![]() In modern times, the So Hum mantra is used in the practice of yoga. Related: Loving Kindness Meditation – A Zen Technique to Boost Compassion It is also mentioned several times in Adi Shankaracharya’s Vakya Vritti, one of the foundational texts for BKS Iyengar’s Hatha Yoga. Remove Thy rays, gather up thy effulgence, Tejo yatte rūpaṃ kalyāṇatamaṃ tatte paśyāmi In Isha Upanishad, So Hum is mentioned in phrase 16 which end with the So Hum mantra: The phrase “So Hum” is used several times in the Principal Upanishads. The roots of So Hum meditation are firmly entrenched in the Vedas and Upanishads. You’re inhaling everything that is divine, everything that gives you energy and focus and exhaling your ego and limited individuality. That is the true essence of So Hum meditation. When we inhale, the life energy goes in and when we exhale, our ego goes out. ![]() So when we chant the So Hum mantra in our mind while meditating, we are saying, “I am ONE with the universe.” In this case, “that” refers to the divine life energy or the universal spirit. In vedic philosophy, so hum is interpreted as “identifying oneself with the universe or the ultimate reality.” Hum means ‘I’ or ‘an individual’s ego’ and So means “that”. So Hum (also called soham) is a combination of two Sanskrit words – So and Hum. ![]() Click To Tweet So Hum Mantra and Its Significance
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