The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at, and which men desire when they lead the life of continence … is Om. This syllable Om is indeed Brahman. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. This is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma."
Om or Aum is of paramount importance in Hinduism. This symbol (as seen in the image on the right) is a sacred syllable representing Brahman, the impersonal Absolute of Hinduism — omnipotent, omnipresent, and the source of all manifest existence. Brahman, in itself, is incomprehensible; so a symbol becomes mandatory to help us realize the Unknowable.
Om, therefore, represents both the unmanifest (nirguna) and manifest (saguna) aspects of God. That is why it is called pranava, to mean that it pervades life and runs through our prana or breath.
The Power of Chanting Om
1. The chanting of Om drives away all worldly thoughts and removes distraction and infuses new vigour in the body.
2. When you feel depressed, chant Om fifty times and you will be filled with new vigour and strength. The chanting of Om is a powerful tonic. When you chant Om, you feel you are the pure, all pervading light and consciousness.
3. Those who chant Om will have a powerful, sweet voice. Whenever you take a stroll, you can chant Om. You can also sing Om in a beautiful way. The rythmic pronunciation of Om makes the mind serene and pointed, and infuses the spiritual qualifications which ensure self-realization.
4. Those who do meditation of Om daily will get tremendous power. They will have lustre in their eyes and faces.
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The meaning of the om symbol swami dayananda saraswati
sarve vedā yatpadamāmananti
tapāüsi sarvāõi ca yadvadanti
yadicchanto brahmacaryaü caranti
tatte padaü saïgraheõa
bravīmyomityetat,
All the Vedas talk about that goal,to know which, people take
to a life of study and discipline, that I will tell you briefly.
That is Om.
In Sanskrit, the meaning of Om is avati, or rakùati. Rakùati means
‘One who protects, sustains’. So that which sustains everything is Om. And
that which sustains everything is what we have to see as the order. We can
go one step further. That order, which is the reality of everything. The
order itself is a reality. And so, that which is the essence of the order itself,
is Om. That means Om is the name of the Lord, who pervades your being,
who pervades everything in the world in the form of niyati, the form of the
order that sustains. Let’s see how.
When we say order is behind everything, it is not ‘behind’ anything
that is here.It is the very thing as such. This is a cup. What makes it a cup?
What is the material of the cup? Why does it appear in this particular form?
That niyati is Īśvara, the Lord, and is the meaning of Om.
bhūtaü bhavad-bhaviùyad-iti
sarvam Omkāra eva.
Om is considered the most powerful of all Indian mantras , and is the prefix to or the beginning sound of all other mantras.it starts with A at the base of the throat, moves on to U with the tongue and the palette, and ends with M where the lips are closed and no more sound emanates.
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