Recently, as is my wont, I was listening to some background chanting while doing work. I find it helps focus the mind and cut out the clutter and distraction of our modern era.
An anonymous, unnamed member of the household walked in to raid the snack cupboard and was rummaging around for a while. Selections made and assembled to satisfaction she turned to me and asked, βpapa why do all these chants you listen to start with Om and end with Shanti?β
I thought about it for a moment.
Om, the cosmic sound of creation. When the big bang occurs, what sound is associated with it? That of Om.
Shanti – tranquility, when the universe reaches itβs highest state of entropy, when all molecules vibrate at the same energy, when no more reactions can take place, no work can be done. The end of days is a sea of tranquility.
Every chant of the eternal path is bookended between these two states. Continue reading The Om – Shanti bookends of time.