What is the spiritual meaning of this sign? Does anyone know?
2006-08-09 00:42:07 · 11 answers · asked by wateva 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Ohm is Hindu and it is supposed to mean "Everything" which in turn is the concept of the Divine.
2006-08-09 05:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by koukouvayia 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it is before the beginning, the Brahman (absolute reality) was one and non-dual. It thought, "I am only one -- may I become many." This caused a vibration which eventually became sound, and this sound was Om. Creation itself was set in motion by the vibration of Om. The closest approach to Brahman is that first sound, Om. Thus, this sacred symbol has become emblematic of Brahman just as images are emblematic of material objects.
The vibration produced by chanting Om in the physical universe corresponds to the original vibration that first arose at the time of creation. The sound of Om is also called Pranava, meaning that it sustains life and runs through Prana or breath. Om also represents the four states of the Supreme Being. The three sounds in Om (AUM) represent the waking, dream and deep sleep states and the silence which surrounds Om represents the "Turiya" state
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Actually a Hindu symbol
2006-08-09 07:51:29 · answer #2 · answered by rub1con 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OM: Sanskrit letters or symbol for the "sacred" Hindu sound om (ohm or aum) called "the mother of all mantras. Apparently, the four parts symbolize four stages of consciousness: Awake, sleeping, dreaming, and a trance or transcendental state.
2006-08-09 07:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by brown gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first person is correct. It is the sound that is made in the temples in India and when recited in a cross legged position with the sound rising from the stomach gives you peace. I believe it means God (or Mother) but am not too sure about this. Strangely enough it is the word for Mother in Maltese. Where does the Eygptian come into it?
2006-08-09 07:55:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ohm is the sound of big bang.
2006-08-09 07:46:51 · answer #5 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Om is the sound of the universe. It is Indian in origin.
2006-08-09 07:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by Window of the Sky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you stepped on a nail and yelled but your mouth was filled with peanutbutter
2006-08-09 07:45:41 · answer #7 · answered by and1player2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
om is a very sacred word
2006-08-09 07:47:39 · answer #8 · answered by megha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose you mean this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aum
2006-08-09 07:46:24 · answer #9 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know the answer to this one sorry but when you find out can you let me know??
2006-08-09 08:07:27 · answer #10 · answered by welshwife 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋