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"OM is the mantra, the expressive sound-symbol of the Brahman Consciousness in its four domains from the Turiya to the external or material plane. The function of a mantra is to create vibrations in the inner consciousness that will prepare it for the realisation of what the mantra symbolises and is supposed indeed to carry within itself.
In his commentary on the Isha Upanishad, [6] [page needed] Sri Aurobindo explains that the Atman, the Self manifests through a seven-fold movement of Prakrti. These seven folds of consciousness, along with their dominant principles are: [7] annamaya puruṣa - physical; prāṇamaya puruṣa - nervous / vital; manomaya puruṣa - mental / mind
Nishprapanchaya occurs in some popular mantras, as following Om Namah Shivaya (plus a string of datives giving qualities of Shiva), thus: [1] [2] Om Namah Shivaya Gurave (oṃ namaḥ śivāya gurave) (Om. Salutations to the guru, who is Shiva.) Satchidananda Murtaye, (saccidānanda mūrtaye) (His form is being, consciousness, and bliss.)
[59] [63] In the second chapter of the Chandogya Upanishad, the meaning and significance of Om evolves into a philosophical discourse, such as in section 2.10 where Om is linked to the Highest Self, [64] and section 2.23 where the text asserts Om is the essence of three forms of knowledge, Om is Brahman and "Om is all this [observed world]".
The very consciousness of the god or guru is held to enter into the Self of the disciple, constituting an initiation into the school or the spiritual family of the guru. [3] It is held that shaktipata can be transmitted in person or at a distance, through an object such as a flower or fruit.
The most basic mantra is Om, which in Hinduism is known as the "pranava mantra," the source of all mantras. The Hindu philosophy behind this is the premise that before existence and beyond existence is only One reality, Brahman, and the first manifestation of Brahman expressed as Om.
The amalavijñāna (阿摩羅識), "immaculate consciousness", is considered by some Yogācāra schools as a ninth level of consciousness. [46] This "pure consciousness is identified with the nature of reality (parinispanna) or Suchness." [47] Alternatively, amalavijñāna may be considered the pure aspect of ālayavijñāna.
The literal meaning in English has been expressed as "praise to the jewel in the lotus", [4] or as a declarative aspiration, possibly meaning "I in the jewel-lotus". [5] Padma is the Sanskrit for the Indian lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ) and mani for "jewel", as in a type of spiritual "jewel" widely referred to in Buddhism. [ 6 ]