Ohang Sohang in context of breath - AI

 

📖 Representative Verses

Kabir

• “साँस साँस सोहंग कहे, भीतर ओहंग नाद। गुरु कृपा से मौन मिले, तब होई परम प्रसाद॥” → Each breath says Sohang, within resounds the Ohang sound.

• Meaning: Sohang is the breath mantra; Ohang is the subtle vibration heard inside.

Dadu Dayal

• “नासिका द्वार सोहंग स्वर, ओहंग भीतर गूँजे। गुरु कृपा से मौन मिले, तब परम पद सूझे॥” → At the doorway of the nose Sohang resounds, within echoes Ohang.

• Meaning: Sohang is sensed at the nose; Ohang is the deeper resonance beyond breath.

Tulsi Sahib

• “सोहंग श्वास में सहज, ओहंग अनहद नाद। गुरु कृपा से मौन मिले, तब होई परम प्रसाद॥” → Sohang flows naturally in the breath, Ohang is the unstruck sound.

• Meaning: Sohang is practice, Ohang realization.

Guru Nanak (SGGS)

• "सास सास नाम ध्वनि, आत्मा भीतर बाज।
  अनाहत नाद प्रगट भयो, मिट गयो सकल संताप॥" → With each breath the Name resounds, within the unstruck sound plays.

• Saints interpret Sohang as the breath mantra, Ohang as the inner Anahad Nada.

🌿 Essence of Teaching

• Sohang → Breath mantra, ajapa jap at the nose.

• Ohang → Inner resonance, subtle sound beyond breath, often equated with Anahad Nada.

• Saints taught: Sohang steadies the mind at the breath; Ohang reveals the deeper vibration within; silence is the culmination.

🌿 Saintly Roadmap

1. Sohang – Breath Mantra

• Sohang is the natural ajapa jap — “So” with inhalation, “Hang” with exhalation.

• Saints said: “नासिका द्वार सोहंग स्वर।” — At the doorway of the nose, Sohang resounds.

• Practice: steady the mind by resting awareness on this automatic mantra.

2. Ohang – Inner Resonance

• When awareness deepens, Sohang reveals its subtle vibration as Ohang.

• Saints described Ohang as the inner echo or resonance, often equated with Anahad Nada (unstruck sound).

• Dadu: “ओहंग भीतर गूँजे।” — Within, Ohang echoes.

• Meaning: Sohang at the breath leads to Ohang within.

3. Silence Beyond Sound

• Saints emphasized that Sohang and Ohang are steps.

• Tulsi Sahib: Sohang steadies, Ohang resounds, silence liberates.

• The culmination is beyond mantra and sound — pure union with the Divine.

✨ Essence

• Sohang: Breath mantra, ajapa jap at the nose.

• Ohang: Inner resonance, subtle vibration beyond breath.

• Silence: The final state beyond both, revealed by Guru’s grace.