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Breath is sound, and the sound created through the breath stays with us throughout our life and fills us with energy. The sound or mantra created through the breath is said to be so ‘ham (सो ऽहम्), where the inhale is “so” and the exhale is “hum.” The meaning of this mantra is “I am that.” In Vedic philosophy it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality.
The mantra is also inverted from so ‘ham (the sandhi or joining of sat + aham) to ham + sa. The combination of so ‘ham hamsah has also been interpreted as “I myself am the Swan”, where the Swan symbolizes the Atman.
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