OM, LOGOS And The WORD
In Christianity we call the primal vibration, from which everything comes from, the word. In Hinduism the equivalent is the sound word or mantra OM. OM and the word express the universal principle, a cosmic sound or vibration, which is the original source for everything that exists.
Pythagoras describes the same thing in his philosophical ideas in the Music of the Spheres, where it is stated that the physical sound that we hear is but a reflection of the LOGOS (Greek) meaning the cosmic sound.
About Christianity And The Word
In the Christian tradition the power of the word is immense. Just by uttering words, God is creating the whole manifestation. God said: Let there be light. And light came (1st Moses book). God UTTERS words and the creation springs forth.
These words are sound emanations coming from a higher level of reality. We just call them words in our sphere of being. This symbolism is present in many spiritual/religious traditions where reality is created by vibration or sound.
OM And The Atom
The terminology and the organization of knowledge are completely different in the Upanishads and in modern physics, but besides this fact there are lots of similarities supporting the idea that OM is the original cosmic sound vibration and source. OM is a subtle Audible sound- a vibration.
Upon closer inspection of the atom we find that all matter vibrates. Vibration and music are poetically linked in the words of physicist Dr. Donald Hatch: "The universe is not made of matter, but music."
Sound Over Matter
We know that the solidity of matter is an illusion and that all matter consists of atoms, separated in enormous distances compared to their size. And that the atoms themselves are not at all solid, but consist of energy in movement.
In the vision of Donald Andrews the atoms emit a main tone. Atoms join in clusters of atoms to form molecules or "cosmic chords" as he calls them. All matter can be seen as complex chords. The universe is in fact a giant symphony of vibration.
OM And Our Everyday Life
The creation myths might in fact also be describing the process of creation which continually happens within us. All our thoughts, feelings and emotions create their own chords which crystallize in the complex chords of our personalities and being. Our main aim would then be to make this a harmonious chord which sounds beautifully and harmonically with the chord of the universe. Only then can we be truly happy when we are in true "harmony" with the universe.
Matter comes out of vibration. Matter is vibration. Matter is OM which crystallizes into our physical reality. The universe exists only through the continual emanation of the WORD. Without the WORD there would be but pure empty space which the ancient yogis of India term as "ANANDA." This is the original state of the universe before it came into creation.
OM And Spiritual Practice
For an advanced practitioner of Yoga, OM is as real as the air that he breaths. Christian mystics have long known of the power of the WORD inside and around them and felt the ongoing emanation of the WORD in the continual creation processes around them.
Seen in this way we are all co-creators of the manifestation in each and every minute, by sending out the Word in the form of thoughts, wishes, emotions and speech. We make our own symphony and we are responsible to make this symphony harmonize with the cosmic symphony!
So be ever mindful of what you send out because the universe hears your song!
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