Yoga Of Inner Light And Sound

Author(s): Achyutanand Swami, Praveshkumar Singh
Publisher: Santmat Sangh Samiti Chandrapur

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formed. This very Sound is variously referred to as 'Om', 'Satyashabda', 'Sārashabda', Satyanāma', 'Ramanāma', 'Adishabda', 'Adināma' etc.
This is an absolute truth, an irrefutable fact that this Primeval Sound keeps ringing essentially, in an uninterrupted and unrestrained manner through the core of the entire creation.
The 'avyakta'or Un-manifest gave birth to the 'vyakta' or Manifest creation, which means that grossness has come out of the subtlety. A subtle element naturally pervades a relatively grosser substance. Thus, the subtlest Primordial Sound pervades everything else. Getting totally absorbed in this very Sound yogis reach unto the God, that is, this Word leads to the direct experience of the Supreme Godhead, the Lord of All. Therefore, this word is also said to be the Name of the God or the Ramanāma. It essentially permeates everything and is itself unchangeable. That is why it is referred to by Hindispeaking Sants as the Essential Word (sāra shabda), the True Word, or the True Name. The Upanishadic sages called this very sound as 'Om', a name by which it has become renowned all over the world.
It is a natural characteristic of a sound to attract the perceiving soul towards its Source or Centre. Besides, a sound is itself imbued with the qualities of its source, and in turn bestows the perceiving soul with the same qualities it itself is possessed of.”
-Satsanga Yoga, Part IV, Para 27, 32, 34, 35, 36
Sant Dadu Dayal was once asked to answer a puzzling question as to what was it that was created the first, the day or the night, the tree or the seed. In reply he said that God is so competent, so powerful that He created everything - day & night, tree & seed, and the whole creation in one go, simultaneously. He said,
"He is so capable that He created everything through one word (sound) Hesitation, or uncertainty in decision-making, is characteristic of the weak.'
Sant Kabir Sahab, singing praises of this Primeval Word, writes,
"The Primordial Sound is like the magical touchstone to the dirty iron that is, the mind As soon as the mind is touched by this Sound, it gets transformed into pure Gold, is freed of all the bondages & delusions.
The word, says Kabir Sahab, keeps ever ringing in the body It is pervading without & within; this alone can destroy all confusions
Words though are much different from each other; focus yourself on to the Quintessential Word. Grasp that (Quintessential) Word for that would take you to the Supreme Lord. Subjugate the mind completely by finding the (inner) sound; this is the 'sahaja! (natural) yoga. The True or Unstruck Word is our essence; this body of ours is otherwise illusory or impermanent