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PERCEPTIONS

TRIADS OF THE FORMS

'AUM'

is the threefold

form of

aatman.

There are

various triads of the forms

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"

Om is the primordial,

cosmic sound, the source

all

words

and

thoughts. All other triads

are variations of the triad

'AUM'.

Triad

A, U, M

(Om)

Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh

Generation, Operation, Destruction

Bhuh, Bhuvah, Svah

Past, Present, Future

6. Mind, Intellect & Egoism

Feminine, Masculine & Neuter

Fire, Wind, Sun

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

Meditation in its highest form, say the

Upanishads,

is concentration upon the truth

Aham Brahmaasmi

(I am

Brahman).

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.

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.

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