AUM or OM

[Guest guest]

why is this chanted?

what are the benifits?

what does it represent?

was Om the first sound spoeken, or Created?

why is it linked to every thing?

I have heared shiv is swayam Omkar

 

please assist

 

[armisael108 0]

from Teachings of Lord Caitanya:

 

"The principal word in the Vedas, pranava omkara, is the sound representation of the Supreme Lord. Therefore omkara should be considered the supreme sound."

 

"Omkara is the reservoir of all the energies of the Supreme Lord."

 

"In Bhagavad-gita the Lord has in many places given importance to omkara, (Bg. 8.13, 9.17, 17.24)." (Sorry I don't have the Gita here now)

 

"'Omkara is the most confidential sound representation of the Supreme Lord.' The sound representation or name of the Supreme Lord is as good as the Supreme Lord Himself."

 

"In the Mandukya Upanisad it is said that when omkara is chanted, whatever is seen as material is seen perfectly as spiritual. In the spiritual world or in spiritual vision there is nothing but omkara, or the one alternate, om."

 

"He (omkara) is the beginning, middle and end, and He is beginningless as well. When one understands omkara as such, he becomes immortal. One should thus know omkara as a representation of the Supreme situated in everyone’s heart. One who understands omkara and Vishnu as being one and the same and all-pervading never laments in the material world, nor does he remain a sudra."

 

"Although He (omkara) has no material form, He is unlimitedly expanded, and He has unlimited form. By understanding omkara one can become free from the duality of the material world and attain absolute knowledge. Therefore omkara is the most auspicious representation of the Supreme Lord."

 

"Omkara is therefore the ultimate representation of all the Vedas. Indeed, the Vedic mantras or hymns have transcendental value because they are prefixed by the syllable om. The Vaisnavas interpret omkara as follows: by the letter O, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is indicated; by the letter U, Krishna’s eternal consort Srimati Radharani is indicated; and by the letter M, the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord, the living entity, is indicated."

 

hope this helped

[moorthi 0]

Omkaram Bindusamyuktam

Nityam Dhyayanti Yoginah,

Kamadam Mokshadam Chaiva

Omkaraya Namo Namah.

 

[Guest guest]

AAAAUUUUMMMM

 

The sound of AUM is very important, because it is the very sound of AUM that makes this Universe run.

 

The Sound AAAA is the sound representing the beginning of the creation.

 

The sound UUUU represents its existence and MMMM represents its dissolution.

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what are the benifits?

If you chant AUM you will be in sync with the universe and finally know the truth. The AUM has many powers in it, it will make the person who chants be one with the universe.

 

-Anonymous

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om purnam adah purnam idam

purnat purnam udacyate

purnasya purnam adaya

purnam evavasisyate

 

"The Personality of Godhead is perfect and complete, and because He is completely perfect, all emanations from Him, such as this phenomenal world, are perfectly equipped as complete wholes. Whatever is produced of the Complete Whole is also complete in itself. Because He is the Complete Whole, even though so many complete units emanate from Him, He remains the complete balance."

 

 

[Pankaja_Dasa 1]

Hare Krishna

 

There is no Difference between Omkara and Krishna, although you cannot gain spiritual realisation my chanting Omkara by itself in this age, Omkara is esp. meant for when you meditate, but nowadays it very difficult with all its different sitting postures and breathing exercises, the easiest process as recommend by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu the Most Munificent Incarnation of Lord Krishna is chanting His names:

 

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna

Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama

Rama Rama Hare Hare

 

[Vinayakan 0]

OM is a combination of A-U-M.

As a former poster explained. A = origin, creation. U= existence and M = dissolution.

The A is a short A, like u in but, not like the a in father. A is the first letter of the alphabet (akSharamaalaa).

 

But Om is one sound and written as one symbol. Also pronounced as one, not separately a-u-m. In Sanskrit the o is considered as a composite letter (saMyukta-svara).

O = A + U. See the Sanskrit for "Sunrise" which is "SuuryodayaH" (Suurya + udayaH)

 

O is a long pure o like in German or the French au.

Not like the British or American English o in open.

See attachment.

[barney 0]

OM or AUM is the symbol of essence of Hinduism. It means oneness with the Supreme, the merging of the physical being with the spiritual. The most sacred syllable, the first sound of the Almighty - the sound from which emerges each and every other sound, whether of music or of language.

 

In the Upanishads this sacred syllable appears as a mystic sound, regarded by scriptures as the very basis of every other sacred mantra (hymn). It is the sound not only of origination but also of dissolution. The past, present and future are all included in this one sound and even all that transcends this configuration of time is also implied in OM.

 

According to TAITREYA Upanishad the origin of language is assigned to PRAJAPATI, from whose meditation on the three words arose the three Vedas and from his meditation arose the three syllables, BHOOR, BHUVA and SUAH, which represent earth, atmosphere and sky. From his meditation on these three originated the divine syllable of OM, which coordinated all speech and represented the totality of the world. The syllable OM also represents the TRIMURTI (triad) of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

 

Shiva's drum produced this sound and through it came the notes of the octave, (i.e.) SA, RI, GA, MA, PA, DHA, NI. Thus by this sound Shiva creates and recreates the universe. OM is also the sound form of Atman.

 

The Upanishads state that everything, existent and non- existent, can be grasped by uttering the sacred syllable of OM. The psychotherapeutic efficacy of OM is deemed limitless and its utterance redeems all errors in the performance of a sacrifice. Meditation on OM satisfies every need and ultimately leads to liberation. Nearly all the prayers and recitals of sacred passages are prefixed by the utterance of OM. Its equivalent is OMKAR, venerated in the same manner and is thought to be the representation of God Himself.

 

Musically, it is also held that the term OM or AUM is made up by three base notes ' A ' 'U' 'M' or the basic 'SA' 'PA' of the fundamental scale and again Sa (the base note) of the immediately higher scale. When one pronounces these notes in continuity, all the basic notes from Sa to Ni also sound. Similarly when one pronounces AUM correctly, all the basic sounds also echo. It is believed to be the traditional way of clearing all the impediments in the vocal chord to make one chant the hymns correctly. Their unison makes one not only sound sonorous but also acts as the necessary preparation to chant a Mantra (Incantation) correctly. It is for this reason that all the Vedic Mantras has 'OM' or' AUM' as the first text.