Philosophy Of Liberation Interfaith

Author(s): Paramhansa Maharaj, Donald Howard, Veena Howard
Publisher: USA Santmat Society of North America

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Nature (Lower Nature) there must have been manifested Adi Dhvanyatmaka Sabda (the Original Inarticulate Sound). This Sound is called Om, Satya Sabda (True Word), Sara Sabda (Essential Word), Satya Nam (True Name), Rama Nam (all pervading Sound), Adi Shabda (the Word of the beginning)
33. The creation could not come into being without Vibration and Sound. Necessarily, Vibration and Sound pervade all of the creations.
34. From the beginning, within the inner heart of creation, Sabda (the Sound) was vibrating ceaselessly. The Sound, all pervasive and true, is the essential basis of creation. Concerning this, there is no doubt.
35. Out of the Unmanifest emerged the manifest; from the subtle came forth the gross. Naturally, the subtle pervades the gross. And it follows that the Original Sound is all-pervasive.
Through the medium of Sabda (Sound), the Yogis attain the direct knowledge of the Supreme Sovereign, that is, realization of the Supreme Sovereign. This sound is called Rama Nama (All pervading Sound). (1) This Sound is the essence of all and is unchanging. It is also called the Sara Sabda (Essential Word), the Satya Sabda (the True Word), and Satya Nam (True Name).
36. The natural tendency of the Word (Sound) is to draw the attention or mind towards its center. Sound carries the qualities which correspond with the center of the respective realm. For one who focuses on specific Sounds of the specific realms, Sound transmits Its subtler and subtler qualities.
1. This Sound is called Om by the Rishis and Seers of the Upanishads.
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