{"id":1242,"date":"2021-06-19T15:02:59","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T15:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssbcflushing.org\/1008sadhana\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2021-07-23T23:18:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T23:18:52","slug":"21-aums-samasthaloka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/2021\/06\/19\/21-aums-samasthaloka\/","title":{"rendered":"21 AUMS &#8211; SAMASTHALOKA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\"><\/div><div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-6\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-image-frame img-frame rounded\"><div class=\"img-box figcaption-middle text-center fade-in  radiusoqjgqo\" id=\"\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1008-Sadhana.png\" class=\"feature-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay dark\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-overlay-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-6\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-blockquote quote-9sdwla\" id=\"\"><blockquote><p>\n<div style=\"color: #66615b; font-size: 13px;\">&#8220;Since the light illumines all the senses every day so deeply and so systematically, a time will soon come when you can no more relish dark and evil sights, yearn for dark and sinister tales, crave for base, harmful, deadening toxic food and drink, handle dirty demeaning things, approach places of ill-fame and injury, or frame evil designs against anyone at any time. Stay on in that thrill of witnessing the light everywhere. If you are adoring God in any form now, try to visualize that form in the all-pervasive light. For Light is God; God is Light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Practice this meditation as I have advised regularly every day. At other times repeat the name of God (any Name fragrant with any of His many Majesties), always taking care to be conscious of His might, mercy, and munificence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sri Sathya Sai Baba<br \/>\nSathya Sai Speaks, Volume X, Page 348-350, Shivarathri, 1979<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><footer><a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">Sathya Sai Baba<\/a><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-heading su-heading-style-default su-heading-align-center\" id=\"\" style=\"font-size:23px;margin-bottom:20px\"><div class=\"su-heading-inner\">Chanting 21 AUMS \/ 9 Samastha Loka Sadhana<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-sg65r9 boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Who can participate?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-dkypye\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-b640v6\"> Individual<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-deln6h\"> Family<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-kqi1kd\"> Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-bga2z7\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-mulsv7 boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Duration?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-zue9u3\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-wx5w7g\"> As per your Sadhana Offering Option and is requested to be recited by everyone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-7b3ug0\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-d040xk boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Suitable for?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-fszotk\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-u3a1oe\"> Adults<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-n20mp4\"> Young Adults<\/li>\n<li class=\"li-9t5q8i\"> SSE Group 1\/2\/3\/4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-axdzd9\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" magee-shortcode magee-column col-md-3\" id=\"\" style=\"text-align:;\">\n<div class=\"magee-shortcode magee-promo-box  promo_box-68uddk boxed\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-info\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>How long does it take to do?<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"magee-icon-list  magee-shortcode list-xe9hew\" id=\"\">\n<li class=\"li-y6xg3l\"> 5 &#8211; 10 minutes depending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n                                        <div class=\"promo-action promo-action-ekwbh8\">\r\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"btn-normal btn-lg\"><\/a>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\" divider magee-divider magee-shortcode divider-vxc3ec divider-border\" id=\"\"><div class=\"divider-inner divider-border\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\" magee-shortcode magee-row row\">\n<div class=\" panel-cb361n magee-shortcode panel magee-panel\" id=\"\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n                                            <h3 class=\"panel-title\">Details<\/h3>\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                        <div class=\"panel-body\">\r\n                                            \n<h4>Instructions:<\/h4>\n<p>In Prasanthi Nilayam at early dawn, the people in the Mandir chant 21 Oms and Shanti, Shanti, Shanti. Each part of this chanting is<br \/>\nsignificant, and knowing the significance can make this spiritual discipline more meaningful to us.<\/p>\n<p>Om is the verbal symbol of God, says Swami; it announces the Lord&#8217;s presence. It is the primeval sound. In fact, Swami has said that Om is the only sound &#8211;every other sound arises from it. Swami has called Om the real life-principle of every person. So, when chanting Om, we are calling God and also affirming that we are God.<\/p>\n<p>The number 21 is not arbitrary, and each of the 21 Oms is chanted for a purpose.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Five Oms are chanted for the organs of action: vocal chords, hands, feet, elimination organs (represented by the anus), and<br \/>\ngenerative organs.<\/li>\n<li>Five Oms are for the organs of perception: eye, ear, nose, tongue, and skin, which correspond to sight, hearing, smell,<br \/>\ntaste, and touch.<\/li>\n<li>Five Oms are for the five vital airs of the body. English doesn&#8217;t seem to have names for these vital airs, so we list them with their Sanskrit names. They are: prana (located in lungs), apana (flatus, which moves downward through the rectum), vyana (diffused throughout the whole body), samana (navel; essential to digestion), and udana (rises through throat to head).<\/li>\n<li>Five Oms are for the five sheaths or encasings of the body: the material sheath, the sheath of vital air, the mental-emotional sheath, the sheath of intellect, and the sheath of bliss.<\/li>\n<li>The last Om is for the person itself &#8211;and the person&#8217;s self-realisation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chanting twenty Oms purifies and clarifies the five organs of action, the five organs of perception, the five vital airs, and the five<br \/>\nsheaths. This prepares the human being for merger with the Supreme. Swami advises us to think of the life-principle in a person as a rider on a twenty-headed horse; we chant Om for each of the 21 components.<\/p>\n<p>Omkar ends with three Shantis: peace is chanted for purity of the body, purity of the mind, and purity of the spirit. In other words, Peace is<br \/>\nprayed for in the physical, mental, and spiritual planes.<\/p>\n<p>Swami has said that &#8220;This recital of Om will tone you up, calm all agitations of the mind, and quicken the downpour of grace.&#8221; He has said<br \/>\nthat &#8220;spiritual discipline of this sort is a must for all Sai workers, for it alone can give them peace and the other most valuable gift, love.&#8221; We hope this explanation will make Omkar more precious to you<\/p>\n<p>This page was written using Swami&#8217;s own words in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sssbpt.info\/ssspeaks\/volume14\/sss14-03.pdf\">Sathya Sai Speaks 14, Chapter 3, discourse on 6 June 1978<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AUM Explanation by Sathya Saibaba\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnOBl78dyfU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AUMKARAM 21 TIMES | SRI SATHYA SAI BABA EXPLAINING AUM CHANTING METHOD|PRASANTHI NILAYAM|PUTTAPARTHI\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nC79SdDzWUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Sama<\/p>\n<p>It has been customary to sing<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"swamiquote\">Lokah Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>at the end of some devotion sessions. This mantra has been chanted three times after <span class=\"swamiquote\">bhajans<\/span> in Prasanthi Nilayam for years and years. It means, &#8220;let all the people in the world be happy&#8221; (<span class=\"swamiquote\">Lokah<\/span> has two meanings in Sanskrit, one: people; and the other: world).<\/p>\n<p>In late summer 2008, Bhagawan directed that, hence forward, we should chant<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"swamiquote\">Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>which means \u201cLet all the worlds be happy,\u201d (and thereby all the beings in the worlds). The earlier mantra referred only to this world. The new mantra refers to all the worlds and is broader in outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Hear the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sathyasai.org\/files2008\/080831SAMASTA_LOKA.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> college boys chant the mantra<\/a> in Prasanthi NIlayam (mp3 file).<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavanthu\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nhzIzcwnEyc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\r\n                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"plain-container","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"disabled","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"disabled","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"disabled","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1242"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1360,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1242\/revisions\/1360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sssgc-usa.org\/1008sadhana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}