Meaning of the
Moolamantra
by Purnima Dasaji
Om Sat-Chit-Ananda
Parabrahma
Purushothama Paramatma
Sri Bhagavathi Sametha
Sri Bhagavathe Namaha
Om is the primordial sound of
which the whole universe is made of.
Sat-Chit-Ananda Parabrahma refers
to the Divine which is formless and
without attributes. If we think about
our body for example, it’s not only
matter, there is an intelligence and a
consciousness there that guides all the
activities in our body. How do you think
your heart is beating or your cells
reproduce in such an exact way? So
Sat-Chit-Ananda Parabrahma refers to
this intelligence, this consciousness
which is guiding and controlling the
universe. It guides the deer to escape
from the hunters. It guides ants to find
food. It guides each creature on this
planet. This intelligence that guides
your body is to be found in each cell
and it's the same intelligence that
guides the whole universe. In the leaf,
the tree, the ocean… Everything is
permeated with this Presence. And this
Presence goes beyond our understanding.
Purushothama refers to the
highest supreme qualities. From time to
time this formless Presence incarnates
on the planet and it flows through a
human body with all the auspicious
qualities: Wisdom, compassion, joy,
intelligence… Though it is a human body
it is the consciousness of the Divine
that flows through. These beings are
called Avatars. Avatars come to Earth
with a divine destiny, to take mankind
to the following phase of their
evolution. This is the goal and purpose
of an Avatar.
When this form without form which is
everywhere takes form within you, we
call it Paramatma. This is the
Indweller, Inner Presence or Antaryamin.
The Paramatma is the one who is totally
dependent on you and who loves you
completely. The one who responds to your
prayers and takes care of your
well-being and your security. It's this
God in your heart that operates miracles
and the one who solves your problems,
the one who is concerned about your
suffering and wants to liberate you.
It's this God who is so willing to be
one with you and that you dissolve in
Him.
This cosmic consciousness that we call
sat Sat-Chit-Ananda Parabrahma is also
your divine Father and Mother. From them
you were born. That's why the Mantra
says: Sri Bhagavathi Sametha Sri
Bhagavathe Namaha – I bow to my
divine parents.
The sages of the past, when they
realized that cosmic reality was ONE
they perceived it in many ways. There
are a million infinite ways to perceive
the Presence. If there are six billion
people in this planet the Presence will
be experienced in six billion different
ways. Though it is one it is many.
Though it is the same it's different in
each one of us. Though it is so
personal, so intimate like a lover or a
mother it cannot be understood with our
minds. It can only be experienced, it
cannot be understood. And it can only be
experienced in the way it reveals Itself
to you.
Maybe in this very moment it manifests
like a deep silence. In Another moment
it manifests like vast expanded
consciousness, or an intense awareness
of what you are doing. Other times it
will manifest like an intense feeling of
love, devotion or surrender. Sometimes
it may be complete void or emptiness.
Everything is the Presence. Just be
whatever is going on.
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