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Aum

Cosmic Intelligent Vibration / Cosmic Sound  :

Aum is a Sanskrit root word or seed-sound symbolizing that aspect of God which creates and sustains all things; Cosmic Vibration. Aum of the Vedas became the sacred word Hum of the Tibetans; Amin of the Moslems; and Amen of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Jews, and Christians. The world's great religions state that all created things originate in the cosmic vibratory energy of Aum or Amen, the Word or Holy Ghost. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God... All things were made by him [the Word or Aum], and without him was not any thing made that was made" (John 1:1,3). 

 

Astral Body

Man's subtle body of light.

Astral World

The subtle sphere of God's creation ,a universe of light and colour composed of fine vibrations of life energy. Every being, every object, every vibration on the material plane has an astral counterpart, for in the astral universe ( heaven ) is the blueprint of our material universe.

Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952) first published in 1946. 

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation.  "Ananda Sangha Free Online Original Version"