Explanation of Aum
Explaination of Aum (OM) in very detail manner. Please use the image document for reference along with explaination document.
Juxtaposition of Indian symbols
Juxtaposition of ancient Hindu symbols which today are recognized as (from left to right): The Star of David (click on photo and look closely) and The Nazi Cross. The third symbol is Hindu Aum, symbol of the absolute.
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The syllable OM (also called pranava), the most sacred symbol in Hinduism, is associated with symbolism as well as mysticism. Volumes have been written in Sanskrit illustrating the significance of this mystic symbol.
By its sound and form, OM symbolizes the infinite Brahman and the entire universe. In Sanskrit the sounds of letters A and U produce, when combined together, the sound equivalent of the letter O. Thus the sound produced by OM is obtained by superimposing the sounds produced by the three letters A, U, and M. OM is also called the ‘four-element syllable.” The letters A, U, and M are the three elements and the fourth element is the silence from which the sound of OM arises, and back into which it subsides.
The sound produced by the letter A signifies all that is observed and perceived in the wakeful state of an individual, thus representing both the subject and the object, and all the experiences in the physical world. Therefore, the letter A symbolizes all that is known and knowable.
The sound produced by the letter U represents the observer and the things observed in the dream state of an individual’s consciousness, thus denoting the astral worlds and the worlds of heavens and hells. The sound produced by the letter M signifies all unknown in the state of deep sleep as well as that is unknown in the wakeful state. Thus OM symbolizes the phenomenal world that contributes to our experiences in the universe.
The silence, the fourth element of OM, represents the underlying Reality that pervades the waking, dream, and the deep sleep states of one’s consciousness. Thus OM symbolizes the infinite Brahman, the essence of all existence.
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