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The Bible says in Genesis 1.1: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Hindu Scriptures and Buddhist scriptures say otherwise. The Veda, origin of Hinduism and Buddhism, is about sound and not word. Word followed sound.
Veda distinguishes between sruti, sound based wisdom and smriti, word based wisdom. Sruti, wisdom of sound, is divine in origin. Smriti, wisdom of word, is human in origin. All Veda Hindu scriptures are sruti, sound based. Transmission of the Veda was by mouth to ear, with intonation, pitch and meter meticulously maintained through millenia to ensure purity.
OM, the Veda says, is the sound that is the origin of all creation. OM is the pranava mantra, the primal sound, declaration of creation. In the beginning, there was Sound, and nothing but Sound.
Science supports this Veda theory. All explanations about matter revolve around particles that vibrate, either as waves, packets, strings or membranes, depending upon how recent the theory is. The universe rests on vibration. Vibration is sound, nothing but sound. Space that science considered as vacuüm is now seen as energy, with its own vibration and sound. All energy vibrates and produces sound.
How does all this help us?
We, our mind body spirit system, consist of inner energy. All matter is energy. All energy is vibration. All vibration is sound. Every moment we are resonating in sound, even when we are in silence, perhaps more when we are in silence. When we tune into this sound, this energy of vibration, we are in tune with our own inner energy. We can then find our greatest potential for performance.
This is the basis of the mantra and japa, the sacred sounds of Hindu Buddha religions. Mantras, vibrational syllables and japas, which are repetition of mantras, tune us into specific inner energy pathways within us, producing powerful sympathetic vibrations.
Most meditations, including watching one’s breath, have their foundation on the principle of using this inner energy of sound to bring us in unison with our cosmic inner energy.
In an earlier posting, i described two powerful meditations to enhance your inner energy. Do try them out. Try for 21 days. You will find a difference.
In the coming days, i shall post more meditation techniques that you can work on safely.
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You’re thinking of the book of John.
And the two interpretations are equivalent. Both books are talking about the Formless Form, the Way, the Creator, blah blah blah…
The question is, how does this help us in real life?
Thanks Bodee. Western interpretation of Creation is based on Word, if one goes by the Bible. The Word is not formless. The Eastern system is based on Sound, which is formless. The Western society focuses on words, logic, and action. The Eastern culture focused on contemplation and inner energy. Neither is right nor wrong. This is the way of life and cultures. By focusing on sound, the natural vibration of inner energy, one can reach that “I’, the Self, more easily. I had outlined the technique in an earlier post. This may be useful to those who seek to find out who they are. cheers
I looked for a self and found nothing. Now I am free.
Take a look. There’s no you. Every thought of “I” points to an imaginary concept but nothing real.
We have a false assumption that there is a separation between “I” and the rest of the world. But in reality, there is no separation, and there is no “I”. And this can be seen in real life. Just focus, and look.