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Soham
represents a mantra in meditation; literally means, 'I am That'. Represents the Psychic sound with the sound 'so' during inhalation and 'ham' during exhalation.
Soma chakra ...

 


SOHAM: Soham means "I am that: (Sah = that, Aham = I). Here we identify ourselves with something very vast (nearer to Him, Brahman, the Vast) so that the expansion of consciousness takes place.

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soham asmi He am I. [Isa 16]
soka [sorrow].
soma the plant which yielded the mystic wine for the Vedic sacrifice; the wine itself, which represents the intoxication of the ananda, the divine delight of being; ...

Soham breath - putting the syllable "so" on the inhalation and the syllable "ham" on the exhalation
Spanda - movement or vibration
Spanda Sutras (Spanda Karika) - text composed by the sage Vasugupta as a commentary on the Shiva Sutras ...

If Soham replaces the other mantra while you are moving the mala, it indicates mindlessness. It does not prove that you have perfected ajapa japa. It shows that you have no control over your consciousness.

" This corresponds to "Soham" or "Aham Brahma Asmi" of the Vedantins. People reported to the Badshah that Mansoor was an atheist (Kafir) and that he was always uttering "Anal-haq." The Badshah was quite enraged.

meaning 'I am he' (in English), while divided in still another way it will read 'So-ham,' 'he (is) I' -- Soham being equal to Sah, 'he,' and aham, 'I,' or 'I am he.

spontaneous repetition of 'soham' mantra.
Ajna chakra
energy center located behind the forehead or between the eye brows, state of intuitive wisdom consciousness.

Its symbolic meanings are as follows: firstly, upon verbally repeating hamsa, it becomes soham (Sanskrit, "I am That").

As you hold the breath, visualize a new pure body, solid, and ready for yoga practice. Exhale. With your hands in your lap, and with the mantra "soham," you visualize the jiva, or soul, returning to the muladhara chakra.

See also: Yoga, Body, Mind, Consciousness, Mantra

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