Meaning of Om
Om,
according to the ancient scripts of the Vedic civilization, is the sound of
life. It is the infinite vibration that shimmers through the Universe,
providing life and sustenance to everything. Om is the
beginning and will continue till the end; the one constant that unites all of
creation at its deepest level.
The chanting of Om
revitalizes the body, soothes the mind and nourishes the soul. Hence, Om
is considered the most powerful of all Indian mantras (chants), and is the prefix to
or the beginning sound of all other mantras.
The Upanishads (Indian Vedic texts),
describe Om (or Aum) as the
complete sound that encapsulates the entire range of sounds the human voice can
make. 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.
If Divinity were to be
represented in sound codes, it would be Om.
Om is the purifier, the all powerful tool that awakens in us the deepest
reflection of Spirit, or God, or the Universal energy. This is because Om is the representation of this energy and flows through our breath in our waking
and sleeping state. Om is the
essence that unites all of us at our most intuitive level.