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Monday, March 19, 2007
  The Sacred Syllables
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In my last entry I wrote about The Cloud of Unknowing, a guide to meditation written in the 14th century.

Most meditation is done silently, in private.

But there is another kind of meditation that is done out loud in public places -- a way of increasing the wisdom and spirituality of all those around you. You just need to know the sacred syllables and say them in the right order.

The first two sacred syllables are AH WAH. The next two are TAH NAH. The last two are SI AHM. You can see there's a lot of AHs in there because this is the language of eternal joy.

It's good to say them faster and faster. AH WAH TAH NAH SI AHM. AH WAH TAH NAH SI AHM. Impress your friends!

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Comments:
It's important to remember the the "i" in the syllable "si" is pronounced EYE, as in the third eye of eternal seeing.
Not SEE as in spanish for Yes.
 
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