Aum tattoo : as a Christmas present
My Christmas present is a tattoo, my fourth. It is an Om (also called Aum) symbol, as popularly written in Devana-gari-. An Om/Aum means many things. It is recognized in Hinduism (as well as the Eastern religions that branched off from it), as the all-encompassing, the All-One. It is a sign of the Infinite, of all that is.
Of which I am a very small part, and that’s a good thing to keep in mind.
My purpose in getting this tattoo is to have an actual physical reminder of that fact, so that I won’t forget the nature of the Infinite and instead place myself at the center of the universe. Which is one of those things I like to do.
As Bob Dylan said, it’s life and life only.
Beautifully said.
Tags: Bob Dylan, Christmas, Om