| No matter what your spiritual faith direct spiritual | | | | meditation is a more passive and still approach. He |
| experiences may be closer than you think. | | | | described these inner worlds, including the sounds of |
| I believe meditation is a wonderful thing, with many | | | | each world or plane - physical, astral (emotional), causal |
| benefits including:o Peace of mindo Stress reductiono | | | | (memories), mental (mind) and etheric (subconscious). |
| Better Focuso Greater Health | | | | Beyond these lay the worlds of Soul, beyond space |
| But what about the spiritual experience of Past Lives, | | | | and time. What an adventure. |
| Dreams, Soul Travel, or even the light of God that | | | | Beyond The OM: Chanting the Word HU |
| many people have had? | | | | OM (or Aum) is the chant for tapping into the sound or |
| My "Out Of The Body" Experience | | | | consciousness of the mental plane. It is one of the |
| In 1973, at age 16, I begged my parents to sign a piece | | | | many sounds from God. An example of it's use is |
| of paper so (as an underaged teen) I could go and | | | | when someone asks you a question and you hesitate |
| learn Meditation. I rode my bike about 5 miles to an | | | | by saying "um..." . In essence you are tapping into the |
| instructors house to have my experience. During that | | | | mind consciousness for an answer. It's not a bad thing |
| meditation ceremony however I had an "out-of-body" | | | | as the mental world is filled with spiritual experiences. |
| experience, where as Soul I consciously left the body | | | | But there are worlds beyond space and time, beyond |
| and traveled into another world within myself. | | | | the mind, to be explored if you have the courage. |
| This out-of-body experience, simultaneously scary and | | | | Even as a boy I heard sounds within myself, humming |
| exhilarating, was a dream come true. That's because | | | | and buzzing sounds. But until then I didn't know this was |
| since my early childhood I had a burning desire to | | | | actually how God communicates with us, something |
| know who I was, and why I was hI experienced was | | | | anyone can hear by practicing spiritual exercises and |
| incredible. | | | | giving inner attention to it. Besides the word OM there |
| For the next year I meditated everyday, with the | | | | is also the word HU, a pure Love song to God. |
| hopes of having a repeat experience. But nothing | | | | A SPIRITUAL EXPERIMENT YOU CAN TRY: Sing |
| happened, outside of the many benefits of meditation. | | | | the word OM a few times. Open your heart to it and |
| My meditation instructor, a wonderful softspoken man, | | | | notice any sensations within yourself. Next try singing |
| told me my experience was of no importance and | | | | the word HU (It is pronounced HU, like HUGH) in a |
| that I should return to "emptying the mind". The idea of | | | | drawn out fashion 2-3 times - as in HUUUuuuu. |
| direct experience of life after death and inner realities | | | | While the OM brings a sense of calm and quiet to the |
| meaning nothing...well that was hard for me to swallow. | | | | mind, you may have noticed that the word HU has an |
| Soul Travel | | | | uplifting effect, a sense of the heart opening. Perhaps |
| A year later a friend happened across a book called | | | | you feel lighter, or that the room is lighter. Both are |
| "Eckankar: Keys to Secret Worlds" by Paul Twitchell. | | | | wonderful, and each opens the consciousness in |
| (Eckankar is Sanskrit and means "You as a | | | | different ways. The OM works in the mental |
| Co-worker with God"). In it Twitchell spoke of "Soul | | | | consciousness, the HU works with God consciousness. |
| Travel" , described my earlier out-of-body experience, | | | | The word HU, an ancient Sanskrit word for God and |
| and introduced me to the real me - SOUL. He also | | | | the original root of the word God, has a unique ability to |
| talked about the many inner worlds I could explore, and | | | | open ones heart to Gods love and guidance. It is the |
| how direct experience with the inner light and inner | | | | sound behind all sounds in life. Used before bed the HU |
| sounds of God could bring spiritual freedom and an | | | | can open your consciousness to dream travel, and to |
| understanding of my life's purpose. Best of all he | | | | experience with the Light and Sound of God. This Light |
| provided me with exercises for doing conscious Soul | | | | and Sound is God's most direct communication. |
| Travel. (We're talking real experience here, not | | | | Even More Adventures Within |
| symbolism or imagination). I started to use these | | | | There's more I'd like to share, including experiences |
| exercises, trying to repeat my earlier experience. And I | | | | with the sound, Eck Masters, past life revelations, and |
| did! Little did I know teh spiritual adventure had just | | | | the Mahanta, a state of consciousness already within |
| begun. | | | | you that is a direct link with God. |
| The book spoke about words I could sing or chant as | | | | But for now I'll just leave you with this: God loves you, |
| a bridge to hear the inner sounds of God, and how the | | | | you exist becuase God loves you, and everything in |
| inner sounds could take me to higher states of | | | | your life is to teach you about that love. You are Soul. |
| consciousness and on inner travels. It explained that | | | | That's the single purpose of Soul Travel. God's love. |
| contemplation was dynamic and experiential, whereas | | | | |