“Recite the Greatest Name at every morn, and turn thou unto the Kingdom of Abhá, until thou mayest apprehend my mysteries.”
— `Abdu'l-Bahá (Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v3, p. 674)
The Greatest Name Symbol Yoga Nidra has been created especially to commemorate the Bicentennial Birth of The Báb, it repeats the stamping or branding of The Greatest Name symbol on each part of the body, as a form of protection and symbolic spiritual union. It was created and inspired to remove all forms of a false sense of self.
The Greatest Name Symbol to use in The Greatest Name Symbol Yoga Nidra Meditation
Meaning of the Symbol of The Greatest Name
“The Greatest Name is the Name of Bahá’u’lláh. “Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá” is an invocation meaning: “O Thou Glory of Glories!” “Alláh-u-Abhá” is a greeting which means: “God the All-Glorious.” Both refer to Bahá’u’lláh. By Greatest Name is meant that Bahá’u’lláh has appeared in God’s Greatest Name, in other words, that He is the supreme Manifestation of God. “
“In Islám there is a tradition that among the many names of God, one was the greatest; however, the identity of this Greatest Name was hidden. Bahá’u’lláh has confirmed that the Greatest Name is “Bahá.”
- Note 33 from the The Kitáb-i-Aqdas,
The Greatest Name symbol is based on the Arabic root word of “Bahá” meaning Glory, splendor or light.
The Greatest Name symbol was designed by Mishkín-Qalam, an early Bahá’í calligrapher. The symbol was created as a visual to remind us of the central teachings of the faith, this symbol can often be seen in people’s homes and in the domes and on the arches of Baha’i Houses of Worship around the world.
If you would like to learn more about the Symbol of the Greatest Name itself, click here to be directed to a detailed explanation by Hand of the Cause Abu'l-Qasim Faizi.
The corresponding arabic letters within the The Greatest Name Symbol pronounced as “Ya Baha’ul Abha” meaning “O Glory of the All Glorious”
Significance of Repeating
The Greatest Name in Meditation
In the paragraphs below, `Abdu'l-Bahá refers to the importance of repeating the sacred phrase of The Greatest Name, one of it’s derivatives is Alláh-u-Abhá.
If you are interested in listening to our previous recorded meditations created on the sacred phrase of Alláh-u-Abhá, please click on the meditations below
1/365 95 Alláh-U-Abhá Meditation (spoken repetition)
8/365 95 Alláh-U-Abhá Meditation By Sarah Hosney (chanted)
The version of today’s audio recording however, is using the pictorial image, symbolic visual of the Greatest Name in the meditative audio practice.
The explanation of `Abdu'l-Bahá provides the basis and backdrop as to why we felt moved to create the meditation in this way.
“`Abdu'l-Bahá teaches how the practice of invocation or repetition of “The Greatest Name” (Alláh-u-Abhá, God is Most Glorious) leads to union with God, illumination and spiritual rebirth. The use of invocation is well developed among the mystics of Islam, the Sufis. The repetition of sacred phrases is called dhikr (promounced zikr, meaning remembrance). This spiritual practice of invocation is praised by `Abdu'l-Bahá. He encourages spiritual seekers to “recite the Greatest Name at every morn, and (to) turn…unto the kingdom of Abhá, until though mayest apprehend the mysteries.
Through the invocation of the Greatest Name, `Abdu'l-Bahá maintains that “the doors of the kingdom of God open, illumination is vouchsafed and divine union results…The use of the Greatest Name, and dependence upon it, causes the soul to strip itself of the husks of morality and to step forth freed, reborn, a new creature.”
`Abdu'l-Bahá encourages the use of the sacred phrase Alláh-u-Abhá as a focus for invocation: “The Greatest Name should be found upon the lips in the first awakening moment of early dawn. It should be fed upon by constant use in daily invocation, in trouble, under opposition, and should be the last word breathed when the head rests upon the pillow at night. It is the name of comfort, protection, happiness, illumination, love and unity. “
Pages 57-58 from the Book, Wisdom of the Masters: The Spiritual Teachings of `Abdu'l-Bahá, References 54-56 (The reference in the back of the book is below if you would like further details)
“The Greatest Name, Symbol of the Cause”, Baha’i News (Oct 1964), p. 2. Also see Steven Scholl, “The Remembrance of God: An invocation Technique in Sufiism and the Writings of the Bas and Baha’u’llah, “ Baha’i Studies Bulletin (1985).
What is Yoga Nidra?
Yoga Nidra is a form of a meditative sleep technique.
According to the 8 Limbs of Ashtanga Yoga, it is considered under the umbrella of Step 5, Pratyahara, the type of meditation that focuses on withdrawal of the physical senses.
It is said that 20 minutes of Yoga Nidra meditation is considered to make up for 2 —3 hours of sleep.
The Greatest Name Symbol Yoga Nidra meditation repeats the stamping or branding of the The Greatest Name symbol on each part of the body, as a form of protection and symbolic spiritual union. It was inspired to remove all forms of a false sense of self, and for there to remain in the body, only the pictorial image of The Greatest Name - therefore only union with Baha’u’llah through The Greatest Name symbol.
The Greatest Name Symbol
Yoga Nidra Meditation Script
The Bicentenary Meditation Project is a community karma-yoga-celebratory project and resource bank, which provides free meditations and their corresponding meditation-scripts based off of the Sacred Writings and Teachings of The Bab & Baha’u’llah for world-wide dissemination and use.
The purpose of the meditations are used primarily to draw a closer spiritual connection through the Manifestations of God to God.
One of the primary principles that The Bab & Baha’u’llah proclaimed is the Oneness of Humanity and how interrelated we are.
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