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"Wherever you are,
There!
Is the entry point."
- Kabir
"Sound brings forth all.... "
HU : The Sound of the Unknown (Divine Essence)
"The Universe was manifested out of Divine Sound;
From it came into being the Light."
-Shamas - I - Tabriz
THE SACRED TRINITY
The image above illustrates the threefold process of universal manifestation in which Silent Stillness (the “tone” of Hu) gives rise to sound, which then translates into light (the holographic multiverse). Note that to return “home” to Source, we must retrace our steps from light to sound. Attempting to achieve bio-spiritual enlightenment without embracing the Audible Life Stream is a short-cut that leads to a dead-end.
"The nature of creation is the doubling of one. It is this doubling aspect that is the cause of all duality in life: one is positive, the other negative; one expressive, the other responsive. The first aspect is sound, and the next is light. In nature, which is face-to-face with spirit, what is first expressed is light, or what one responds to first is light; and what one responds to next, what touches one deeper, is sound." - Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Tao gives birth to one
one gives birth to two
two gives birth to three
three gives birth to ten thousand things
ten thousand things with yin at their backs
and yang in their embrace
and breath between for harmony
-Lao Tzu
In Egypt, the word khu, ‘Great Hu’, meant the shining, translucent, transparent, intangible essence of man. Hu is apparent in Dyhu or Dyu, the bright and heavenly ...
Another ancient wisdom tradition from Aboriginal Australia, perhaps the oldest surviving culture of humanity perhaps 70,000 years old, describes the nature of unified consciousness as the Rainbow Snake: "Oneness is essence, purity, creativity, love, unlimited, unbounded energy. Many of the tribal stories refer to the Rainbow Snake which represents the weaving line of energy or consciousness that starts as total peace, changes vibration, and becomes color, sound, and form" (Morgan, "Mutant Message Down Under" p 149).
“The Supreme Being has been called by various names in different languages but the mystics have known it as HU, the natural name, not the man-made, the only name of the Nameless, which all nature constantly proclaims. The sound HU is the spirit of all sounds and all words, and is hidden within them all, as the spirit [is] in the body. It does not belong to any language, but no language can help belonging to it. This alone is the true name of God, a name that no people and no religion can claim as their own. This word is not only uttered by human beings but is repeated by animals and birds. All things and beings proclaim this name of the Lord, for every activity of life expresses distinctly or indistinctly this very sound. This is the word mentioned in the Bible as existing before light came into being:
’In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.’
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
"The forms of snowflakes and faces of flowers may take on their shape because they are responding to some sound in nature. Likewise, it is possible that crystals, plants, and human beings may be, in some way, music that has taken on visible form." Cathie Guzett
The Relation Between Sound and Silence
We usually think of sound and silence as two opposite concepts. In fact, they are not
really opposites of each others.
Both sound and silence represent two forms of sounds:
sound as we know it represents audible sound.
It is the sound of the Known.
On the other hand,
silence represents non-audible sound.
It is the sound of the Unknown.
Silence is the sound of the Unknown.
The Unknown is referred to as "Hu" in Ancient Spirituality.
“Hu” is both a sound and a
Holy Name of God.
The sound "Hu" is the most basic vibration in the universe.
It is the smallest sound, or the smallest vibration,
that is produced whenever an object moves in
the universe.
Since nothing in creation is in perfect state of rest
(electrons are constantly moving around the nucleus),
it is safe to say that there is no place in creation where the
sound "Hu" is not produced.
Therefore, the real meaning of Silence,
which is perfect absence of sound,
does not exist in the universe.
In this world, when we seek to immerse ourselves in Silence,
we are not trying to shut our ability to hear sounds.
On the contrary, we are trying to increase our
ability to hear a very specific sound:
the vibrating sound of the Universe,
which is the
sound of our inner Soul.
That sound is the eternal vibration of "Huuuuuu".
- Shayk Muhammed Nazim Adil al Haqqani
"Keep chanting the syllable HU will you are in the body. This word HU raises your vibratory rate, which is the secret to inner travel. Your vibratory rate also determines much of what and whom you experience during the day." - Evan T. Pritchard
"Sound is your essence."
- Upanishads
"The whole world is reverberating with Sound,
To listen to It thou must unseal thine inner ears,
Then shalt thou hear an Unending Music." - Shah Niaz
The Native American Tsalagi (Cherokee) legend says, "The primary tone, the foundation of all worlds, is sung by the quartz crystal." (Ywahoo, 1987, p. 33)
"A tone lies at the foundation of everything in the physical world." - Rudolf Steiner
"The Great Singer built the worlds, and the Universe is it's song." - Hindu Saying
"Love is the highest vibration, the fundamental octave, the fundamental tone that resonates through the Universe and through all dimensions."
- The Hathor Material
"Far beyond the Nad-Bad (outer music) lies the Anahat or the unstruck, self-supporting music." - Kirpal Singh
"The inner music of the Soul is the real song. It's tunes are self-existing and self-supporting and need no outer aids of hands, feet or tongue and lead to the source from whence they come, the Minstrel divine." - Kirpal Singh
"Hear me, you hearers, and learn of my words, you who know me.
I am the Hearing that is attainable to everything;
I am the Speech that cannot be grasped.
I am the name of the Sound and the Sound of the Name…
I am the One who alone exists,
And I have no one who will judge me."
- Poem to the Great Mother From Perfect Thunder, Perfect Mind,
The Nag Hammadi Library, translated by G. W. Macrae
"I dwell in undefiled Light and a Thought revealed itself perceptibly through the great Sound...And it is a Word by virtue of the Sound; it was sent to illumine those who dwell in darkness...I am a Light that illuminates the All. I am the Light..."
-Trimorphic Protennoia - Nag Hammadi
"I am the master of the tone ... All creatures, all things, even the seemingly lifeless ones, give off tones.
Each being, each thing produces a special, characteristic tone which, however, changes as the states of the being or thing by which it is produced change.
"Why?
"Beings and things are conglomerations of smallest particles, the so-called rdul phra ; they dance, and with their movements they produce tones.
"This is what the teachings say: In the beginning was the wind. With its whirl, it created the gjatams , the primordial forms and the prime base of the world. This wind sounded; thus it was the sound which formed matter. The pounding of these first gjatams brought forth further forms which, by virtue of their sounds, in turn created new shapes. That is by no means a tale from days long passed, it is still that way. The sound brings forth all forms and all beings. The sound is that through which we live."
- an old Lama in Tibet, near the Chinese border, as told to Alexandra David-Neel (quote from: Moenche und Strauchritter Brockhaus Verlag, Leipzig 1931)
"In the beginning, wind ("lung") moved the Great Silence & created sound. From its vibrations, sound produced both subtle and gross forms. In Creation Myths world-wide, sound is recognised as the womb from which the Visible and Invisible emerged. "-Anonymous
"The way in which we can find our own place is to tune our instrument to the keynote of the chord to which we belong. Sound is the force which groups all things from atoms to worlds. The chording vibration sounds in our innermost being and can only be heard in silence. When we go into the inner chamber and shut the door to every sound that comes from the life without, then will the voice of God speak to our soul and we will know the keynote of our life."
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
"Hu, the most sacred of all sounds."
ABSTRACT SOUND
Abstract sound is called Saut-i Sarmad by the Sufis; all space is filled with it. The vibrations of this sound are too fine to be either audible or visible to the material ears or eyes, since it is even difficult for the eyes to see the form and color of the ethereal vibrations on the external plane. It was the Saut-i Sarmad, the sound of the abstract plane, which Muhammad heard in the cave of Ghar-i Hira when he became lost in his divine ideal. The Quran refers to this sound in the words, 'Be! and all became.' Moses heard this very sound on Mount Sinai, when in communion with God; and the same word was audible to Christ when absorbed in his Heavenly Father in the wilderness. Shiva heard the same Anahad Nada during his Samadhi in the cave of the Himalayas.
The flute of Krishna is symbolic of the same sound. This sound is the source of all revelation to the Masters, to whom it is revealed from within; it is because of this that they know and teach one and the same truth.
The Sufi knows of the past, present and future, and about all things in life, by being able to know the direction of sound. Every aspect of one's being in which sound manifests has a peculiar effect upon life, for the activity of vibrations has a special effect in every direction. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe. Whoever has followed the strains of this sound has forgotten all earthly distinctions and differences, and has reached that goal of truth in which all the Blessed Ones of God unite. Space is within the body as well as around it; in other words the body is in the space and the space is in the body.
This being the case, the sound of the abstract is always going on within, around and about man. Man does not hear it as a rule, because his consciousness is entirely centered in his material existence. Man becomes so absorbed in his experiences in the external world through the medium of the physical body that space, with all its wonders of light and sound, appears to him blank.
This can be easily understood by studying the nature of color. There are many colors that are quite distinct by themselves, yet when mixed with others of still brighter hue they become altogether eclipsed; even bright colors embroidered with gold, silver, diamonds, or pearls serve merely as a background to the dazzling embroidery. So it is with the abstract sound compared with the sounds of the external world. The limited volume of earthly sounds is so concrete that it dims the effect of the sound of the abstract to the sense of hearing, although in comparison to it the sounds of the earth are like that of a whistle to a drum. When the abstract sound is audible all other sounds become indistinct to the mystic.
The sound of the abstract is called Anahad in the Vedas, meaning unlimited sound. The Sufis name it Sarmad, which suggests the idea of intoxication. The word intoxication is here used to signify upliftment, the freedom of the soul from its earthly bondage. Those who are able to hear the Saut-i Sarmad and meditate on it are relieved from all worries, anxieties, sorrows, fears and diseases; and the soul is freed from captivity in the senses and in the physical body. The soul of the listener becomes the all-pervading consciousness, and his spirit becomes the battery which keeps the whole universe in motion.
Some train themselves to hear the Saut-i Sarmad in the solitude on the sea shore, on the river bank, and in the hills and dales; others attain it while sitting in the caves of the mountains, or when wandering constantly through forests and deserts, keeping themselves in the wilderness apart from the haunts of men. Yogis and ascetics blow Sing (a horn) or Shankha (a shell), which awakens in them this inner tone. Dervishes play Nai or Algosa (a double flute) for the same purpose. The bells and gongs in the churches and temples are meant to suggest to the thinker the same sacred sound, and thus lead him towards the inner life.
This sound develops through ten different aspects because of its manifestation through ten different tubes of the body; it sounds like thunder, the roaring of the sea, the jingling of bells, running the water, the buzzing of bees, the twittering of sparrows, the Vina, the whistle, or the sound of Shankha until it finally becomes Hu, the most sacred of all sounds.
This sound Hu is the beginning and the end of all sounds, be they from man, bird, beast, or thing. A careful study will prove this fact, which can be realized by listening to the sound of the steam engine or of a mill, while the echo of bells or gongs gives a typical illustration of the sound Hu.
The Supreme Being has been called by various names in different languages, but the mystics have known him as Hu, the natural name, not man-made, the only name of the Nameless, which all nature constantly proclaims. The sound Hu is most sacred; the mystics call Ism-i Azam, the name of the Most High, for it is the origin and end of every sound as well as the background of each word. The word Hu is the spirit of all sounds and of all words, and is hidden within them all, as the spirit in the body. It does not belong to any language, but no language can help belonging to it. This alone is the true name of God, a name that no people and no religion can claim as their own. This word is not only uttered by human beings, but is repeated by animals and birds. All things and beings proclaim this name of the Lord, for every activity of life expresses distinctly or indistinctly this very sound. This is the word mentioned in the Bible as existing before the light came into being, 'In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.'
The mystery of Hu is revealed to the Sufi who journeys through the path of initiation. Truth, the knowledge of God, is called by a Sufi Haqq. If we divide the word Haqq into two parts, its assonant sounds become hu ek, Hu signifying God, or truth, and ek in Hindustani meaning one, and both together expressing on God and one truth. Haqiqat in Arabic means the essential truth, Hakim means master, and Hakim means knower, all of which words express the essential characteristics of life.
Aluk is the sacred word that the Vairagis, the adepts of India, use as their sacred chant. In the word Aluk are expressed two words, al meaning he, and Haqq truth, both words together expressing God the source from which all comes.
The sound Hu becomes limited in the word Ham, for the letter m closes the lips. This word in Hindustani expresses limitation because Ham means I or we, both of which words signify ego. The word Hamsa is the sacred word of the Yogis which illumines the ego with the light of reality. The word Huma in the Persian language stands for a fabulous bird. There is a belief that if the Huma bird sits for a moment on the head of anybody it is a sign that he will become a king. Its true explanation is, that when a man's thoughts so evolve that they break all limitation, then he becomes as a king. It is the limitation of language that it can only describe the Most High as something like a king. It is said in the old traditions that Zoroaster was born of a Huma tree. This explains the words in the Bible, 'Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.' In the word Huma, hu represents spirit, and the word mah in Arabic means water. In English the word 'human' explains two facts which are characteristic of humanity: Hu means God and man means mind, which word comes from the Sanskrit Mana, mind being the ordinary man. The two words united represent the idea of the God-conscious man; in other words Hu, God, is in all things and beings, but it is man by whom he is known. Human therefore may be said to mean God-conscious, God-realized, or God-man. The word Hamd means praise, Hamid, praiseworthy, and Muhammad, praiseful. The name of the Prophet of Islam was significant of his attitude to God.
Hur in Arabic means the beauties of the Heaven, its real meaning is he expression of heavenly beauty. Zuhur in Arabic means manifestation, especially that of God in nature. Ahura Mazda is the name of God known to the Zoroastrians. This first word Ahura suggests Hu, upon which the whole name is built.
All of these examples signify the origin of God in the word Hu; and the life of God in every thing and being.
Hayy in Arabic means everlasting, and Hayyat means life, both of which words signify the everlasting nature of God. The word Huwal suggests the idea of omnipresence, and Huvva is the origin of the name of Eve, which is symbolic of manifestation; as Adam is symbolic of life, they are named in Sanskrit Purusha and Prakriti.
Jehovah was originally Yahuva, Ya suggesting the word oh and Hu standing for God, while the A represents manifestation. Hu is the origin of sound, but when the sound first takes shape on the external plane, it becomes A, therefore alif or alpha is considered to be the first expression of Hu, the original word. The Sanskrit alphabet as well as that of most other languages begins with the letter A, as does the name of God in several tongues. The word A therefore expresses in English one, or first; and the sign of alif expresses the meaning one, as well as first. The letter A is pronounced without the help of the teeth or tongue, and in Sanskrit A always means without.
The A is raised to the surface when the tongue rises and touches the roof of the mouth when pronouncing the letter l (lam), and the sound ends in m (mim). The pronunciation of which closes the lips. These three essential letters of the alphabet are brought together as the mystery in the Quran. With A deepened by ain the word Ilm is formed which means knowledge. Alim comes from the same, and means knower. 'Alam means state or condition, the existence which is known.
When alif the first and lam the central letters are brought together they make the word al which means 'the' in Arabic. In English all suggest the meaning of the entire or absolute nature of existence.
The word Allah, which in Arabic means God, if divided into three parts may be interpreted as 'the One who comes from nothing'. El or Ellah has the same meaning as Allah. The words found in the Bible, Eloi, Elohim and Hallelujah, are related to the word Allahu.
The words om, omen, amen and amin, which are spoken in all houses of prayer, are of the same origin; A in the commencement of the word expresses the beginning, and M in the midst signifies end; N the final letter is the re-echo of M, for M naturally ends in a nasal sound, the producing of which sound signifies life.
In the word Ahad which means God, the only Being, two meanings are involved by assonance. A in Sanskrit means without, and Hudd in Arabic means limitation.
It is from the same source that the words Wahdat, Wahdaniat, Hadi, Hada and Hidayat all come. Wahdat means the consciousness of self-alone; Wahdaniat is the knowledge of self; Hadi, the guide; Hada, to guide; Hidayat means guidance.
The more a Sufi listens to Saut-i Sarmad, the sound of the abstract, the more his consciousness becomes free from all the limitations of life. The soul floats above the physical and mental plane without any special effort on man's part, which shows its calm and peaceful state; a dreamy look comes into his eyes and his countenance becomes radiant, he experiences the unearthly joy and rapture of Wajd, or ecstasy. When ecstasy overwhelms him he is neither conscious of the physical existence nor of the mental. This is the heavenly wine, to which all Sufi poets refer, which is totally unlike the momentary intoxication's of this mortal plane. A heavenly bliss then springs in the heart of a Sufi, his mind is purified from sin, his body from all impurities, and a pathway is opened for him towards the world unseen; he begins to receive inspirations, intuitions, impressions, and revelations without the least effort on his part. He is no longer dependent upon a book or a teacher, for divine wisdom, the light of his soul, the Holy Spirit, begins to shine upon him. As Sharif says, 'I by the light of soul realize that the beauty of the heavens and the grandeur of the earth are the echo of Thy magic flute'.
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
"The Tao gives birth to one
one gives birth to two
two gives birth to three
three gives birth to ten thousand things
ten thousand things with yin at their backs
and yang in their embrace
and breath between for harmony"
-Lao Tzu
"The nature of creation is the doubling of one. It is this doubling aspect that is the cause of all duality in life: one is positive, the other negative; one expressive, the other responsive. The first aspect is sound, and the next is light. In nature, which is face-to-face with spirit, what is first expressed is light, or what one responds to first is light; and what one responds to next, what touches one deeper, is sound." - Hazrat Inayat Khan
“The Supreme Being has been called by various names in different languages but the mystics have known it as HU, the natural name, not the man-made, the only name of the Nameless, which all nature constantly proclaims. The sound HU is the spirit of all sounds and all words, and is hidden within them all, as the spirit [is] in the body. It does not belong to any language, but no language can help belonging to it. This alone is the true name of God, a name that no people and no religion can claim as their own. This word is not only uttered by human beings but is repeated by animals and birds. All things and beings proclaim this name of the Lord, for every activity of life expresses distinctly or indistinctly this very sound.
This is the word mentioned in the Bible as existing before light came into being:
’In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.’
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Relation Between Sound and Silence
We usually think of sound and silence as two opposite concepts. In fact, they are not
really opposites of each others.
Both sound and silence represent two forms of sounds:
sound as we know it represents audible sound.
It is the sound of the Known.
On the other hand,
silence represents non-audible sound.
It is the sound of the Unknown.
Silence is the sound of the Unknown.
The Unknown is referred to as "Hu" in Ancient Spirituality.
“Hu” is both a sound and a
Holy Name of God.
The sound "Hu" is the most basic vibration in the universe.
It is the smallest sound, or the smallest vibration,
that is produced whenever an object moves in
the universe.
Since nothing in creation is in perfect state of rest
(electrons are constantly moving around the nucleus),
it is safe to say that there is no place in creation where the
sound "Hu" is not produced.
Therefore, the real meaning of Silence,
which is perfect absence of sound,
does not exist in the universe.
In this world, when we seek to immerse ourselves in Silence,
we are not trying to shut our ability to hear sounds.
On the contrary, we are trying to increase our
ability to hear a very specific sound:
the vibrating sound of the Universe,
which is the
sound of our inner Soul.
That sound is the eternal vibration of "Huuuuuu".
"Just say "HU" It's simple and uses sound. It's called the HU (like hue) and goes like this HUUUUUUU. The HU technique can be utilized to reduce anxiety, stop nightmares and insomnia, get centered, gain clarity, make better decisions and enhance intuitive abilities. The HU retunes your body in the way one would tune a piano. The HU Technique goes like this: Sit quietly - eyes open or closed Begin to sing the word HU (hue) like HUUUUUUUU Breathe in deeply and say HU (silently or out loud) on the exhale. Do this for 1-20 minutes. You will feel better in no time… HOW & WHY DOES THE HU ACTUALLY WORK? Well, it's simply a matter of Physics… When we HU, we set-up and electro-magnetic field around ourselves that vibrates at a certain frequency. Quantum physics states that everything in the universe vibrates at its own particular frequency, known as a quantum signature. The negative emotions of "FEAR", Anger, sadness, depression and tension all vibrate at the lower end of the spectrum. Let's say we place all emotions on a scale of 1_______________________________10. The negative emotions cluster around 1 to 3 or lower end of the scale. Neutrality is a 5 or the middle of the scale. The emotions of joy, compassion, and love cluster around 7-10 or higher end of the scale. Our electro-magnetic shield (aura) protects against negative emotional attacks. This principle of quantum physics only applies when we are able to stay positive, neutral and loving in the face of an onslaught. However, if we are frazzled, anxious or unhappy, this lowers our defenses and weakens our electro-magnetic shield, leaving us open to surrounding negative emotions. So, here's where the HU comes in. When we HU we immediately create a positive and strong force field that re-tunes our vibrations from the inside out. This frequency adjustment protects us from negativity and radiates outwardly creating peace and harmony. This is simply a matter of physics that we control within ourselves and our surrounding environment. We can use the HU for protection against emotional contagion and to keep ourselves in a state of joy, love and serenity. We become big Love balls (filled with love) and everyone around us feels it and responds with corresponding love. The Universe is a "mirror"---it reflects back exactly what we put out! This explains the phenomenon - when we feel great on certain days, the whole world smiles back at us. It's no wonder - they are simply responding to the frequency of joy and happiness! So - go ahead - be a love ball - just say HU… HISTORICALLY SPEAKING... HU is an ancient name for God. The Oxford English Dictionary states, that the word "God" can be derived from the Sanskrit word "HU." The Egyptian and Greek traditions of 5000 years ago talk about the use of the word HU as a reference to God. Christian Gregorian Chant of 900A.D., Sufi Mystic Saints of Tibet, ancient practice of Daoism, Druid history approximately 4000 years ago and Kabbalah talk about the word HU as being the originating sound of the universe. MODERN DAY... Eckankar, the Religion of the Light and Sound of God, uses HU as a form of Prayer. The Dream Dudes just got a HU tattoo on National TV - check it on our website. The HU is the Dream Dudes favorite technique for all that troubles you. Millions of people from all faiths and walks of life use the HU each day to have a smoother journey "-Anonymous
Quotes on Silence -
Imagine a nebulous thing here before Heaven and Earth silent and elusive it stands alone not wavering it travels everywhere unharmed it could be the mother of us all not knowing its name I call it the Tao." —Tao Te Ching, verse 11
The passageway into the world of shamans opens up after the warrior has learned to shut off his internal dialogue. ~ Carlos Castaneda, Tales of Power
"The most beautiful Sound is found in Silence" - Tai Situ Rinpoche
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
-~William Penn
Silence is the true friend that never betrays. ~Confucius
An inability to stay quiet is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind. ~Walter Bagehot
Silence is a source of great strength. ~Lao Tzu
Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment. ~Henry David Thoreau
Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence. ~John Lahr
The Arctic expresses the sum of all wisdom: Silence. ~Walter Bauer
Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation... tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding, and trilling bolster his ego. His anxiety subsides. His inhuman void spreads monstrously like a gray vegetation. ~Jean Arp
I have often lamented that we cannot close our ears with as much ease as we can our eyes. ~Richard Steele
Nowadays most men lead lives of noisy desperation. ~James Thurber
Now all my teachers are dead except silence. ~W.S. Merwin
The silence depressed me. It wasn't the silence of silence. It was my own silence. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
We listen too much to the telephone and we listen too little to nature. The wind is one of my sounds. A lonely sound, perhaps, but soothing. Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for—sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive, or quiet and calm... As a matter of fact, one of the greatest sounds of them all—and to me it is a sound—is utter, complete silence. ~André Kostelanetz
All noise is waste. So cultivate quietness in your speech, in your thoughts, in your emotions. Speak habitually low. Wait for attention and then you low words will be charged with dynamite. ~Elbert Hubbard
unplug iPod
music stops abruptly
cricket song instead
~Dr. SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth. ~Mahatma Gandhi
God's poet is silence! His song is unspoken
And yet so profound, and so loud, and so far,
That it thrills you and fills you in measures unbroken—
The unceasing song of the first morning star....
~Joaquin Miller, from "The True Poet," In Classic Shades, And Other Poems, 1890 (see also "Isles of the Amazons," 1872, "as far as a star...")
Silence is a fence around wisdom. ~German Proverb
The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. ~Thomas Carlyle
You hesitate to stab me with a word, and know not - silence is the sharper sword. ~Samuel Johnson
Silence is medication for sorrow. ~Arab Proverb
To silence another, first be silent yourself. ~Latin Proverb
Silence was never written down. ~Italian Proverb
Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness to silence outlasting exhilaration, akin to the sweetness of listening and the velvet of sleep. ~Edward Hoagland
You can hear the footsteps of God when silence reigns in the mind. ~Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Not merely an absence of noise, Real Silence begins when a reasonable being withdraws from the noise in order to find peace and order in his inner sanctuary. ~Peter Minard
Silence is a text easy to misread. ~A.A. Attanasio
Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Our greatest gift is the thunder of Silence. ~Joel Goldsmith
Silence is more musical than any song. ~Christina Rossetti
Nothing is more useful than silence. ~Menander of Athens
Good as is discourse, silence is better and shames it. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Circles"
He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words. ~Elbert Hubbard
All my days have I grown up among the Sages and I have found naught better for a man than silence. ~Rabban Gamaliel
Silence is a sounding thing, to one who listens hungrily. ~Gwendolyn Bennett
Silence is the mother of truth. ~Benjamin Disraeli
What shall I say to you? What can I say
Better than silence is? ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The deepest rivers make least din, the silent soule doth most abound in care. ~William Alexander
Honk if you hate noise pollution. ~Author unknown, as seen on a bumper sticker
Her hearing was keener than his, and she heard silences he was unaware of. ~D.M. Thomas
We must have reasons for speech but we need none for silence. ~Proverb
All was silent as before -
All silent save the dripping rain.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Noise: a stench in the ear. ~Ambrose Bierce
If he who does not know kept silent, discord would cease. ~Socrates
There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub. ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute. ~Josh Billings
Keep watch over your mouth, lest it bring you to grief. ~Ahiqar the Assyrian
There are times when silence has the loudest voice. ~Leroy Brownlow
Silences make the real conversations between friends. Not the saying but the never needing to say is what counts. ~Margaret Lee Runbeck
Let me silent be,
For silence is the speech of love,
The music of the spheres above.
~Richard Henry Stoddard
The best answer to anger is silence. ~Author Unknown
The primary virtue is: hold your tongue;
who knows how to keep quiet is close to God.
~Cato, translated from Latin
Some days, we just need to turn the quiet up. ~Dr. SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The truth is, I borrowed that phrase ["invisible strength"] from my mother, who used to say something like it to me whenever I was whining out loud. She'd say, "Fang pi bu-cho, cho pi bu-fang," which is commonly uttered by Chinese parents, and which translates approximately to: "There's more power in silence." What my mother intended that I understand, however, was precisely this: "No one wants to hear you make a big stink over nothing, so shut up." The strict linguist might want to note that the literal translation of that Chinese phrase runs along these noble lines: "Loud farts don't smell, the really smelly ones are deadly silent." ~Amy Tan, The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life, 2004, published by Penguin Group
Silence is also speech. ~Proverb
Words can make a deeper scar than silence can heal. ~Author Unknown
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart. ~Author Unknown
When all the noise is gone there is only God. ~Author Unknown
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence.... We need silence to be able to touch souls. ~Mother Teresa
"The breath naturally releases expressions of joy, sorrow, pain, and confusion. But as children, we were taught to keep our sounds to ourselves. To hold in those sounds and store up those emotions is to push them into deeper subconscious states where they create tension and disease over extended periods of time. There are many ways to release the emotions, but the efficiency of sound to balance and deter negative emotions is extraordinary."--Don G. Campbell, "The Roar of Silence"
"Healing by means of sound will be one of the first healing unfoldments to be noted at the close of the next century." - Alice Bailey
"All that scientists know is the cosmos was spawned from nothing, and will return to the nothing from whence it came. The universe begins and ends with zero."
Charles Seife, ZERO: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
"Hu is the ultimate highest sound.
Spirit motivates all things. The Sound created by the Spirit in its movement is the two tones H and U. These two tones, one positive and one negative, encompass every tone and every sound that exist in the universe. When you combine them into one tone -- Hu -- that tone is within all other tones."
- John-Roger
"But of all words, the one perhaps of all sounds, the one to be most respected is the word Hu. Because it stands for everything. It stands for that which is in every breath we breathe, and it stands for the source which can only be reached by complete annihilation of everything, because it is beyond all existence, beyond all being. You will have to use the word, but I came here to beg you to remember, that you have chosen the holiest syllable that there is and if you've done that, you've taken on yourself a great responsibility. If you treat it without this respect, it is sacrilege. It is only the fewest of the few, the rarest of the rare who actually come to the reality of Hu. The very great chosen ones, chosen and sent; messengers. Only they can really say the word Hu. Those who come directly from the source and will return to the source. They know what Hu is. So you must forgive me if I speak in that way, and I did ask permission to do this. I was not invited. I thrust myself on you in that way and I came because this power which must be obeyed, al Muti, who must be obeyed, made me come. There is within us all this power. But to be able to listen to and be obedient to that power, we must put aside all visible and thinkable things."
From Intimations, which contains the complete collection of talks given by J.G. Bennett at Beshara Swyre Farm; published by Beshara Publications.
The Great Sphinx of Giza, a representation of Hu.
" I'm going to discuss a brief history of the Hu. Just say Hu . The Hu is an ancient name. It creates a vibration and basically restores the harmony within each of us. The Hu goes back thousands and thousands of years. They've traced it back 5,000 years to the Egyptians. The Egyptians used it at the Sphinx. They would all gather at the Sphinx and Hu from dusk till dawn. They would chant Hu to create a vibration to keep them in the zone and also to contact divine spirit. The Hu has been mentioned, historically, all the way down through the ages. From the Egyptians, to the Druids, to the Kabbalah, it's mentioned in the Gnostic Gospels, it's mentioned in the Oxford English Dictionary. The Hu has been around for at least 5,000 years. They have used the Hu for healing, for re-tuning the central nervous system, and today, modern times, it's mentioned in Eckankar. And, Eckankar uses the Hu as a tool for reducing anxiety, insomnia, fear, and depression. And that is a brief history of the Hu. So, remember, just say Hu."-Anonymous
"Hu was the personification of the Divine Utterance, the Voice of the Gods (see Mythology). Hu was very important to the Pharaohs as the Voice of Command. Hu was also the companion of the Pharaoh in the Afterlife. The Sphinx is believed to be a representation of Hu."-Anonymous
"Divine Utterance, Hu
Hu (mythology), the deification of the first word, in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead
Hu also is referred to by the ancient Egyptians as the "divine utterance".
Associated with royalty, Hu was sometimes pictured as a sphinx. His name means “Endlessness.”
Hu was a god (concept) who personified intelligence and the perceptive mind.
Hu was the personification of Divine Utterance, the voice of authority.
Hu was particularly important because he was the epitome of the power and command of the ruler.
Hu allowed the King to cross the waters of his canal and acknowledged the King’s authority and supremacy"-Anonymous
"Let us not forget that sound is fire, and all that is related to sound is fiery. All your words, songs, chantings and prayers are fiery in nature, and when dealing with them, you must know that you are dealing with Fire. Fire is the agent of Cosmic Creativity, the agent of purification, and the agent of destruction." - Torkom Saraydarian
"What you are experiencing and call dualism is a view from another position of your assemblage point. From that position, you can feel the older side of man.
And what the older side of man knows is called Silent Knowledge.
It is a knowledge that you cannot yet voice. Because in order for you to voice it, you must have an inordinate amount of energy. Silent knowledge is something that all of us have. Something that has complete mastery, complete knowledge of everything. But it cannot think, therefore it cannot speak of what it knows. Sorcerers believe that when man became aware that he knew, and wanted to be conscious of what he knew, he lost sight of what he knew. This silent knowledge, which you cannot describe, is, of course, Intent- the spirit, the abstract. Man's error was to want to know it directly, the way he knew everyday life. The more he wanted, the more ephemeral it became. It means that man gave up silent knowledge for the world of reason, the more he clings to the world of reason, the more ephemeral intent becomes."
Don Juan in The Power of Silence - Carlos Castaneda
"In English the word 'human' explains two facts that are
characteristic of humanity: Hu means God and man means mind. . ."- Hazrat Inayat Khan
"Esoterically, the "h" sound is universally associated with breath and spirit."-William Henry
“The most fundamental sound in every religious practice I know, whether it’s Christian Gregorain chants, the Jewish mystical Kabbalistic tradition, Sanskrit, Native American, or Islamic Sufi practice, is the sound HU—the basic healing sound that connects all of us with our heart center. This exercise gives you the opportunity to invoke that sound at the same time that you feel the force behind your breath." - medical oncologist Mitchell Gaynor, M.D.
"And that which came to meet the soul (as light and sound come to meet our outer eyes and ears) was called HU, the spiritual world." (p. 137)
"The God HU was the all-ruling Divinity of Western Celtic mythology. He represented the power and the glory of the spiritual world." (p. 153)
"The Mysteries of HU revealed the other pole of human life: the ascent out of the body into the 'glorified' state of expansion of the consciousness in the spiritual world." (p. 153)
"And HU could bring music to the consciousness of waking man and teach it to him, because he himself could hear in sleep the harmonies of the spheres, and his passage from waking to sleeping to waking was unbroken by any obliteration of consciousness. This was always the summit of initiation experience." (p. 165)
- Eleanor C. Merry The Flaming Door: Mission of the Celtic Fold Soul
...In my studies of the Celtic Druids I have shown that the worship of Buddha is everywhere to be found - in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Hu, the great God of the Welsh, is called Buddwas; and they call their God Budd, the God of victory, the king who rises in light and ascends the sky - Godfrey Higgins (Anacalypsis)
"Hu is a sacrificial sound. The sanskrit syllable hu means to invoke, to call upon, to perform a sacrificial rite. Hu is the descent into the Human heart. Hu consists of the aspirate, h , and a long vowel u. The aspirate is the very sound of the breath ( prana, chi, spirit, life force) the very essence of life, the sound of prana, the subtle life force, the soul in its original not yet egocentrically distorted individualized form, the ever in and out flowing, all embracing life force. The long vowel u is the sound of the deep, vibrating forth in the void, where it merges into the inaudible. U is the lower limit in the tonal scale of the Human voice, the threshold of silence, or as it is expressed in tibetan, "the door of the inaudible". Hu is symbolized in the Buddha's touching of the Earth, calling the Earth as a witness of innumerable acts of self-sacrifice. Hu is the infinite in the finite, the eternal in the temporal, the timeless in the moment, the unconditioned in the conditioned, the formless basis for all forms, the transcendental in the ephermal, the Great Mirror which reflects the Void as much as objects and reveals the emptiness in the things as much as the things in the emptiness."
- Lama Angarika Govinda
"The word HU can help you to relieve stress, gain inspiration, find solutions, melt away bad karma, remember dreams, restore confidence, become more aware, become more loving, and grow closer to God. But don't take my word for it."
Noble Sir "Craftsman" (Korea)
HU is one of the most universal and ancient of names for God at the highest positive and formless levels of pure Spirit.
HU is the Heavenly Universal sound to be found in nearly every single Spiritual tradition. Thus because HU is known to every religious tradition it is truly suitable for everyone to use.
The Elders and Shamans of Africa, India, Druids and Celtic Shaman of Great Britan, North and South America all know HU as part of their Sacred oral traditions and often HU is used in their most Esoteric initiations. The ancient Lemurians, Atlanteans, Eqyptians, Greeks and earliest Christains also knew the HU.
HU was the chant used in Lemuria and Atlantis, upon Venus and other planetary worlds. HU is the major chant of every Golden Age.
HU can be sung in a long sustained melodic tone----it is pronounced like the word, hue.
To do this love song to God, simply sit in a comfortable position and sing HUuuuuuuuuuuu out loud for a few minutes until you feel a natural urge to cease chanting.
Then quietly turn your attention to your third eye to the center of your skull --- between your ears so to speak---and "listen" to the inner sound current of God. It has been described as a "ringing radiance" which describes it well.
This inner sound current is your connection always to God and is His inner Word or Voice also known as the Holy Spirit.
You will in time hear different tones and sounds as you listen. Each denotes a specific realm, or dimensional plane in which you---as a Soul are traveling in consciousness.
You may see inner colors too that correspond to each of these planes.
The HU chant may be varied by prouncing and chanting the H then the U in separate long drawn out tones. Or as HOoooooo (sounds like who).
"The word is HU, the universal name of God, which is in the language of every living thing. It is everywhere, in everything. - Paul Twitchell Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad - Book II
"HU is the ancient name for God, a love song to God. When Soul has heard this sound, Soul yearns to go home." - Harold Klemp
"Recognize that your imagination and your thinking and your sense-perception are reed canes that children cut and pretend are horsies.
The Knowing of mystic Lovers is different. The empirical, sensory, sciences are like a donkey loaded with books, or like the makeup woman's makeup. It washes off.
But if you lift the baggage rightly, it will give you joy. Don't carry your knowledge-load for some selfish reason. Deny your desires and willfulness, and a real mount may appear under you.
Don't be satisfied with the name of HU, with just words about it.
Experience That Drunkenness. "
From books and words come fantasy, and sometimes, from fantasy comes UNION. - Rumi We Are Three Translated by Coleman Barks
The Hu Chant of the Sufis (Islamic Mystical Gnosis)
HU is the Sufi equivalent to the Hindu OM. The Sufi mantra HU (pronounced "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuu") is a name of God which symbolizes, and even mimics to some extent, the Divine Vibration, the Music of the Cosmos, the Sound of the Creation called by Sufis "Saut-e Sarmad". Like Rumi and other Sufi poet-mystics, Hazrat Sultan Bahu, 1628 -- 1691, often chanted and sung the praises of Huuuuu: "Mystics live in this world as HU personified; they practice the Name that is the essence of God. They live in HU -- beyond religion, beyond belief and unbelief, beyond life and death .... In an ecstasy of love, you will repeat the Name of HU constantly, devoting every breath of your life in contemplation of Him ...... HU is within, HU is without, HU always reverberates in my heart. The wound in my heart aches constantly with the unabating pain of HU's love. The darkness of ignorance departs from the heart lit by HU [God, Allah]."
"Actually, the name "human" can be traced to Enki (a.k.a. EA). HU is a transliteration of the ancient Sumerian EA (Grimms’ law of interchangeable letters and sounds). Isis (pronounced Ish-Ish, which is interesting, because in Hebrew ’Ish’ means ’man') was Enki’s mother. Isis was not Nibiruan; she was Sirian, with some Orion connections. His father was Anu. (Anu and his official wife, Antu, had a son named Enlil.)
HU was also Horus, by the way, therefore another connection to Ninhursag, a.k.a. Hathor. What about EArth? EN.KI is "lord of earth." In the early days on Earth, Enki’s symbol was the crescent moon with a bearded, olden god surrounded with flowing water. The crescent moon relates to science, measuring, the oceans/tides - Enki’s specialties. In later years, the crescent moon developed another association - keep reading. In other ancient "mythology" Enki is known as Oannes, Ptah, Quezecotl, even as his own son, Thoth."-Estelle Nora Harwit Amrani
"In an article entitled "Finding the Holy Grail," psychologists Barry and Janae Weinhold make a claim, pointing out on the basis of decades of in-depth historical research that the "individual human body is the Holy Grail. It isn't something 'out there.' Like a tuning fork, the body can be tuned to different frequencies," including that of Source, through DNA activation.
"Many indigenous traditions of Mesoamerica believe that [Source] emits a frequency or tone known as 'Ge' (Hu) that not only heals the Body-Mind-Spirit but provides immortality," write the Weinholds, adding that the spiritual practices used in the ancient mystery schools of Egypt and Greece employed a variety of … vibrational tools to attune people's DNA to Source. This caused the DNA to ring, sing or vibrate so that it resonated with the tone of Ge--the frequency of Galactic Center. This attunement activated a San Graal or Song Grail--a "love song in the blood"--creating a rainbow bridge that synchronized an initiate's consciousness with Source. This love song energetically united Heaven (Galactic Center) with Earth (initiates), opening human hearts and pumping crystallized Ge-tuned blood through their bodies. From this perspective, "Ge-sus" is a Master Being sent from Tula or Galactic Center to help humanity attune its DNA to the frequency of Ge so that we can return to Source.
In a nearly identical vein, Leonard Horowitz in DNA: Pirates of the Sacred Spiral writes that "DNA seems to be transmitting the equivalent of heavenly love songs. From this music, played through genetic equipment, variations in sacred geometric forms materialize in space."
The profound and numerous connections between the Egyptian Osirus and Jesus have been noted by generations of scholars. Among many other similarities, both are linked to the phoenix or heron, represented in hieroglyphics coming from Galactic Center, also (as indicated in the above quote by the Weinholds) called Tula, carrying the key of life.
In Egyptian hieroglyphics this key appears as an ankh, which may have been a type of actual tuning fork for harmonizing with Galactic Center, or may have merely symbolized techniques for producing this celestial harmonization. In either case, the ankh or key of life is of a musical nature and designed to be employed along with a type of inspired (and inspiring) speech known as the Language of the Birds. This powerful combination, properly performed, keys DNA to build the Holy Grail or lightbody.
The Language of the Birds, according to the Weinholds who cite Henry's research, "is a vowel-only phonetic code … Genetic and linguistic research indicates that the five vowels correspond to the five letters used to represent DNA and RNA … Initiates of the Language of the Birds who are able to speak or tone these vowels in certain ways know that these sounds permanently activate the DNA of all those who are able and willing to hear."
" On such things as matter we have all been wrong, what we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter." -Einstein
The source of all creation
is pure consciousness...
pure potentiality seeking
from the expression
unmanifest to the manifest... When we realize
that our true Self is one
of pure potentiality, we align
with the power that manifests
everything in the universe."
-Deepak Chopra
Extracts from “The Tibetan Book of the Dead” (Bardo Thodol), edited by Dr. W. Y. Evans-Wentz (London, 1957):
"O nobly-born, when thy body and mind were separating, thou must have experienced a glimpse of the Pure Truth, subtle, sparkling, bright, dazzling, glorious, and radiantly awesome, in appearance like a mirage moving across a landscape in springtime in one continuous stream of vibrations. Be not daunted thereby, nor terrified, nor awed. That is the radiance of thine own true nature. Recognize it.
From the midst of that radiance, the natural sound of Reality, reverberating like a thousand thunders simultaneously sounding, will come. That is the natural sound of thine own real self. Be not daunted thereby, nor terrified, nor awed."
-Padmasambhava
"The forms of snowflakes and faces of flowers may take on their shape because they are responding to some sound in nature. Likewise, it is possible that crystals, plants, and human beings may be, in some way, music that has taken on visible form." -Cathie Guzett
"Sound lies within the heart of God. Sound is the most powerful force in all creation, carrying with It the power to transform. Sound replaces our illusions with truth. It is pure consciousness Itself, the source of all lasting, creative endeavors, and the deliverer of soul. It is indeed the force which liberates the beautiful butterfly of the soul from it's cocoon, freeing soul to live and unfold in a way heretofore unexperienced and only vaguely concieved." - Dennis Holtje
"Keep chanting the syllable HU will you are in the body. This word HU raises your vibratory rate, which is the secret to inner travel. Your vibratory rate also determines much of what and whom you experience during the day." - Evan T. Pritchard
"Lifetime after lifetime, our Soul Identity is awakened through sound...once heard, the Sound call our Soul into the proper dimension and we begin to vibrate at the rate of our Soul frequency." - (Ren) Egyptian Teaching
"In the beginning was the Word made flesh, made substance, brought into the dust and stones of the physical so that matter might come into being The divine Breath, the sacred 'hu', breathed life into form, giving it life. Without it, nothing was made that was made. Now flesh, dust, and stones become the Word, Reaching up, the particles of earth are transformed, Life and Light, the two becoming one."
-Anonymous
"The sound HU is the beginning and the ending of every sound in all life. It was the word that Mohammed heard. Moses heard it on Mount Sinai, Christ found it in the wilderness, Buddha heard it under the Bo tree, and Krishna played the same sound on his flute. The Masters of the Varagi Order, an unbroken lineage of Spiritual Masters call it the Eck.
When we make the connection, that is tune in (as by radio), it is then that we begin our homeward journey, leaving all perishable worlds behind us. The spiritual contemplative exercises are the key to getting in touch with the sound current. For example; by chanting HU or one’s secret word, a resonance is created between that persons’ vibration and the universal as represented by HU. If I were to place a vibrating tuning fork next to another of different size, the other will also begin to vibrate at it's own vibratory rate. This is the law of resonance and works similarly in the spiritual worlds.
One can chant a specific word that correlates to a specific plane of action and be drawn to that plane or world. When one starts to outwardly chant a powerful word like HU, the other inner bodies also begin to vibrate and an alignment takes place allowing Soul more freedom of movement. The Sound Current can then enter the individual consciousness, uplifting and purifying it. A resonance takes place such that every atom in the body is filled with light and vibrates to the Universal Word of creation.
The word HU is often used instead of God. The Supreme Being is called by various names, but the inner circle of ancient spiritual adepts often know it by HU. It is a secret sacred name, for it is the origin, the beginning and end of every sound, and is the background of each word. HU doesn’t belong to any language. It is said to be the true name of God. It is the word mentioned in the bible as existing before light came into this world, as stated in the first chapter of St John."-Anonymous
"In ancient Egypt ordinary people were not allowed to listen when the Gods where singing songs for self-healing, only the high priests were allowed to hear these songs. Much later the Gods sent the priests out to chant these songs to heal people. This was the first time that people used sound to heal.
Somehow this healing knowledge disappeared. As the Gods had taught that sound could move the Sun, it is maybe understandable that this knowledge was kept secret. It was Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and philosopher, who first stated that sound that could move mountains. His studies in sound were published, but until today his work on healing is still not understood.
Singing Bowls originated in the pre Buddhist Shamanic Bon Po culture of the Himalayas. Though they are often called "Tibetan" singing bowls, they seem to date back some 3000 years to the Bronze Age in China. In legend the iron for the bowls came from meteorites found in the Himalayan Mountain tops: metal from the Heavens. Unlike some Tibetan sound producing instruments whose use is well documented in the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, there is absolutely nothing written about singing bowls, even though they have been found in both monasteries and private homes. When questioned about the use of the bowls Tibetans are evasive, saying that they are simply vessels for food.
The person that introduced Religion and Culture to Britain was the Druid Hesus also called Hu, the Celestial Sphinx. Hu was just like Osiris crucified and his soul survived Death.
In the Druid religion Hesus/Hu was fathered by God and born of a Virgin Mother, Mayence."-Anonymous
Akhu (Akh, Khu, Ikhu) - This was the immortal part, the radiant and shining being that lived on in the Sahu, the intellect, will and intentions of the deceased that transfigured death and ascended to the heavens to live with the gods or the imperishable stars. The Akhu came in to being after the deceased passed judgement after death, and the Ka and Ba united.
"Khu" is an ancient word for illumination, intelligence ...
The sound of HU is the quiet, deep river. Like Pythagoras said: "It is better to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence." And that is how the melody and rhythm of HU emanates the silence of the heart with vibrations of the divine. The sound of HU is the source of all sound, and sound is as close to the source of life as we can get. Any living being can experience sound first hand by vocally participating in it, but we can only experience light by being exposed to it. That is because we can make a sound with our vocal cords, but we can not make a light with any organ of our physical body. If you can, try to experience the sound without having emotions, thought or direction interfere. Simply listen to it and if you are comfortable, let it enter your heart, so you can become part of the HU. When you open yourself like this you now are part of the sound. It is no longer on the outside, but is now generated on the inside.
Ergo: you are the sound.
HU, the sound of all sounds "The sound of HU is the source of all sound, and sound is as close to the source of life as we can get. Any living being can experience sound first hand by vocally participating in it, but we can only experience light by being exposed to it. That is because we can make a sound with our vocal cords, but we can not make a light with any organ of our physical body.""Singing HU draws us closer in our state of consciousness to the Divine Being. This is its purpose. It is for those who desire spiritual love, freedom, wisdom, and truth."-Anonymous
"HU-Man for the existences of the levels of the "Harmonic Universes of Man", "HU" as a harmonic frequency electric-tonal vibration and geometric pattern existing as a specific dimensional plane, "HU" that when toned is a mantra that reconnects us to a state of consciousness to the God-Being. That the God-Being of the "HU" is the HU-Man incarnated on Earth."-Anonymous
"The very name that is applied to Homo sapiens, the name human, which is normally abbreviated as man, has two roots. Hu means the divine resonance in the heart of man or the divine word and man means soil or thinking or mind. Thus we see that there are two primary influences in man, who has been created in the likeness and image of God. The one influence is the divine spark or the divine word, vibration, or sound (hu) which is anchored in the spiritual heart of man and the other main influence is the physical (soil) and mental (emotion, thinking or mind) nature of man."-Anonymous
Hu is chanted in a similar fashion to Om. Here is an example. Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. Allow the sound to come from deep within. Let it last as long as it wants to. Like the Om, it will immediately raise your vibration and the vibration of the space you're in."-Anonymous
"F# is regarded with great respect by the ancient Chinese as Hu, the tone of the Earth. (Hu is also referenced by HU KUNG as the origin of sound)). Native American flute makers to this day tune their instruments to serenade Mother Earth to this note. Silva also references acoustician Tom Danley's work where he measures the resonant frequencies in the Great Pyramid (cited above): The notes form an F# chord which, according to ancient Egyptian texts, was the harmonic of our planet. Danley's tests show that these frequencies are present in the King's Chamber even when no sounds are being produced............"
Hum or Hum (Sanskrit) A mystical syllable used as an interjection or exclamation in sentences in sacred texts such as mantras, closely akin to and virtually identic with the sacred syllables Om and Aum. In Vedic ritual, used before the singing of the Prastava (prelude), as well as during the chanting of the Pratihara (response). It is present in the well-known Tibetan mystical sentence Om mani padme hum.
Hu – The Supreme Being has been called by various names in different languages, which mystics have described as Hu. The sound Hu is most sacred and is hidden in all sounds and in all words, as the spirit is [hidden] in the body. According to ancient texts, it alone is the true name of God, a name that no people and no religion can claim as their own.
Hu-man – In English, the word ‘human’ points to two characteristics of humanity: Hu meaning God and man, from the Sanskrit mana, meaning mind. The two words united represent the idea of the God-conscious man. In other words, Hu, God, is in all things and beings, but it is through man that God is known. Human therefore may be said to mean God-conscious, God-realized, or God-man.
Hu is the sound of god, which manifests in two primary attributes, light and sound. Hu opens the path to the spiritual sound current that soul uses to soul travel into the higher worlds of light and sound.
Hu's purpose is to help soul leave the lower world's physical bodies behind and to travel into the higher spiritual worlds as a celestial light-being or as pure spirit.
"Hu" means to protect, support or guard (as in guarding one's thoughts). The middle characters in the ``generation'' names are taken in sequence from a Zen poem by one of the ancestors of the sangha (order).
Hu' (Hebrew) The pronoun he or it; used in the Qabbalah to represent the Macroprosopus or macrocosm because Macroprosopus is not so closely known as to be addressed in the second person, but is called in the third person Hu'. "That, from which proceeds Ab, the 'Father'; therefore the Concealed Logos" (TG 143).
Hu Gadarn (Welsh) Hu the Mighty; from the time of Owen Glyndwr to that of Henry VII of England, Hu Gadarn is constantly mentioned in poetry, sometimes identified with Jesus Christ. From the period of Owen Glyndwr comes a hymn to Hu:
The smallest of the small
Is Hu Gadarn. . . .
And he is the greatest of the Great.
An atom of light is his chariot.
Hu led the Cymry into the Island of the Mighty; with his yoke of Exalted Oxen he drew the Afangc out of the Lake of Floods, thus preventing the drowning of the world; these Exalted Oxen, Nynnio and Peibio, had been formerly kings of England and Scotland who, because of their arrogance in claiming kingship of the galaxy, had been deposed by Rhita Giaut, King of Wales, and turned into oxen. Hu Gadarn is also said to have had a white shield — corresponding in this instance to the shield of Gyan of Persia.
There is no reference to Hu in the Mabinogi or the 6th century poets, though there was a Gaulish god, Hesus, who may be the same individual.
And HU could bring music to the consciousness of waking man and teach it to him, because he himself could hear in sleep the harmonies of the spheres, and his passage from waking to sleeping to waking was unbroken by any obliteration of consciousness.
"HU or He was the seed or essence, the form of deity that like littel Gwion is transformed from least to greatest: HU, the unpronounced either with a light i-sound as he or heu'h, is the creative word, the seed of fire, the first sound."
The royal authority is maintained in the Afterlife by Hu acknowledging the king's supremacy and allowing the monarch to cross the waters of his canal.
The HU has been in use for thousands of years by many different cultures and religious groups as a means to have a greater conscious contact with the Light and Sound of God.
HU is woven into the language of life. It is the wind in the leaves, falling rain thunder of jets, singing of birds, the awful rumble of a tornado.
Hu In Egyptian mythology, Hu is the god of the word which Ra used to create the world (and is also the word itself).
Saying HU for Protection
HU is a Holy sound that has helped me in some tight situations in the dream worlds. It is pronounced like the word 'hue', and is sung (aloud or silently) HUUUUUUUUU...
What is HU?
HU is the Sanskrit word from which the English word 'God' may be derived and means something like 'That which is invoked' (Oxford English Dectionary).
HU is Universal
References to HU can be found in many sacred traditions and in some secular texts. A few examples:
In ancient Egypt
HU personified the authority of a word of command.[1] This Utterance of God [2] is what we might call the Word or Logos, except that it might be said/invoked by a HUman being.
A King "had at his disposal two divine powers that had stood at the side of the creator god himself: Sia, 'perception', and Hu, 'utterance'. Sia enable the king to perceive the plenitude of meaning and to keep it in his mind ... whereas Hu gave his word the power to become a reality immediately. ... Hu was the creative will of the creator god, directed toward plenitude, that expressed itself in words.[3]
In Celtic Mythology
The God HU was the all-ruling Divinity of Western Celtic mythology. He represented the power and the glory of the spiritual world. ... The Mysteries of HU revealed the other pole of human life: the ascent out of the body into the 'glorified' state of expansion of the consciousness in the spiritual world."
In Sufism
According to the Sufi tradition:
"This sound Hu is the beginning, and end of all sounds ...
The Supreme Being has been called by various names in different languages, but the mystics have known him as Hu."
-Hazrat Inayat Khan
In Sant Mat
In the Sant Mat tradition of Northwest India, HU is a name for God. Current incarnations of this tradtion, Radhasoami Satsang and Ruhani Satsang, as well as their Western offshoot, Eckankar, all encourage the chanting or singing of HU as a meditation for protection and enlightenment.
Further examples of HU in sacred and secular texts may be found on the HU-page.
References
1. A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by George Hart
2. World Religions by Geoffrey Parrinder at p. 141.
3. The Search for God in Anceint Egypt by Jan Assmann at p. 4.
4. The Flaming Door: Mission of the Celtic Fold Soul by Eleanor C. Merry, 1936 at p. 153.
5. The Mysticism of Sound by Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1923.
Hu = God
In reality, however, God does not have an image because It has no form, only an emanation of power which is called Hu. That emanation is reflecting from the Divine essence of “Hu” to the face of Prophet (s), and from Prophet (s) to creation, but in reality it reflects to the Saints because we have not yet reached that nobility of purpose that is our Divine inheritance. Therefore, we must seek to follow the guidance of Saints.
Hu- The Divine Pronoun;
the Essence of Allah,
beyond Name, gender, form,
and all human definition;
Often translated as “He”
Hu: Divine Essence!
This name refers to the indescribable Essence of Allah beyond created attributes, the Essence from which all qualities arise. Hu is also the Breath and Spirit of Allah blown into Adam, giving him life and making the human being the Crown of Creation. As we recite Hu, it is Allah’s Breath which blows through our breath. It is Allah’s Hu. As we recite Hu, we disappear from name and form and our spirit is merged into the Soul of souls. Hu is the breath that Jesus blew.
HÜM – The vibratory sound of Universal Mind spirals manifesting and dissolving in space; representing the essence of the ever-changing existence of depictions of both life and death.
Hu
Deity: God
Usage: Open the heart
Meaning: Sacred sound for the heart (Sufi). "Hu" is another name for Allah (God) in the Islamic tradition.
The ancient god HU was our original reference to a greater energy. As we evolved our species were referred to as HU-man, by other species of man on the planet at that time. We kept the term of human, but we have forgotten its true meaning.
HU-man meant god-man. (man with self awareness).
we are still that.
we are gods-in-training, half man - half god. (HU)
We are still learning how to use our powers effectively, that is why we create what we think..
PS in Australia we refer to the god of weather (wind,surf etc) as Huey, you will often hear surfers still using this reference.
Hu or hu may refer to:
Hu (mythology), the deification of the first word, in the Egyptian mythology of the Ennead
Huh (god), the deification of eternity in the Egyptian mythology of the Ogdoad
Hu (surname), a Chinese family name represented by the character 胡.
Hù is also an abbreviation for Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Hu state or Hu Guo, former state of China
Wu Hu, the barbaric tribes surrounding ancient China.
Hu Jintao, the current president of People's Republic of China.
The Hungarian language (ISO 639 alpha-2, hu)
Hu is a breed of sheep
A romanisation of the Japanese kana ふ and フ (more commonly romanised as 'fu')
The abbreviation HU for Hounsfield Units on the Hounsfield scale, a unit of measurement used on a computed tomography machine (CAT)
The web domain name .hu
A mantra (similar to Aum or Om) popularized[1] by the religion Eckankar as a name for and love song to God
Hu?
Human Plans Failing as God’s Purpose Succeeds
In Vetus Testamentum (Oct. 1962) Dr. E. C. B. Maclaurin stated: “It should be repeated that there is no conclusive early evidence that the name was ever pronounced Yahweh but there is plenty of early evidence for Hū’, Yah, Yo-, Yau-, -yah and perhaps -yo.” Dr. M. Reisel, in The Mysterious Name of Y.H.W.H., said that the “vocalisation of the Tetragrammaton must originally have been YeHūàH or YaHūàH.” Still, Canon D. D. Williams of Cambridge held that the “evidence indicates, nay almost proves, that Jahweh was not the true pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, . . . The Name itself was probably JĀHÔH.”—Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, Vol. 54.
"After the altar is cleansed and the witch is connected with the netjer of their choice, devotion, celebration, personal spiritual work, or magic can be performed. A way of connecting to the netjer and performing magic in ancient Egypt was called heka. More properly translated as "empowered will," it is the force behind all things, put into action. One of Ra's three creative powers, it was utilized by devotees in ritualized prayer. Tameran Wiccans can use this power and unite it with the other two in order to perform magic, just as does Ra.
To utilize heka in order to connect with the unseen world, one must possess sia, or knowledge. It is more properly translated as, "omnicience," for it is the divine knowledge of Ra. We as witches can access that knowledge through divination and meditation, and we should perform such exercises before any act of magic in order to learn how to make the magic both effective and without negative consequence.
To apply our knowledge, will, and power toward a specific goal, we must use the third power, Hu. It is the principle of divine utterance, the power of word and speech.
In modern Wicca, it is the spell or ritual.
Any of these three powers alone are useless. They must be used in balance with one another, power, knowledge, and spellwork, in order to perform magic. Without power and focus, the most beautifully written, most magical rituals fall flat. You might as well be reading words off of a page in your favorite novel. Without knowledge, it can be misguided and can have unexpected consequences. Without spellwork coupled with real-world action, wishes and desires remain just that, wishes and desires, unfulfilled. In balance, however, these three powers can achieve great things."
from The Whirling Dervishes : Being an account of the Sufi order known as the Mevlevis and its founder the poet and mystic Mevlana Jalalúddin Rumi
by Shems Friedlander
"When the Sheik arrives at his post, he bows, sits on the post, and kisses the floor. All the turners sit, and their cloaks are put on them by those who did not turn in the fourth selam. They have returned to their tombs but in an altered state. The Sheik recites the Fathia, the first sura of the Koran, and all the dervishes kiss the floor and rise. The Sheik then sounds a prayer to Mevlana and Shams Tabriz and begins the sound "HU". The dervishes join in sounding the "HU" which is all the names of God in one."
While much of the ancient science of spirituality must be learned at the feet of a living awakened soul, some things can be told to the casual reader. First and foremost, just as there are spiritually- charged words through which we can tap into the psychic realms (e.g., "Om"), there are also words which harmonize us with the pure, positive spiritual vibration.
Among these is the word "Hu," a name of God which has been practiced by God-realized mystics and sages since time immemorial. Many Sufis consider It the Holiest of the Holies, the most sacred Name of the Lord. Long a closely held secret, handed down by word of mouth from guru to student, It was brought out into the open in the west in the 20th century by such luminaries as Hazrat Inayat Khan, Julian Johnson and Paul Twitchell.
Little can be said or written of Hu. It must be experienced by the individual. As Harold Klemp put it, one must "Be the Hu." Pronounced either "hooo" or "hue," It is best practiced in a quiet place, where you won't be disturbed, for a half-hour or so. Sit upright, close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and then sing It in one drawn-out sound. Do this a few times, and then sit and pay attention to what you see and hear. Then do it again, mentally, with the tongue of thought. Gradually, you will begin to feel your heart open up and golden, Divine Love pour through, lifting you up into It Self. Hu is both God's gift to Soul, and Soul's love song back to God.
When you do this spiritual exercise consistently - for at least a half-hour every day, preferably at the same time each day - you will begin to see spiritual Light and hear spiritual Sound. The Light may take the form of a starry sky, which then gathers into blue, golden or white light - like a sun or moon - on the inner screen. The Sound may appear in a variety of forms, such as the ocean, a conch shell, drums, a ringing bell, crickets, bees, violins, a flute, bagpipes, harp, and a spectrum of other sounds.
Sing Hu with an open, loving heart - be still - and pay attention to any light you see, or sound you hear from the middle or right hand side. What you will hear and see, in whatever form It takes, is the ringing radiance of the Holy Spirit lifting you above physical, emotional and mental consciousness, the Voice of God calling you back to your True Eternal Home.
"The mystery of HU is revealed to the Sufi who journeys through the path of initiation. Truth, the knowledge of God, is called by a Sufi "haqq". If we divide the word "haqq" into two parts, its assonant sounds become "hu ek", HU signifying God or truth and EK in Hindustani meaning one. Both together express one God and one truth. "Haqiqat" in Arabic means the essential truth, "hakim" means master, and "hakim" means knower, all of which words express the essential characteristics of life.
"Aluk" is the sacred word that the "vairagis", the adepts of India, use as their sacred chant. In the word "aluk" are expressed two words: "al" meaning "the," and "haqq", "truth," both words together expressing God the Source from which all comes.
The sound HU becomes limited in the word "ham", for the letter "m" closes the lips. In Hindustani this word expresses limitation because ham means "I" or "we," both of which words signify ego. The word "hamsa" is the sacred word of the yogis which illumines the ego with the light of reality. The word "huma" in the Persian language stands for a fabulous bird. There is a belief that if the "huma" bird sits for a moment on someone's head it is a sign that he will become a king. Its true meaning is that when a person's thoughts so evolve that they break all limitation, then he becomes as a king. It is the limitation of language that it can only describe the Most High as something like a king. It is said in the old traditions that Zoroaster was born of a "huma" tree. This explains the words in the Bible, "Except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." In the word "huma", "hu" represents spirit, and the word "mah" in Arabic means water. In English the word "human " explains two facts which are characteristic of humanity: "hu" means God and "man" means mind, which word comes from the Sanskrit "mana", mind being the ordinary person. The two words united represent the idea of the God-conscious person; in other words HU, God, is in all things and beings, but it is man by whom He is known. "Human " therefore may be said to mean God-conscious, God-realized, or God-man. The word "hamd" means praise, "hamid", praiseworthy, and "Muhammad", praiseful. The name of the Prophet of Islam was significant of his attitude to God.
"Hur" in Arabic means the beauties of heavens; its real meaning is the expression of heavenly beauty. "Zahur" in Arabic means manifestation, especially that of God in nature. "Ahura Mazda" is the name of God known to the Zoroastrians. The first word, "Ahura", suggests HU, upon which the whole name is built.
All of these examples signify the origin of God in the word HU and the life of God in every thing and being.
"Hayy" in Arabic means everlasting, and "Hayat" means life, both of which words signify the everlasting nature of God. The word "huwal" suggests the idea of omnipresence, and "Huvva" is the origin of the name of Eve, which is symbolic of manifestation. As Adam is symbolic of life, they are named in Sanskrit "Purusha" and "Prakriti".
Jehovah was originally "Yahuva", "ya" suggesting the word "oh" and "hu" but when sound first takes shape on the external plane, it becomes "a". Therefore "alif" or "alpha" is considered to be the first expression of HU, the original word."
-from The Music of Life
by Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Sufi belief system holds Hu as the sound of god, the sound of divinity. Another modern belief system, Eckankar, also uses the Hu mantra extensively. (A side note: I've participated in some amazing Hu chants where more than a thousand participants were gathered. The power and pure vibration of a Hu chant of this magnitude is amazing, leaving a person feeling transformed and uplifted. If possible, experience it yourself.)
The worlds Religions all embrace Sound as The Source:
CHRISTIANITY: "In the begininng was the Word," (St. John)
SUFISM: "The whole manifestation being the phenomenon of sound, the knowledge of sound is the key to the mystery." - Hazrat Inayat Khan
TAOISM: "When mystic virtue becomes clear, far-reaching, and things revert back to their source, Then and only then emerges the Grand Harmony." - Lao Tzu
HINDUISM : "Muttering the sacred syllable 'AUM' rise above the three regions, and turn thy attention to the All-Absorbing Sun within. Accepting it's influence be thou absorbed in the sun, And it shall in it's own likeness make thee All-Luminous." - The Gayatri from the Rig Veda
BUDDHISM: "The voice of the Sanskrit is the voice of the Cosmos. When the sounds of the Cosmos dissolve in your bloodstream and cause your own body's sounds to be harmonize with the rhythms and the tempos of the notes of the Cosmos, there will be a sublimination, a metaphysical transformation of your heart and soul, a unification with the Supreme" - Sheng Yen
"The Jewel Secret within: Hu in hu-man
This human being, the marvelous creation, the pinnacle of creation, the highest form of evolution for whom is created the whole of cosmos and beyond - has an indescribable mystery inside, which is its Essence (its precisely because this Essence is indescribable, the mystics always have used parables and imagery to talk about it and Buddha himself was an ascetic mystic in his nature who resorted to nothing but silence in the question of The Highest Truth, the universal language of the mystics). The mantra 'om mani padme hum' praise that Essence which is inside the lotus. In the parable of padme or lotus, there is another symbol introduced which is 'mani' or jewel.
Jewel is not the diamond (the common literal meaning of 'mani') which is precious because it can be sold for much money. Buddha himself born as a prince was not interested in wealth and walked out of the palace renouncing wealth, so does his teachings maintain all through. The precious jewel which is inside the lotus is the secret within. the secret is indeed the most precious truth, thus only it is precious from the point of view of the buddha mind, the mind which is illuminated by the truth.
In islamic wisdom tradition the secret is thus illuminated when God speaks through His Messenger and says: 'Man is My secret and I Am his. The inner gnosis of the spiritual essence ('ilm al-batin) is a secret of My secrets. Only I put this into the heart of My good servant and none may know his state other than Me.'
Thus from a sufistic point of view, the highest mantra of buddhism refers and praise the original Light within each of us, Buddhist call it the Buddha Nature (the Awakened Nature), non-dualistic state, the sufis call it the Sirr (The Secret Within) and the Nur (Light)."
-Anonymous
from Wiki: "Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions. Surat means "attention," or "face," which is the outward expression of the soul, shabd means "word" and yoga means "union." The term "word" means the "Sound Current," the "Audible Life Stream" or the "Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being," that is, the dynamic force of creative energy that was sent out, as sound vibration, from the Supreme Being into the abyss of space at the dawn of the universe's manifestation, and that is being sent forth, through the ages, framing all things that constitute and inhabit the universe.
The etymology of "Surat Shabda Yoga" presents its purpose: the "Union of the Soul with the Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being." Other expressions for Surat Shabda Yoga include Sehaj Yoga (an easy path leading to Sehaj or equipoise) The Path of Light and Sound, The Path of the Sants, The Journey of Soul, and The Yoga of the Sound Current.
The stated purpose of Surat Shabda Yoga is to realize the individual's True Self (Self-Realization), True Essence (Spirit-Realization) and True Divinity (God-Realization) while living in the human physical body. This Journey of Soul involves reuniting in stages with what is called the Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being, the Shabd. Attaining self-realization and above also results in jivan moksha/mukti, liberation/release from samsara, the cycle of karma and reincarnation while in the physical body."
Hu: The Supreme Word.
Hu: Divine Essence, The Lost Word, Cosmic Vibrational Expression, Cosmic Life, Divine Word, Divine Sound, Mother, Holy Spirit
Hu: The secret name for God; the spirit current, the prime mover and the first impulse that came from the deity and also the first cause of motion, color and form.
Hu: The soundless-sound (a very high vibrational frequency) that results in the manifestation of Light into matter (or the same principal as "In the beginning was the "Word"). This seed syllable and the one that precedes it form the Sahu, the imperishable immortal light "body" the ancient Egyptians equated with the star Sirius. In Tibetan mysticism, the Bhutathata, or the Dharmakaya ("Truth Body") is equivalent to the Sahu.
Hu : breath, the divine breath, the Great Breath, God, Spirit.
Hu : The essence of the Essence; the ever-present Divine sound; the "nameless Name" of the Divine, Gods very face.
"Hu is the universally sacred word or name of God, regarded as a sacred sound. Hu is a vibratory tone used for centering oneself and attuning to the divine in each of us."
-Tisziji Munoz
"HU is the sublime essence of the transcendent family
HU is the life force of the dharmapalas, the protective deities
HU is the life force of the ati yoga, the Natural Great Perfection (Dzogchen)
HU in a general way purifies obscurations which stem from all emotional afflictions
Through HU one realizes the pristine awareness of basic space
Through HU one gains control of the malevolent influences of planetary configurations and earth spirits
HU accomplishes wrathful enlightened activity
HU averts the negative influences of gods, demons, humans, samsaric gods
HU defeats the armies of gods, demons and humans
HU brings about the siddhi of accomplishing whatever one wishes
HU transfers consciousness to the central pure realm of Unwavering"
-Padmasambhava
"Word origin: "God" - Our word god goes back via Germanic to Indo-European, in which a corresponding ancestor form meant “invoked one.” The word’s only surviving non-Germanic relative is Sanskrit Hu, invoke the gods, a form which appears in the Rig Veda, most ancient of Hindu scriptures: puru-hutas, “much invoked,” epithet of the rain-and-thunder god Indra."
- (From READER’S DIGEST, Family Word Finder, page 351) (Originally published by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville New York, Montreal; Copyright (C) 1975)
"In Sanskrit Hu is ‘he-who-is-poured out’. Hu-Siris was one of the Greek names for Osiris, the serpent-soul or worm who lived within the Pillar of Love. "- Unknown
Hu Hu - "[....] The Lost Word - In the heavens the Celestial Sphinx is caught in the act of
Creation. As he becomes a living God he gently expels his first breath Hhhhhhooooooo.
As the first Word of God is pronounced it sounds like the harmonics of a cosmic
breeze. ... As a second breath is expelled Hhhhhhooooooo the sounds and name of the
Ancient Egyptian god Hu Hu, meaning 'Authoritative Utterance: Word of God: Word of
Creation', is revealed. [....]" [Based on; material "Copyright Audrey Fletcher 1999".
See link for original and context.]
HU - "The HU has been in use for thousands of years by many different cultures and religious
groups as a means to have a greater conscious contact with the Light and Sound of God.
Texts or practices of the ancient Eyptians, Gnostics, Greek mystery schools, Druids,
Sufi, Hermetic, early Christian, Coptic, Africans and Eckankar have, or still use the
HU." [Based on: message (The HU) by Cybersailor_Rich, 10/03/2001] - [see link]
*Link: http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/10134/67951
*Other Links: 1." *Further Reading ...
Hu - "The true Name of God. The origin and end of every sound as well as the background of
each word. The spirit of all sounds and of all words. It does not belong to any language,
but no language can help belonging to it (Based on: The Path of the Masters, by Julian
Johnson). Trivia: According to the best efforts of linguists and researchers the root of
the present word God is the Sanskrit word hu which means to call upon, invoke, implore."
Other Links: 1."
Hu - "Definitions: the supreme being (Arabic). Associated spellings/words: Allahu; isme-i-azm
['the name of the Most High']."
Hu - "Definitions: The Origin; essence; seed; infant; spirit (Celtic). Associated spellings/
words: he, Hu-Hesus, Esus."
Hu - "Authoritative utterance; the protector; the creating word of the sun-god of Heliopolis;
a word reportedly written on the Egyptian Sphinx; the Sphinx' name, as Lord of Two
Horizons, i.e. moonrise and sunrise [and settings]."
Hu - "Reportedly, the first of three chieftians who established the colony of Britain."
(Welsh Cronicles)
Hu - "Godfrey Higgins states that Hu, the Mighty, regarded as the first settler of Britain,
came from a place which the Welsh Triads call the Summer Country, the present site of
Constantinople. Albert Pike says that the Lost Word of Masonry is concealed in the name
of the Druid god Hu. The meager information extant concerning the secret initiations of
the Druids indicates a decided similarity between their Mystery school and the schools of
Greece and Egypt. Hu, the Sun God, was murdered and, after a number of strange ordeals
and mystic rituals, was restored to life." [Based on: The Secret Teachings Of All Ages,
by Manly P. Hall, p. 48 (2003 edition)]
Hu - "[....] Describing the temples of the Druids, Charles Heckethorn, in The Secret Societies
of All Ages & Countries, says: 'Their temples wherein the sacred fire was preserved were
generally situate on eminences and in dense groves of oak, and assumed various forms -
circular, because a circle was the emblem of the universe; oval, in allusion to the mun-
dane egg, from which issued, according to the traditions of many nations, the universe,
or, according to others, our first parents; serpentine, because a cross is an emblem of
regeneration; or winged, to represent the motion of the Divine Spirit. *** Their chief
deities were reducible to two - a male and a female, the great father and mother - Hu
and Ceridwen, distinguished by the same characteristics as belong to Osiris and Isis,
Bacchus and Ceres, or any other supreme god and goddess representing the two principles
of all being.'" [Based on: The Secret Teachings Of All Ages, by Manly P. Hall, pp. 47-48
(2003 edition)]
Hu - "One of the five Chinese gods of the house; God of windows." (Chinese folklore)
Hu - "Definitions: "*Although the words Shu and Hu combined together as in 'Shu-hu' means
'lightning,' it is believed that this combined word was intentionally broken down by
Chuangtzu in this myth (in the third-fourth century B.C.E.) to denote the truth that
when the illumination from light strikes chaos, it leads to the creation of life and
the restoration of order." [Based on: Subscript (*) for Parabola article (Repaying
Hun-tun's Kindness), Vol. 28, No. 3, Fall 2003 (Chaos And Order), p. 61]
hu - "VIRGIN BIRTH. - The origin of this is to be found in the sacred Writings of Mu.
It appears in the Fifth Command of The Creation: [NP] "From these cosmic eggs life
came forth as commanded." [NP] In a subsequent table explaining the commands in
creation, cosmic eggs are referred to as "the virgins of Life." The sentence reads:
"Hol Hu Kal." Translated into English it reads: Hol - closed; Hu - virgin womb; and
Kal - to open. Free reading: To pierce or open the virgin womb of life. [....] Being
the First Known commands or executors of the commands of the Creator, they were called
of virgin birth to correspond with the teachings of the Sacred Writings regarding earth-
ly life - thus the First life either of the Gods or nature was the result of Hol Hu Kal.
[NP] Upon this ancient conception modern priesthoods (within the last two thousand years)
have invented virgin births and immaculate conceptions for various men that have lived,
as an example, Masters. [....]" [Based on: The Sacred Symbols of Mu, by Col. James
Churchward, 1992 reprint (First published in 1933), pp. 48-50]
hu - "Definitions: Sun; good (Avestan). Associated spellings/words: hvar ['sun, glow']."
EU /p - "Definitions: pleasant, well, good [as in euology]. Related spellings/words: hu (Greek)."
hu - "Definitions: deity (Dahomean, Fon, Haitian). Associated spellings/words: hun, vodun."
hu - "Definitions: call, invoke, invite, summon; offer, sacrifice." (Sanskrit)
hu - "Definitions: sir, lord; interogative particle." (Chinese)
hu - "Definitions: bird; ten. (Sumerian). Associated spellings/words: u."
hu - "Name for a pictograph believed to represent a tiger's striped fur. General meanings
include: tiger." (Chinese)
hu - "Name for a pictograph believed to show a door leaf. General meanings include: door;
household." (Chinese)
hu - "Definitions: lake; pot." (Chinese). Associated spellings/words: po ['lake']."
hu - "Definitions: how." (Old English)
hu - "Definitions: go." (Aztec)
HUE - "Definitions: form, aspect, color."
huu - "Definitions: a kind of ancient chant." (Polynesian/Kapinga)
hu-ak - "Definitions: one truth; one God. Associated spellings/words: hak ['truth', 'the
knowledge of God'] (Sufi)."
hudd - "In the word Ahad which means God, the only Being, two meanings are involved by asson-
ance. A in Sanskrit means without, and Hudd in Arabic means limitation."
HUG - "Definitions bring close together."
HUN - "Symbolic sound for the undefinable." (Tibetan Buddhism)
hun-tun - "Definitions: Emperor of the Center; Chaos." (Chinese Mythology)
Hunab Ku - "The one giver of movement and measure." (Mayan)
aum - "By one account, the meaning for A.U.M. was rendered: Father, Mother, Son."
AUM - "Definitions: The 18 volumes of Indian myth in verse called the Puranas say that Aum
or as we more usually write it, Om was the sound of the act of Creation, itself - the
grunt of The Mother giving birth."
*Link: http://www.khandro.net/practice_mantra.htm (T.D. - 12/01/06]
hum - "Definitions: I, we, ego." (Hindustani)
hum - "Definitions: sound, noise (Mayan). Associated spellings/words: fum ['sound']."
HUM /r - "Definitions: earth, ground. Associated spellings/words: humo ['cover with earth,
bury']; humus (Latin); humanus ['man']; umbra ['shade, shadow'] (Latin)."
Huma - "[....] In the word Huma, hu represents spirit, and the word mah in Arabic means water.
In English the word "human" explains two facts which are characteristic of humanity:
Hu means God and man means mind, which word comes from the Sanskrit Mana, mind being
the ordinary man. The two words united represent the idea of the God-conscious man;
in other words Hu, God, is in all things and beings, but it is in man by whom he is
known. Human therefore may be said to mean God-conscious, God-realized, or God-man.
The word Hamd means praise, Hamid, praiseworthy, and Muhammad, praiseful. The name of
the Prophet of Islam was significant of his attitude of God."
huo - "Name for a pictograph showing a five-pointed 'star-like' shape. General meanings
include: rising flames; fire, flame." (Chinese)
Huang - "Definitions: a reported name for the mythological Chinese phoenix. Or, the 'femine'
aspect." *Link: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/phoenix-china-popup.html
huang - "Definitions: God." (Chinese)
huang - "Name for a pictograph showing zi [nose; self] and wang [kings?]. General meanings
include: three legendary rulers of ancient China; emperor." (Chinese)
HUNCH - "Definitions: thrust, shove, compress into a hump; push, thrust; lump, hunk."
hunge - "Definitions: 'voice, sound, echo'." (Armenian)
Lu=Lug, Lugh, Lleu, Llew, Lugus, Hu, Hugh, etc. Lugus=Logos, latin for divine word or reason. The Celt word for mind was hew. In Chinese Hu means sir or lord. The Egyptian khu or great hu is the shining, intangible essence or spirit. The root can be found in words like hue, humane, winsome (hu-insome), wistful, whisper, hush (saying the phrase hushabye literally means "May the light of Hu be with you"), white (hu-yt), wheat (hu-eet), wot, wist, wit, humor, whet, acute, acumen, wise, wig (hu ig), wisdom (hu is dom). The latin eu means good, soft, pleasing, well as in euphony, and euphemism. The latin for light is lux, the root of lucis. You must remember that the spoken word, and the transmission of information through phonetics, preexists the written word by a span of many, many, many thousands of years. My favorite Bayley revelation is illumen=el Hu mon=the sole lord Hu=the illuminator. Lugh was the sun so this is really a statement of science as much as it is spirituality. The sun literally is the sole light, the illuminator.
Sahu - The incorruptible spiritual body of man that could dwell in the heavens, appearing from the physical body after the judgement of the dead was passed (if successful) with all of the mental and spiritual abilities of a living body.
"But of all words, the one perhaps of all sounds, the one to be most respected is the word Hu. Because it stands for everything. It stands for that which is in every breath we breathe, and it stands for the source which can only be reached by complete annihilation of everything, because it is beyond all existence, beyond all being. You will have to use the word, but I came here to beg you to remember, that you have chosen the holiest syllable that there is and if you've done that, you've taken on yourself a great responsibility. If you treat it without this respect, it is sacrilege. It is only the fewest of the few, the rarest of the rare who actually come to the reality of Hu. The very great chosen ones, chosen and sent; messengers. Only they can really say the word Hu. Those who come directly from the source and will return to the source. They know what Hu is. So you must forgive me if I speak in that way, and I did ask permission to do this. I was not invited. I thrust myself on you in that way and I came because this power which must be obeyed, al Muti, who must be obeyed, made me come. There is within us all this power. But to be able to listen to and be obedient to that power, we must put aside all visible and thinkable things."
From Intimations, which contains the complete collection of talks given by J.G. Bennett at Beshara Swyre Farm; published by Beshara Publications.
"Hu is the ultimate highest sound.
Spirit motivates all things. The Sound created by the Spirit in its movement is the two tones H and U. These two tones, one positive and one negative, encompass every tone and every sound that exist in the universe. When you combine them into one tone -- Hu -- that tone is within all other tones."
- John-Roger
"Sound lies within the heart of God. Sound is the most powerful force in all creation, carrying with It the power to transform. Sound replaces our illusions with truth. It is pure consciousness Itself, the source of all lasting, creative endeavors, and the deliverer of soul. It is indeed the force which liberates the beautiful butterfly of the soul from it's cocoon, freeing soul to live and unfold in a way heretofore unexperienced and only vaguely concieved." - Dennis Holtje
from Wiki: Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual traditions. Surat means "attention," or "face," which is the outward expression of the soul, shabd means "word" and yoga means "union." The term "word" means the "Sound Current," the "Audible Life Stream" or the "Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being," that is, the dynamic force of creative energy that was sent out, as sound vibration, from the Supreme Being into the abyss of space at the dawn of the universe's manifestation, and that is being sent forth, through the ages, framing all things that constitute and inhabit the universe.
The etymology of "Surat Shabda Yoga" presents its purpose: the "Union of the Soul with the Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being." Other expressions for Surat Shabda Yoga include Sehaj Yoga (an easy path leading to Sehaj or equipoise) The Path of Light and Sound, The Path of the Sants, The Journey of Soul, and The Yoga of the Sound Current.
The stated purpose of Surat Shabda Yoga is to realize the individual's True Self (Self-Realization), True Essence (Spirit-Realization) and True Divinity (God-Realization) while living in the human physical body. This Journey of Soul involves reuniting in stages with what is called the Essence of the Absolute Supreme Being, the Shabd. Attaining self-realization and above also results in jivan moksha/mukti, liberation/release from samsara, the cycle of karma and reincarnation while in the physical body.
An Introduction to Spiritual Exercises
There are many techniques available for finding God. In MSIA, one of the primary ways that we learn to attune to and focus on God is through spiritual exercises. It is a form of meditation/prayer. We teach this method because it works so well.
It is important to take time for yourself each day to focus on your spiritual nature, to drop the physical concerns of the day, and once again to become aware that you are spiritual, that you are divine, that you are, through your Soul, an extension of God. Spiritual exercises are a way to do this.
Spiritual exercises (s.e.'s) are an active technique of bypassing the mind and emotions by using a spiritual tone or vibration to connect to the energy that flows from God through all existence. S.e.'s assist a person to transcend illusions and limitations and move into the awareness of Soul.
A recommended chant for spiritual exercises is the 'HU,' which is pronounced like the name Hugh or which can be said by pronouncing the sounds of the individual letters 'H' and 'U.' The HU tone is an ancient name of God and is a wonderful way of attuning to the higher vibrations of Spirit. The ANI-HU is a variation of the HU chant. Pronounced (AHN-EYE-HUE), the ANI-HU is also an invocation to God with an added dimension that brings in the quality of empathy and oneness with others. As you chant this tone, you may find the quality of empathy and connection with others increased.
We invite you to try doing spiritual exercises and to observe the results for yourself. You might try doing spiritual exercises daily for 10 or 15 minutes for a week and see if this practice works for you. People who do spiritual exercises regularly often report experiencing a deeper peace and relaxation and a greater connection to God.
In MSIA, we chant Hu. Hu is Sanskrit and is an ancient name for God. When you chant, you can pronounce Hu like the name Hugh or say the sounds of the individual letters H and U. Hu is the ultimate highest sound.
Spirit motivates all things. The Sound created by the Spirit in its movement is the two tones H and U. These two tones, one positive and one negative, encompass every tone and every sound that exist in the universe. When you combine them into one tone -- Hu -- that tone is within all other tones. In this new dispensation, mankind is moving increasingly into the heritage of the Hu-man; each person is becoming the God-man. Initiates of the Traveler who chant their initiation tones (or the Traveler's students who chant the Hu tone) are becoming more specifically and consciously the God-men and the God-women of the new dispensation.
Ani-Hu is a variation of the Hu chant. Pronounced "ahn-eye-hu," it is also an invocation to God with an added dimension that brings in the quality of empathy and oneness with others. If you have misunderstanding within yourself or with someone else, you would probably want to work with the Ani-Hu. If we could really know what is in the hearts of our "enemies," we would never do another thing to hurt them because there is already enough hurt. All we do is stand back and love them. The Ani-Hu can give us this compassion.
- John-Roger
(From: Fulfilling Your Spiritual Promise, p. 397-398)
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"Om Mani Padme Hum" is one of the most recited mantra among all faith traditions combined. No matter where you see a buddhist monk or practitioner, whether in the remote deserts of mongolia or the zen monastery of california, every where in the world this mantra is found to be repeated. In Tibet there are adept monks to be found who chant it during all their waking hours as long as they live. The vibrational effect it produce when in a large hall of a buddhist monastery all the monk chant this mantra together is both tremendous and beautiful.
2. Mantra of The Compassionate One
In Tibetan Buddhism this mantra evokes the Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion and mercy which is also known by other names such as Avalokitesvara, Guan Yin (Kuan Yin), Padmapa-ni, and Lokes'vara. Interestingly enough Avalokiteshvara’s name means "The Lord Who Looks Down (in compassion)." Avalokitesvara is also popularly known as Padmapani, or "Holder of the Lotus."
Because of the mantra's connection with the embodyment of compassion and the quality of compassion, Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion.
3. Many layers of meanings
The book Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism by Lama Anagarika Govinda, is a classic example of how a mantra like om mani padme hum can contain many levels of symbolic meaning.
Donald Lopez gives a good discussion of this mantra and its various interpretations in his book Prisoners of Shangri-LA: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Lopez is an authoritative writer and challenges the stereotypical analysis of the mantra as meaning "The Jewel in the Lotus", an interpretation that is not supported by either a linguistic analysis, nor by Tibetan tradition, and is symptomatic of the Western Orientalist approach to the 'exotic' East.
4. Behold! The jewel in the lotus!
"Mani" means jewel, diamond or precious and "Padme" means lotus flower - a popular symbol in eastern tradition. Om is salutation (as well as the primordal vibration / sound), Hum externally means 'to be in'. The literal translation of "Om mani padme hum" based on the individual syllable is 'Behold the Jewel in the Lotus' / 'Praise the Jewel in the Lotus'.
In apparent symbology 'mani' or the Jewel refers to the mind or consciousness and 'padme' or the lotus refers to the Heart that is the source of Love energy. In this sense it is also a mantra of union and harmony of mind consciousness and inner heart - a hallmark of perfect human being or buddha (awakened one). Thus Om Mani Padme Hum can also be interpreted as, "Salutations to the Jewel of consciousness which has reached the Seat of the Heart." Interestingly inner meaning of Hum referers to "indivisible" or an unified whole.
Esoterically Om Mani Padme Hum can thus be translated as, "hail to the one who is in union."
5. The human being - The Lotus
Lotus flower is found again and again in Gautama Buddha's teachings and buddhist teachings in general that were developed in later. If we go back to the basic symbology of lotus flower, in the east it is viewed as a symbol of spiritual unfoldment. In Buddhist sutra the golden lotus is the symbol for achieving enlightenment. Christian equivalent of lotus flower is the white lily which holds the symbol of purity and traditionally the Archangel Gabriel carries the lily of annunciation to the pure mother Mary. From ancient time in India, lotus flower symbolized among other things, knowledge and enlightenment.
How lotus flower becomes a lotus flower is very significant. The lotus has its roots in earthly mud, in clay but it grows upward in aspiration towards the light. In the book titled, A Lotus Grows In The Mud by Goldie Hawn with Wendy Holden, its said, "The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud the obstacles of life and its suffering. .. The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one."
We certainly created man in difficulty.
- The Quran 90:4-5
In Chinese wisdom lotus flower is used to inspire people to continue striving through difficulties and to show their best part to the outside world, no matter how bad the circumstances may be. This is understood as being just like the lotus flower, bringing beauty and light even though originating from the murky darkness at the bottom of the pond.
Thus lotus flower with its origin and growth represent the human condition and his inherent potential to rise above and unfold even greater possibilities of enlightenment. The birth of lotus flower from mud is like the creation metaphor of human being who is likened to be created from mineral / mud / clay.
And surely We created the human beign out of transformed dry dark clay. - The Quran 15:26
Man We did create from a quintessence of clay;
- The Quran 23:12
6. The Jewel Secret within: Hu in hu-man
This human being, the marvelous creation, the pinnacle of creation, the highest form of evolution for whom is created the whole of cosmos and beyond - has an indescribable mystery inside, which is its Essence (its precisely because this Essence is indescribable, the mystics always have used parables and imagery to talk about it and Buddha himself was an ascetic mystic in his nature who resorted to nothing but silence in the question of The Highest Truth, the universal language of the mystics). The mantra 'om mani padme hum' praise that Essence which is inside the lotus. In the parable of padme or lotus, there is another symbol introduced which is 'mani' or jewel.
Jewel is not the diamond (the common literal meaning of 'mani') which is precious because it can be sold for much money. Buddha himself born as a prince was not interested in wealth and walked out of the palace renouncing wealth, so does his teachings maintain all through. The precious jewel which is inside the lotus is the secret within. the secret is indeed the most precious truth, thus only it is precious from the point of view of the buddha mind, the mind which is illuminated by the truth.
In islamic wisdom tradition the secret is thus illuminated when God speaks through His Messenger and says: 'Man is My secret and I Am his. The inner gnosis of the spiritual essence ('ilm al-batin) is a secret of My secrets. Only I put this into the heart of My good servant and none may know his state other than Me.'
Thus from a sufistic point of view, the highest mantra of buddhism refers and praise the original Light within each of us, Buddhist call it the Buddha Nature (the Awakened Nature), non-dualistic state, the sufis call it the Sirr (The Secret Within) and the Nur (Light).
7. I am in Thee and Thou art in me.
This mystic mantra above all refers to the indissoluble union between man and the One, and thus conveys "I am in thee and thou art in me." Each of us has within himself or herself the jewel in the lotus or the divine self within. When understood in a kosmic sense, it signifies the divine kosmic self within, inspiring all beings within the range of that kosmic divinity. (credit)
According to the theosophist and mystic H.P.Blavatsky: Om Mani Padma Hum esoterically means "Oh my God within me." Yes; there is God in each human being, for man was, and will re-become, God. The mantra points to the indissoluble union between Man and the Universe. For the Lotus is the universal symbol of Kosmos (man is the microcosm), and the Jewel is Spiritual Stamp of God within.
On this highly esoteric point its worth quoting sufi master Ibn Ataillah who said in Al-Hikam: "God was, and there was nothing with Him, and He is now as He was."
And finally as described in the divine transmission (hadith qudsi): "The heavens and the earth cannot contain Me; only the heart of My humble and faithful devotee contain Me within."
Om Mani Padme Hum.
Behold the Jewel in the Lotus.
Praise be to the Secret within!
"Hu and Huma
The Beloved's Face
Ever since I saw the Beloved's face,
its lines have etched themselves on my heart.
I still nurse the wound of separation within me —
it has left me broken.
Flowing tresses may be a snare and a net:
those are pagan tresses
whose lure, like the bulbul, has sprung from the head,
bogged in the heart.
When ego is erased, duality disappears:
God's lover is himself God.
This is the heart's only home —
the heart in the lover, the lover in the heart.
O Seeker, you make a show of public worship,
then claim your share of desires.
The true lover carries within him, in secret,
the name of God.
Strange are the ways of the enlightened ones.
They weep and laugh in one breath,
scorn on the lip, grace in the heart,
profanity on the tongue, praise in the heart.
Some say God dwells in the temple,
others put him in the mosque.
What do you seek abroad, ignorant one?
Realize, oh Huma, God is within you.
~ HUMA
Ghazal from The Master Sings, Meher Baba's Ghazals, Translated by Naosherwan Anzar 1981 © Zeno Publishing Services
Meher Baba's takhallus was Huma. A takhallus is an Urdu pen name. The following discourse on the word Huma is by the Sufi master Hazrat Inayat Khan from The Mysticism of Sound
The word Huma in the Persian language stands for a fabulous bird. There is a belief that if the Huma bird sits for a moment on the head of anybody it is a sign that he will become a king. Its true explanation is, that when a man's thoughts so evolve that they break all limitation, then he becomes as a king. It is the limitation of language that it can only describe the Most High as something like a king. It is said in the old traditions that Zoroaster was born of a Huma tree. This explains the words in the Bible, 'Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.' In the word Huma, hu represents spirit, and the word mah in Arabic means water. In English the word 'human' explains two facts which are characteristic of humanity: Hu means God and man means mind, which word comes from the Sanskrit Mana, mind being the ordinary man. The two words united represent the idea of the God-conscious man; in other words Hu, God, is in all things and beings, but it is man by whom he is known. Human therefore may be said to mean God-conscious, God-realized, or God-man.
The Word Hu
In Sufism Hu or Huwa is the pronoun used with Allah, and is used as a name of God. Allah Hu means "God, Just He!" In Arabic Allah means God and with Hu, as an intensive added to Allah, means "God himself." Hu is also found in the Islamic credo La Ilaha Ila Allah Hu: "There is no God but Allah," or in Sufi interpretation "There is no reality, except God", or in La Ilaha Ila Huwa meaning "There is no god but He"
The Seven Names of God Prayer is a prayer given by Meher Baba first in 1926 to his Prem Ashram students and later his close disciples to memorize and recite, often as a chant or song. The seventh of the names is Hu.
Hari, Paramatma,
Allah, Ahuramazda,
God, Yezdan, Hu
The Prefix Hu
The prefix Hu appears in many English words.
Human
Humus n. A dark-brown or black organic substance made up of decayed plant or animal matter. Humus provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.
Humor or Humour n. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement.
Humour n. One of the four fluids of the body: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile, whose relative proportions were thought in ancient and medieval medicine to determine general health and character.
Humility The term "humility" is derived from the Latin word "humilitas", a noun related to the adjective "humilis", translated not only as "humble", but also alternatively as "low", or "from the earth", and "humus", humid.
Hubris Overweening pride, superciliousness, or arrogance,
Hue Color, tint
Hurrah or Hurray n. A cheer of joy or victory. v. To applaud, cheer, or approve
Who Interrogative pronoun. As in the original question, "Who am I?" from God Speaks.
The Huma Bird or Bird of Paradise (from Wikipedia)
In some variations, the Huma bird is said to be phoenix-like, consuming itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. The creature is often referred to as bird of paradise. The Huma bird is said to have both the male and female natures in one body, each nature having one wing and one leg.
The Huma bird is considered to be a compassionate bird. It is named as bird of fortune since its shadow (or touch) is said to be auspicious. The shadow (or the alighting) of the Huma bird on a person's head or shoulder were said to bestow (or foretell) kingship. Accordingly, the feathers decorating the turbans of kings were said to be plumage of the Huma bird. Sufi teacher Inayat Khan gives the bestowed-kingship legend a spiritual dimension: "Its true meaning is that when a person's thoughts so evolve that they break all limitation, then he becomes as a king. It is the limitation of language that it can only describe the Most High as something like a king."
In Sufi tradition, catching the Huma is even beyond the wildest imagination, but catching a glimpse of it or even a shadow of it is sure to make one happy for the rest of his/her life. It is also believed that Huma cannot be caught alive, and the person killing a Huma will die in forty days.
The creature is a common motif in Persian-, Ottoman Turkish-, and Urdu- poetry traditions.
The legend appears in the allegorical Conference of the Birds, in which the Huma bird (in this tale portrayed as a pupil) refuses to undertake a journey because such an undertaking would compromise the privilege of bestowing kingship on those whom it flew over. In Iranian literature, this function of the Huma bird is identified with pre-Islamic monarchs, and stands vis-a-vis ravens, which is a metaphor for Arabs. The legend appears in non-Sufi art as well.
Huma is the most referred bird of all Legendary birds in Diwan poetry of Turkish literature. Also, it is used as a symbol of unreachable highness in Turkish folk literature. In the Memalik ul Mirat, Ottoman admiral Sisi Ali Reis describes having seen hurruz or huma birds on his return trip from India to Istanbul in 1557. The Huma bird, here, is said to avoid killing for food, preferring instead to feed on carrion. From his description of the birds eating carrion, these would seem to have been vultures or other scavenger birds.
Some references to the creature also appear in Sindhi literature, where – as in the Diwan tradition – the creature is portrayed as bringing great fortune. In the Zafarnama of the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh, a letter addressed to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb refers to the Huma bird as a "mighty and auspicious bird".
Homa Birds
Homa Bird, Iran
The griffin-like capitals in the ancient Persian city of Persepolis are locally known as Homa Birds. One must thus differentiate between a Huma Bird and a Homa Bird.
Iran Airlines logo
The Persian language acronym for "Iran National Airline" is HOMA and the airline's emblem is the stylized rendering of a Persepolis capital.
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Update (Aug. 29, 2009) Moved from comments.
Also what "Hu" is in Arabic-Farsi-Urdu-Turkish is etymologically related to "Su" in Sanskrit, and "Eu' in English (e.g., euphony, euphemism, eucharist.
In the Avestan 3-part ethical formula of Zarathusthra the word "Hu" means beautiful or good:
Hu Mata (Good thoughts)
Hu Ukhta (Good Words)
Hu Varashta (Good actions)
~Talat Halman
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2. Talat HalmanAugust 29, 2009 12:39 PM
3. Dear Chris ~ ~ ~ This is a wonderously "hu-mongous" compilation and distillation. Adn thank you for sharing the beautiful seven names prayer: Hari, Paramatma, Allah, Ahuramazda God, Yezdan, Hu In Turkish Sufi culture, we greet each other with "Hu Dost." Dost (Doost, in Farsi) means "friend," and "guest." In saying "Hu Dost" with hand over heart we are saying in effect, "I honor the presence of God (HU) in you as the Friend." In gratitude, Jai Baba, Talat
8. Talat HalmanAugust 29, 2009 12:42 PM
9. Also what "Hu" is in Arabic-Farsi-Urdu-Turkish is etymologically related to "Su" in Sanskrit, and "Eu' in English (e.g., euphony, euphemism, eucharist. In the Avestan 3-part ethical formula of Zarathusthra the word "Hu" means beautiful or good: Hu Mata (Good thoughts) Hu Ukhta (Good Words) Hu Varashta (Good actions)
14. Court JesterSeptember 5, 2009 10:45 AM
15. Eureka ... Baba follower Pete Townshend recorded "Parvardigar" but also "Who Are You?" - in its refrain there's the mantra-like "Hu-hu" as a backing vocal, backing up Baba Lovers' belief in God-realization: potentially, you are nothing but (or one with) God. Or so it seems to me ...
Sound brings forth all....
• "Hu"
• "Naad", "Akash Bani", and "Sruti" in the Vedas
• "Nada" and "Udgit" in the Upanishads
• "Logos" and "Word" in the New Testament
• "Tao" by Lao Zi
• "Music of the Spheres" by Pythagoras
• "Sraosha" by Zoraster
• "Kalma" and "Kalam-i-Qadim" in the Qur'an
• "Naam", "Akhand Kirtan" and "Sacha ('True') Shabd" by Guru Granth Sahib
• The "Dharma" by Buddha
• "Om"
• "Aum"
• "Amen"
• "YaHuvah"
• "Yeshua"
• "Hunab Ku" in the Mayan Cosmology
• "Hung/Hum" Bija Seed-Syllable in Tantric Cosmology
• "Hridaya" the Spiritual Heart in Sanskrit
• "Shabda" in India
• "NOW"
•
Hu.—The Supreme Word.
HU: Divine Essence, The Lost Word, Cosmic Vibrational Expression, Cosmic Life, Divine Word, Divine Sound, Mother, Holy Spirit
HU: The secret name for God; the spirit current, the prime mover and the first impulse that came from the deity and also the first cause of motion, color and form.
Hu is the universally sacred word or name of God, regarded as a sacred sound. Hu is a vibratory tone used for centering oneself and attuning to the divine in each of us.
Word origin: God - Our word god goes back via Germanic to Indo-European, in which a corresponding ancestor form meant “invoked one.” The word’s only surviving non-Germanic relative is Sanskrit Hu, invoke the gods, a form which appears in the Rig Veda, most ancient of Hindu scriptures: puru-hutas, “much invoked,” epithet of the rain-and-thunder god Indra. (From READER’S DIGEST, Family Word Finder, page 351) (Originally published by The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., Pleasantville New York, Montreal; Copyright (C) 1975)
Zikr, dhikr: means remembrance. In a practical sense it refers to the internal or external repetition of the phrase, La'illaha il' Allahu (There is nothing other than You, O God. You alone are God). The zikr is said to have at least three parts. The first part, La'illaha, is the denial, the abandonment of everything, the depths. The second part, il'Allah, is the actual intrusion, the explosion into the individual, of divine presence. Hu, the third part, is the out-breathing of that divine presence.
One sufi teacher, Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, advised his students to repeat and reflect upon the zikr with every breath. A student asked the teacher, "But how is that possible-I mean, how could anyone do that?" The teacher said, "It is like driving a car. At fist you think it is difficult, but you get used to it. It becomes natural. After awhile, you can even drive and talk at the same time."
"The breath naturally releases expressions of joy, sorrow, pain, and confusion. But as children, we were taught to keep our sounds to ourselves. To hold in those sounds and store up those emotions is to push them into deeper subconscious states where they create tension and disease over extended periods of time. There are many ways to release the emotions, but the efficiency of sound to balance and deter negative emotions is extraordinary."--Don G. Campbell, "The Roar of Silence"
"Healing by means of sound will be one of the first healing unfoldments to be noted at the close of the next century." - Alice Bailey
Rember, just say Hu
" On such things as matter we have all been wrong, what we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter." -----Einstein
The source of all creation
is pure consciousness...
pure potentiality seeking
from the expression
unmanifest to the manifest... When we realize
that our true Self is one
of pure potentiality, we align
with the power that manifests
everything in the universe."
-Deepak Chopra
The sound HU is the beginning and the ending of every sound in all life. It was the word that Mohammed heard. Moses heard it on Mount Sinai, Christ found it in the wilderness, Buddha heard it under the Bo tree, and Krishna played the same sound on his flute. The Masters of the Varagi Order, an unbroken lineage of Spiritual Masters call it the Eck.
The Sound wave has two aspects: a centrifugal and centripetal flow. This means, a flowing away from the center of the heavenly realm and a flowing back to that center again. We are dependent upon this centripetal flow for the return to our original source. When a spiritual traveler or inner adept makes contact with us, it is then that we are starting this original journey to the heavenly worlds again.
This sound is developed through charkas: six chakras in the physical body, six in the astral body, six in the causal body, six in the mental body, and one in the Soul Body. Each has a distinct sound of its own, though all of them emanate from the same source. The difference is caused through the passing from one plane to the other with different proportions of form and Spirit.
Every manifestation of life comes from this dynamic energy of the sound current, from the crawling ant to the thunderbolt. Everything, including the burning stars in the Milky Way and the flicker of a candle, all take their light and energy from this great central power. The sound-idea is related to the oldest methods of healing. Two things were common in most healing rituals – sound or chanting, and rhythmic movements, either in dance or stamping. Pythagoras taught that sound was a creative force and that music held therapeutic benefits to the body.
“It is the moment when man the slave, becomes man the free being, capable of feats of perception that defy our linear imagination.” (The Active Side of Infinity, by Carlos Castaneda, p. 104).
The sound HU is the beginning and the ending of every sound in all life. It was the word that Mohammed heard. Moses heard it on Mount Sinai, Christ found it in the wilderness, Buddha heard it under the Bo tree, and Krishna played the same sound on his flute. The Masters of the Varagi Order, an unbroken lineage of Spiritual Masters call it the Eck.
When we make the connection, that is tune in (as by radio), it is then that we begin our homeward journey, leaving all perishable worlds behind us. The spiritual contemplative exercises are the key to getting in touch with the sound current. For example; by chanting HU or one’s secret word, a resonation is created between that persons’ vibration and the universal as represented by HU. If I were to place a vibrating tuning fork next to another of different size, the other will also begin to vibrate at its own vibratory rate. This is the law of resonance and works similarly in the spiritual worlds.
One can chant a specific word that correlates to a specific plane of action and be drawn to that plane or world. When one starts to outwardly chant a powerful word like HU, the other inner bodies also begin to vibrate and an alignment takes place allowing Soul more freedom of movement. The Sound Current can then enter the individual consciousness, uplifting and purifying it. A resonance takes place such that every atom in the body is filled with light and vibrates to the Universal Word of creation.
The word HU is often used instead of God. The Supreme Being is called by various names, but the inner circle of ancient spiritual adepts often know it by HU. It is a secret sacred name, for it is the origin, the beginning and end of every sound, and is the background of each word. HU doesn’t belong to any language. It is said to be the true name of God. It is the word mentioned in the bible as existing before light came into this world, as stated in the first chapter of St John.
to be continued ...
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