Technique 83 of 112 — The Sound Of The Mystic Syllable

This dharana employs the sacred syllable 'OM' (Pranava) as a vehicle for transcendence. The practice involves 'pluta,' which is the protracted or elongated pronunciation of the vowel. Metaphysically, OM represents the totality of the universe—creation (A), preservation (U), and dissolution (M). However, the focus of this dharana is the 'Amantra' or the 'Anuvara'—the silent resonance that follows the audible 'M'. This silence is not mere absence of sound, but the 'Shunyata' (Emptiness) which is pregnant with 'Para Shakti' (the Supreme Power). As the audible sound fades, the practitioner follows the vibration into increasingly subtle realms: Bindu, Ardhachandra, Rodhini, Nada, Nadanta, Shakti, Vyapini, and Samana, finally reaching Unmana (the trans-mental state). This is the 'Power of Emptiness' mentioned in the verse. The practice transforms the gross sound into a subtle energy that dissolves the practitioner's ego into the universal void. By moving from the sound to the silence at the end of the sound (plutante), the seeker bypasses the intellect and enters directly into the state of Bhairava. It is a journey from the manifest to the unmanifest through the bridge of vibration.