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TRIADS OF THE FORMS

Gather us in; Thou Love that fillest all; Gather our rival faiths within Thy fold. Rend each man's temple veil and bid it fall, That we may know that Thou hast been of old; Gather us in. Gather us in; we worship only Thee; In varied names we stretch a common hand; In diverse forms a common soul we see; In many ships we seek one spirit-land; Gather us in. Some seek a Father in the heaven's above, Some seek a human image to adore; Some crave a Spirit vast as life and love; Within Thy mansions we have all, and more; Gather us in. — George Matheson 9 The Mystic Number Nine 9 All multiples of 9 added together ulti- mately become number 9. This can be veri- fied (16 X 9 = 144; 1 + 4 + 4 = 9). The mystic number 9 is arrived at in this wise : The universe is constituted of the three factors — time, space and causation. The universe is constituted of the three Gunas (ingredients) — sattwa, rajas and tamas. The universe is constituted of the three functions — creation, preservation and de- struction. Thus this three times three making nine has become a mystic number. It exhausts the definition of the phenomenal universe. Twice nine or eighteen makes the Ma- habharata scheme complete. The eighteen portions ( Parvas ) in the epic define in detail the career of man on earth. The eighteen chapters in the Gita make yoga philosophy complete. The eighteen days' warfare makes the warriors' exploits complete. Eighteen are the divisions of the armies of the contending parties — Pandavas and Kauravas. The one having seven divisions and the other eleven. Thus all the available human forces mobilized were eighteen in number. — Swami Chidbhavananda

Om is the primordial, cosmic sound, the source of all words and thoughts. All other triads are variations of the triad 'AUM'.

'AUM' is the threefold form of aatman. There are various triads of the forms of aatman. These are worshipped by the use of threefold OM.

“Whole universe is contained, in every point of space, You get darshan of divinity, on every human face. "Trikenu"

Triad 1. A, U, M (Om) 2. Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh 3. Generation, Operation, Destruction 4. Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah 5. Past, Present, Future 6. Mind, Intellect & Egoism 7. Feminine, Masculine & Neuter 8. Fire, Wind, Sun 9. Sattawa, Rajas, Tamas 10. Lakshmi (Wealth), Saraswathi (Wisdom), Durga (Power) 11. Birth, Life, Death 12. Space, Time, Causation 13. Sathyam, Shivam, Sundaram 14. Sat (Truth), Chit (Knowledge)* Aananda (Bliss)

Triad Forms

Sound form Trinity form GOD form X, Y, Z, axis/space form Time form Intelligence form Gender form

Light form Guna form

Shakthi form Samsaara

Transcendent form Transcendent form

Transcendent form

Easily mayest thou cross the sea of dark- ness. The guru has perhaps no more important duty than to study carefully the personality and temperament of the pupils committed to his charge, and to prescribe to each, accord- ing to his nature, an appropriate method of meditation. Meditation is the last step on the path of realization. "None beholds him with the eyes, for he is without visible form. Yet in the heart is he revealed, through self-control and medita- tion. Those who know him become immor- tal. When all the senses are stilled, when the mind is at rest, when the intellect wav- ers not — then is known, say the wise, the highest state. The calm of the senses and the mind has been defined ayyoga. He who attains it is freed from delusion.

Meditation in its highest form, say the Upanishads, is concentration upon the truth Aham Brahmaasmi (I am Brahman). As aids to meditation, various symbols of Brahman are accepted, of which the most important is the mystic syllable Om. 'Affix to the Upanishad, the bow incom- parable, the sharp arrow of devotional wor- ship; then, with mind absorbed and heart melted in love, draw the arrow and hit the mark, the imperishable Brahman. Om is the bow, the arrow is the individual being, and Brahman is the target. With a tranquil heart, take aim. Lose thyself in him, even as the arrow is lost in the target. In him are woven heaven, earth and sky, together with the mind and all the senses. Know him, the Self alone. Give up vain talk. He is the bridge of immortality. Within the lotus of the heart he dwells, where, like the spokes of a wheel, the nerves meet. Meditate on him as Om.