OM Mantram

Trevor Leggett: Now if in that state of meditation, calm meditation, we say, ‘Om’. We can just try this. Om is the name of God. It’s said with reverence, but it’s also said with inquiry, not, “Oh, the Lord. Yes, of course, he’s way far above anything. What a wonderful word.” No, not like that.  He’s without and within.

Now if we try it just for nine times, we say the Om, it need not be loud, but try to put your fingers here on the throat and feel the vibration of the Om as you say it.

Everyone: Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om.

Trevor Leggett: Now if you try saying it very quietly so that you can just feel here. Now listen in the sound for something else without straining, without anxiety. Like the man in the jungle, the peacocks. Just aware and listen for something else. Quietly at nine times.

Everyone: Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om. Om.

Trevor Leggett : Patañjali said the repetition of Om removes obstacles and leads to the perception of the Divine Self within. If it’s practised regularly, say for 10 minutes in the morning, regularly.  

Then meditate on its meaning, the expression of the Lord who is above and below, without and within, who is beyond the mind and inspiring us through the mind for 10 minutes.

Then again, to recite the Om for, say, 10 minutes. If we do this regularly, then when life hits us with a terrible blow, this will arise in us.

Our practice will be able to save us from being crushed, from being annihilated, from being thrown into remorse or despair or fury, it will be able to remove the obstacle. It’ll lead to a perception, a glimpse of something within us, which is beyond catastrophes, which is imperishable, which can’t be broken and which can’t be killed, which can’t be destroyed, which can’t be injured. Well, these are works such as the Upanishad of Isha that hints at these things. It is meant to lead to practice.

If you’re interested to practise it, if you’re in despair now, this is a very good time to begin. If you’re not in despair, well, then it’s a good idea to do some so that when the time comes if it comes to you, you will be able to increase it then you will be able to hide this within you.

© Trevor Leggett