O — third-eye resonance

Ājñā-region vowel

O is placed at the third-eye or ājñā region as the rounded, inward-turning vowel of AUM. The cranial projection is a school-dependent resonance convention rather than a direct statement of the Yoga Sūtras.

Anāhata nāda — unstruck soundĀhata śabda — struck soundA — solar-plexus resonanceE — heart resonanceI — throat resonanceO — third-eye resonanceO — third-eye resonanceU — crown resonanceM — bindu closure

Point 6 of 8 in Nāda Yoga — Sound-Body Resonance Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

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Sources

Yoga Sūtras 1.27–29 (primary_canonical)

Praṇava contemplation is the textual basis for the AUM sequence.

Guy L. Beck, Sonic Theology: Hinduism and Sacred Sound (scholarly_modern)

Comparative analysis of OṂ and sacred sonic symbolism.

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