The Ancient Science Of AUM Mantra

Saints in all religions revere the Cosmic Vibration. “The Qur’an refers to this sound in the words, ‘Be! And all became.’ Moses heard this very sound on Mount Sinai, when in communion with God; and the same word was audible to Christ when absorbed in his heavenly Father in the wilderness. Shiva heard [AUM] during his Samadhi in . . . the Himalayas. This sound is the source of all revelation to the masters. . . . It is because of this that they know and teach one and the same truth.” Thus observes HAZRAT INAYAT KHAN, in The Music of Life. AUM is God’s Consciousness in creation. According to Paramahansa Yogananda, AUM is not an abstract principle, it is a scientific way of understanding and merging with the Divine Cosmic energy in the universe. “Through the actual hearing of this Cosmic Vibration, a conscious contact with God or Christ Consciousness can be established. Hence, in order to scientifically contact God, one must reach Him first through AUM” (Cornell 14). Paramahamsa Yogananda says: