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Sounds of the Sun:
Data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured the dynamic movement of the Sun’s atmosphere for over 20 years. Today, we can hear the Sun’s movement — all of its waves, loops and eruptions — with our own ears.
This sound helps scientists study what can’t be observed with the naked eye.
The Sun is not silent. The low, pulsing hum of our star’s heartbeat allows scientists to peer inside, revealing huge rivers of solar material flowing around before their eyes — er, ears. NASA heliophysicist Alex Young explains how this simple sound connects us with the Sun and all the other stars in the universe.
Vedic References
OM is mentioned numerous times throughout Vedic literature, most commonly in its original form of AUM.
The four principle Vedas, Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva, expound on the knowledge of the entire creation. It is said that all the knowledge of the four Vedas is contained in the Rig and all the knowledge of the Rig Veda is contained in its first syllable “A”. Thus by fully understanding this first syllable, which is the beginning of the mantra AUM, we can have knowledge of the entire creation. According to the ancient Puranic texts, AUM represents the union of the three main masculine deities and the forces within the Universe. “A” means Brahma (creation), “U” means Vishnu (maintenance), and “M” means Shiva (destruction). In the great Indian text the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna (the Divine) says, “Of words I am OM.”
The Chandogya Upanishad opens with the recommendation to “let a man meditate on OM, the essence of all.”
As OM is the sound of the Universe, it’s always present, so technically we can’t chant it. We cannot create OM by a chanting of it; we only produce a vibration sympathetic with the vibration that is already there, which is OM. It is not a chant made by us, created by us, or initiated by us. Rather, we establish a connection between ourselves and the Supreme Reality, which manifests itself as sound vibration in the form of OM.
Roopitha will like to share how her practice to connect with the AUM.
Everyday I use to wake up by 6 in the morning and use to sit in a room and close my eyes for 5 mins. There I experience utter silence and slowly my mind will recognize some voices of birds in the sky and noises of vehicles where everyone rush to perform their duties and at that time my experience was so present and trying to concentrate more and more peace will emerge.. once I open my eyes everything seems to be so beautiful..
This practice help me to remain calm throughout my day. Sometimes when I go to temple and hear the sound of the bell immediately it reminds me of my morning with myself. This is my prayer, this is my AUM.
