soham
सोऽहम् so'ham'I am That': the breath-mantra heard on the in-breath, identifying the individual self with the absolute; reversed it is hamsa, 'the swan'.
Where this term appears
- What is a Mantra? Worship
A mantra is a sacred sound, syllable, word, or verse, held in the mind or on the tongue and used in worship and meditation. The word comes from the Sanskrit root…
- Soham: The Mantra of the Breath Treatise
As the breath comes in, there is a sound like so , and a soft ham as it settles: so'ham .