessation of all phenomena, even of bliss, this soundless
aspect becomes known. It is a state of nondual (advaita)
reality—one without a second. This fourth state, Turiya, is the
real Self or true Self. One with direct experience of this
expands to Universal Consciousness.
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