Yogashikha Upanishad (critical study)
by Sujatarani Giri | 2015 | 72,044 words
This page relates 鈥楽ound (nada) and Brahman鈥� of the English study on the Yogashikha Upanishad鈥攁 key text from the Krishna Yajurveda, focusing on the pinnacle of Yogic meditation. This essay presents Yoga as a crucial component of ancient Indian philosophy and spirituality and underscores its historical roots in Vedic literature鈥攑articularly the Upanishads and Vedant. The chapters of this study are devoted to the faculties of the mind and internal body mechanisms such as Chakras as well as the awakening of Kundalini.
Part 3.2 - Sound (苍腻诲补) and Brahman
Sound (苍腻诲补) is the first manifestation of the Absolute. We know not anything about the nature of the absolute as it exists except that it is. With all their kindness, the scriptures have tried to tell us all about the creation, how it proceeded from the Absolude. They say: Brahman was one and non-dual. It thought, 鈥�ekoham, bahu 蝉测腻尘鈥�. That caused a vibration eventually bringing in sound and that sound was 鈥極m鈥�, where are all other manifestation.
From that we can say, as an inference: As long as the force of the Brahman-蝉补峁卥补濒辫补 losts, there exists the cosmic vibration and the sound. When the vibration cease the sound also disappears into the transcendental being.
During the vibrant stage creation proceeds, the elements and the 迟补苍尘腻迟谤腻蝉 are successively born from the previous ones, and finally quintuplication takes place and we have the world as we see it. During the cessation of the vibration, the reverse takes place and there is involution all this world, disappearing into sound and sound disappearing into Brahman.
Thus, sound (苍腻诲补) is virtually the comprehensive basis for all creation. Naturally, therefore, it has the power to absorb the other manifestations.
Brahman is incomprehensible in its transcendent aspect. The nearest approach to it is only sound or we can call sound as Aparam Brahman.