|
Soham is same as Pankaj ''Sohum'' ( '〔In English language literature also printed as ''So’ham'', ''So Ham'', ''So-aham'', ''Sohum'', ''So Hum'', ''Saham'', ''Sa'ham'', ''Sau-ha'', ''Sah-karena/Sahkara'' = the sound of Sa〕) is the Sanskrit for "I am He/That". (See also: Tat Tvam Asi.) When it applies to a person's name, according to Vedic philosophy it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. Some say that when a child is born it cries ''Koham-Koham'' which means ''Who am I?'' That is when the universe replies back ''Sohum''. ''You are the same as I am.'' It also stems from the Sanskrit word which means, "self pride." When used for meditation, "Sohum" acts as a natural mantra to control one's breathing pattern, to help achieve deep breath, and to gain concentration. * ''Sooooo...'' is the sound of inhalation, and is remembered in the mind along with that inhalation. * ''Hummmm...'' is the sound of exhalation, and is remembered in the mind along with that exhalation. Soham is also considered a mantra in Tantrism and Kriya Yoga, known also as ''Ajapa mantra'', ''Ajapa Gayatri'', ''Hamsa Gayatri'', ''Hamsa mantra'', ''prana mantra'', ''Shri Paraprasada mantra'', ''paramatma-mantra'', and as such used notably on its own, in the meditation practice ajapa japa and in the kriya practice shabda sanchalana. The mantra is also inverted from ' (the sandhi of ') to '. The combination of ' has also been interpreted as "I myself am the Swan", where the swan symbolizes the Atman. An etymology of ' "swan, goose" (in fact cognate with English ''goose'') as from ' "I am that" is found in the 14th century commentary on the Vedas by Sayana (14th century).〔Monier-Williams, s.v. "".〕 == Soham == ' is an emphatic form of ', the first-person pronoun ("I"), translating to "I myself".〔Monier-Williams, s.v. " 6.": "it is often for emphasis connected with another pron. as with ', ', ', '&c. (e.g. ', ', 'I (or thou) that very person'"〕 Interpreted as a nominal sentence, it can also be read as "It/He is I". Its use as a mantra emerges in mystical Sanskrit literature of the medieval period. The mantra is sometimes claimed to originate with the Isha Upanishad (verse 16), which ends: : ' : "The light which is thy fairest form, I see it. I am () what He is (viz. the person in the sun)" (trans. Max Müller)〔(The Upanishads, Part 1 ) 1879, p. 313. Müller gives the footnote: "Asau purushah should probably be omitted", taking these words as an explanatory gloss that was accidentally incorporated in the text.〕 In several Advaita Vedanta Upanishads * ''Dhyana-Bindu Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dhyana-Bindu Upanishad )〕 * ''Hamsa Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hamsa Upanishad )〕 * ''Maha Vakya Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Maha Vakya Upanishad )〕 * ''Suka Rahasya Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Suka Rahasya Upanishad )〕 * ''Surya Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Surya Upanishad )〕 * ''Tripuratapini Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tripuratapini Upanishad )〕 * ''Yoga Chudamani Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yoga Chudamani Upanishad )〕 * ''Yoga Sikha Upanishad''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Yoga Sikha Upanishad )〕 Tantras * ''Gandharva Tantra''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Gandharva Tantra (abstract) )〕 * ''Kali Tantra'' * ''Kularnava Tantra''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kularnava Tantra )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kularnava Tantra )〕 * ''Mahanirvana Tantra''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mahanirvana Tantra )〕〔Mahanirvana Tantra is claimed to be a juridical fabrication in: 〕 * ''Niruttara Tantra''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Niruttara Tantra (abstract) )〕 * ''Shri Nathanavaratnamalika''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shri Nathanavaratnamalika )〕 Stotras * ''Bhaja Gaureesam''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bhaja Gaureesam )〕 * ''Gowresa Ashtakam''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gowresa Ashtakam )〕 * ''Shakthi Mahimnah Stotram''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shakthi Mahimnah Stotram )〕 * ''Tripurasundari Vijaya Sthava''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tripurasundari Vijaya Sthava )〕 Adi Shankara's ''Vakya Vritti''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Adi Shankara’s Vakya Vritti )〕 subsequent works in the Nath tradition foundational for Hatha yoga * Matsyendranath's ''Yogavishaya''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Yogavishaya of Minanath )〕 * Gorakshanath's ''Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati (abstract) )〕 * Gorakshanath's ''Yoga Bija'' * Gorakshanath's ''Goraksha Shataka''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Goraksha Shataka v42 )〕 * Jñāndev's ''Lakhota''〔Lakhota = sealed letter〕 * Jñāndev's ''Yogapar Abhangamala''〔Yogapar Abhangamala = collection of songs on yoga〕 and foundational for Swara yoga the original script ''Shiva Svarodaya''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shiva Svarodaya (51) )〕 as well as the classical yoga treatises ''Gheranda Samhita''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gheranda Samhita 5:84 )〕 and ''Shiva Samhita'' all make mention of ''soham'' and ''hamsa'' describing its significance and when teaching uniformly teaches ''So'' on inhalation and ''ham'' on exhalation. This traditional practice in its several forms and its background is described in numerous other books. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soham (Sanskrit)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|