OM: The Pranava

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Joseph Campbell was an American author and editor whose works on comparative mythology examined the universal functions of myth in various human cultures. During the final years of his life, Campbell embarked on a speaking tour in which he drew together all that he had learned about what he called the “one great story” of humanity. This video is from one of the lectures in which he explores the meaning of the pranava, OM.

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