Om Mantra and Mandukya Upanishad: Yoga Vedanta Meditation

The pinnacle of the wisdom and practices of the ancient sages is contained in the terse twelve verses of the Mandukya Upanishad, which outlines the philosophy and practices of the OM mantra (written as either AUM or OM). The three stages plus the fourth of Om mantra are central to Yoga Meditation, Advaita Vedanta, and Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra.
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[trojanhorse143]

Excellent video.

can anyone clarify my doubt ?

Turiya means Fourth. i sometimes hear the word 'Turiyateeth'. which literally means 'beyond fourth'. what is it ?

is Turiya of mandukya same as 'Turiyaateeth'?

is 'Shunya'(voidness) of buddists same as 'Turiya'?

[yogabindu]

Although I'm not personally inclined towards discussing here terminologies, etc, searching internet using the spelling "turiyatita" will reveal some resources for those of you who wish to explore this further.

[nofear0079]

Simply superb, the quality of presentation is gr8 and clearly signifies the vast scientific association to Hinduism.I learnt new knowledge about A U M , but AUM means krishna the one without a second.

[yogabindu]

Respectfully, would other readers please note that the view that "AUM means Krishna the one without a second" is a particular view of some particular lineages, and is not a universally agreed upon principle.

[chromakey84]

where can I get more info.. authentic info.. please help

[yogabindu]

Google Karika by Gaudapada. There are English translations of this ancient text, which is widely recognized as authoritative on Mandukya Upanishad (Ramakrishna mission publishes one). The book Enlightenment Without God by Swami Rama is superb. It is short, but very dense with wisdom. It's out of print, but you can google it. There are also Om articles on my website swamijdotcom.

[dharma somashekar]

EXCELLENT.... well explained, !!

[me2super]

Your diagrams and explanations are AWESOME! I'd love to watch more videos on your channel.

[vekalavekala]

EXCELLENT video. Your internet site with more details of yoga is the BEST I have ever come across. I am delighted with the Patanjali Sutras on your site and the 7 ways to do the AUM mantra. thank you so much.

[smartnone]

Excellent! Truely amazing truth in plain words!!

[009002001]

Sri Vidya in Mandukya Upanishad

[huba buba]

OM OM OM

[ramesh1955]

Excellent work. Thanks for this beautiful video. You made such a complex subject so easy  through this video.

[Deepak Nagar]

Where did you come across turiya-attetha? I can't comprehend beyond Turiya state.

Shunya should be the same as turiya. Shunya is silence aspect of AUM. Shunya or Aum is "mine of infinite potentialities or attributes with each attributes co-existing with their exact opposites, thus balancing the mine to perfect zero.

Regards Deepak

[robin malik]

every thing in our body signify om

for example if lift both hands it makes om

head being center

if we open our mouth we can see om

[nchakraborty]

Amazing!