I have always been fascinated with the symbol OM. It has always been something supreme and divine and powerful to me. Coming from a religious family, am used to chanting Gyatari mantra and Om. I’ll not try to cover everything in this small blog because every word here can be written into a book. So lets concentrate on the word OM. 

I knew it has some strong connections and was told about the meaning but never cared to go deep into it, only thing I was interested was to have a Diamond with with OM on it, to have a earring with OM, I painted some kurtas and t-shirts with beautiful stylish Om on it.

Today just got cureious to know the exact meaning of this word (thanks to my boss not in office).  As such when I medidate or pray (oh yeah I do, let me think last time when I did …hmmmmmm) , chanting OM gives a calmness and feeling of peace which I have personally experienced everytime. It’s a magical word which gives us inner strength and contentment

Now coming to the meaning – (thanks to Google devata)

The AUM represents the three gunas or qualities inherent in the Cosmic Vibration.

The scriptures tell us that "OM" is the planets primordial vibration from which the entire universe has arisen. All other sounds are contained within it.

It is believed that "OM" is the mother of all languages. Repetition of "OM" enables us to maintain mental and emotional calmness, overcome obstacles and enable understanding.

An analysis of "OM" as it is written in Sanskrit shows that it is made up of A, U, M and a symbol representing resonance. So "OM" has four aspects.

The first is A, a sound that comes from the belly, is formed in the open throat, and is voiced with the mouth open. As with many alphabets, A is the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet.

The second aspect is the U, a sound that is formed in the middle of the mouth. The mouth is not as wide as it is for sounding the A.

With the third sound, M the mouth closes. The sound rises to the nasal passages, from where the resonance, the forth aspect of "OM" issues forth.

It is said that A represents the waking state. U the dream state and M the state of deep dreamless sleep. the fourth state, sounds in the resonance following M.

Saying "OM" is actually a form of meditation (ohh....and I used to do it without knowing...okies..so i do meditate) 

Om is not a word but rather an intonation, which, like music, transcends the barriers of age, race, culture and even species. It is made up of three Sanskrit letters, aa, au and ma which, when combined together, make the sound Aum or Om. It is believed to be the basic sound of the world and to contain all other sounds. It is a mantra or prayer in itself. If repeated with the correct intonation, it can resonate throughout the body so that the sound penetrates to the centre of one's being, the atman or soul.

 There is harmony, peace and bliss in this simple but deeply philosophical sound. By vibrating the sacred syllable Om, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Ultimate Personality of Godhead and quits his body, he will certainly reach the highest state of "stateless" eternity, states the Bhagavad Gita.

Okies enough of Google search ....the final word is that I love chanting OM cauz of a simple reason...it DOES give me calmness and touches my soul, i can feel it's power by simply opening my mouth --- A U M !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OM TAT SAT!!!!!