2006-12-01 08:39:48 · 4 answers · asked by questioneverything 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Aum (also Om or Ohm, ) is the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, symbolizing the infinite Brahman and the entire Universe. This syllable is sometimes called the "Udgitha" or "pranava mantra" (primordial mantra), because it is considered to be the primal sound, and because most mantras begin with it
According to Hindu philosophy this syllable is combined of three components: the letter A, which represents creation, when all existence issued forth from Brahma's golden nucleus; the letter U, which refers to Vishnu the god of the middle who preserves this world by balancing Brahma on a lotus above himself; and the M, which produces the prolonged resonance of the nasal cavity with the mouth closed: it is the final part of the cycle of existence, when Vishnu falls asleep and Brahma has to breathe in so that all existing things have to disintegrate and are reduced to their essence to him.
Gods and Goddesses are sometimes referred to as Aumkar, which means Form of Aum, thus implying those who are limitless, the vibrational whole of the cosmos.
2006-12-01 08:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Caritas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't an Aum have something to do with electricity?
2006-12-01 16:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by lavos1412 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to know too, actually.
2006-12-01 16:47:25 · answer #3 · answered by tichothewolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god's vibration
2006-12-01 16:47:41 · answer #4 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋