How the Twelve Mantras Form One Teaching
From The Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="timeline"> Mantras 1–2 :: OM is all; "this Self is Brahman"; the Self has four quarters Mantra 3 :: First quarter — Vaiśvānara, the waking self (gross world) Mantra 4 :: Second quarter — Taijasa, the dream self (subtle world) Mantras 5–6 :: Third quarter — Prājña, deep sleep; the inner Lord of all Mantra 7 :: The Fourth — Turīya: peaceful, auspicious, non-dual; "That is the Self" Mantra 8 :: The Self as the syllable OM; its measures A, U, M Mantras 9–11 :: A = waking, U = dream, M = deep sleep — with meditations Mantra 12 :: The silence (amātra) = Turīya; "OM is the Self"; enter the Self by the Self </pre>