One should meditate on the syllable Om as the udgitha, for one begins the udgitha singing with Om. Of this, the explanation follows.
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- Chandogya Upanishad
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- ChU.1.4.1
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- MeditationWorshipDivine NameSpiritual Practice
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Serve, love, give, purify, meditate, and realize
And don't interfere with forms, meditations, and imaginings, or any kind of reasoning, lest your soul becomes disturbed and loses its contentment and peace, leading to feelings of dislike and aversion.
Whosoever makes his mind the dwelling place for God, remembers it for ever, he receives the real happiness. If the mind concentrates on God, one receives joy that is free from pains.
Having reached that state, one finds their haven in the contemplation of Eternal Beauty, and no longer in worldly pleasures.