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DIVINE SOUND Portions of the Vedic literature are almost like textbooks on 1.2.4). The Vedanta -sutras add that ultimate Liberation comes from sound as well (anavrittih shabdat). Primal sound is referred to as Shabda Brahman - ' God as word'. Closely related to this is the concept of Nada Brahman - 'God as sound'. 'Nada', a Sanskrit word meaning sound, is related to the term 'nadi', denoting the stream of Consciousness - a concept that goes back to the Rig Veda , the most ancient of the Vedas. Thus, the relationship between sound and consciousness has long been recorded in India's ancient literature. Vedic texts, in fact, describe sound as the pre-eminent means for attaining higher, spiritual consciousness. Mantras , or sacred sounds, are used to pierce through sensual, Mental and Intellectual levels of existence (all lower strata of consciousness) for the purpose of Purification and spiritual enlightenment. According to practitioners of Vedic religions, the sounds of different letters, particularly Sanskrit letters, have been shown to affect the mind, intellect, and Auditory nerves of those who chant and hear them. (See also experiments by Dr Hans Jenny ). The seven energy centres, or ' Chakras ', of the spinal column, as well as the three Pranic channels of the subtle body are all said to respond to mantras, bringing practitioners to elevated levels of awareness. UNESCO UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of Vedic chant as a Masterpiece Of The Oral And Intangible Heritage Of Humanity on November 7 , 2003 . POPULAR VEDIC CHANTS The Hare Krishna mantra, also known as the ' Maha '-Mantra: (pronounced ha-ray, krish-nah, and rar-mah respectively) ' Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.' Om : (pronounced as in home) Widespread in most paths of Hinduism, and used as a seed sound for many of the more complcated mantras. It is the sound representation of the Supreme Divine Energy. Om Tat Sat is said in the Bhagavad-Gita to mean 'Supreme Absolute Truth.' SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |