Author: Swami Swaroopananda
Publisher: Chinmaya Mission Trust
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 66
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A
Description
The Absolute Truth being infinite, it cannot be defined through words or concepts, which are relative and limited, therefore finite. Any discussion of the Ultimate Reality in the Scriptures is thus automatically understood to be merely indicative and descriptive.
One such pointer in the direction of the Absolute Truth-and an extremely effective one at that-is Sri Guru Nanak Devji’s Mool Mantra (Ik Onkaar) found in the Guru Granth Sahib. As the term itself denotes, the Mool (root) Mantra is a fountainhead of True Wisdom. If meditated upon with sincerity and ardour, the Mool Mantra can serve as a powerful launchpad that can skyrocket us to mystical heights beyond mere intellectual comprehension, eventually propelling us into the silent realm of Infinite consciousness.
With impeccable logic and rare insight Swami Swaroopananda reveals to us how the Mool Manta is the hallmark of the profoundest spiritual experience. Understanding This we not only gain a stronger, more rational perspective on the universality of all scriptural declarations, but also, we grow inwardly richer as we gain a fuller appreciation of the One Indivisible Truth that is-nay, that has to be-at the heart of all spiritual pursuit both past and present.
Contents
SHRI GURU NANAK DEV
Purveyor of the mool Mantra Ik Onkaar
MOOL MANTRA AND MANGALAACHARAN
Fundamental meanings and philosophical implications
IK ONKAAR
The One god, the Absolute Reality
SAT NAAM
His Name is Sat, Ever True
KARTAA PURAKH
The Only Doer, the One Creator
NIRBHAU NIRVAIR
Fearless and All-Loving is He
AKAAL MOORAT
His Form (Existence) Transcends Time
AJUNI
He is Without Birth or Beginning
SAIBANGH
He is Self-existent and Self-illuminating
GURPARSAAD
The Grace of the Guru
JAP
Chant