who knows the real meaning of an om symbol?

Question

what is the tru meaning of an om symbol??? i have it tattood on me and was just wondering the real meaning??????????????

i got it for the buddah meaning and i have lately heared many other meanings for it and i was wondering other peoples interpritations of it... i know it means om creation of the earth and i wouldnt get something tattood on me if i didn't know a meaning

Answer 1

i've got the tibetan alphabet : om mani padme hum tattooed on my left arm.

the first syllable Om- symbolize the practitioner's impure body, speech, and mind; they also symbolize the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha.

Can impure body, speech, and mind be transformed into pure body, speech, and mind, or are they entirely separate? All Buddhas are cases of beings who were like ourselves and then in dependence on the path became enlightened; Buddhism does not assert that there is anyone who from the beginning is free from faults and possesses all good qualities. The development of pure body, speech, and mind comes from gradually leaving the impure states arid their being transformed into the pure.

Answer 2

Im an indian and a hindu, the om symbol is actually very sacred in hinduism and some buddhist section, its means nothing and it means something, it means the creation and distruction, it means both women and man, it means confusion and it means understanding so to a hindu person the very word of om means peace ,,,if you wanna find out om then go ahead but depending where u have placed the om please dont go into temple or indian functions or at least cover it because it can be disrespectfull because it would be as though placing a cross tatoo on your foot,,, not a fanatic, here, your average MTV guy too but , just common sense man, have fun dude

Answer 3

YOU TATTOOD A SYMBOL ON YOURSELF AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?!?!?!?!?!

Big mistake! Never do that! It could have been a symbol for war and you'd be wondering why everyone now hates you (just an example....)

Om is a Hindu thing. It's basically like the sum of all life force.

Answer 4

Namaste,

OM is the primordial sound from which everything emanates. OM is God and God is OM. OM is consciousness and life. Enlightened beings from different religions and traditions have called OM as Nirvana, the Tao, Allah, etc. In the bible they have called OM as Amen.
Omkar is a religious symbol of the Hindus. But it is omnipresent in almost all the major cultures of our world.

Another way of saying Om is Aum. Aum is the sound of the infinite. Aum is said to be the essence of all mantras and Vedas, the highest of all mantras or divine word. By sound and form, AUM symbolizes the infinite Brahman and the entire universe.

A stands for Creation.
U stands for Preservation.
And finally M stands for Destruction or dissolution.

This represents the Trinity of God in Hindu dharma (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva).
The three portions of AUM relate to the states of waking, dream and deep sleep and the three guans (rajas, satva, tamas). The three letters also indicate three planes of existence, heaven, earth and the netherworld. AUM can represent all the words produced by the human vocal organ. A is produced by the throat, U & M by the lips. In the Vedas, AUM is the sound of the Sun, the sound of Light. It is the sound of assent. It has an upward movement and uplifts the soul, as the sound of the divine eagle or falcon.

The pronunciation of the word "OM" is supposed to symbolize the totality of all sounds as it includes all other sounds that humans can utter. This idea of totality also exists in the English word "Omnipresent" that includes OM as its prefix. We also have words like Omnipotent and Omniscient, all of which have the concept of totality in their meanings.

As for the meaning behind the symbol, I will refer you to this link for the explanation:
http://www.jayarams.com/ompandit.html

Thank you for you thoughtful question!

Jai Ganesha!

Answer 5

In Hinduism, it is a standard sign for philosophy and mythology.

In Jainism, Aum (or Om) is regarded to be a condensed form of reference to the five parameshthis (or higher authorities).

In Buddhism, it refers to their mystical form.

In all religions, it is a symbol of Holy Meditation as well

Answer 6

WHAT DOES ' OM ' MEAN ?

Om is an ancient mantra, a primordial vibration. It is so old that its very nature is innately sacred. We follow the tradition of beginning our classes chanting Om and the invocation to create a sense of harmony and unity among the students in a powerful way

Please also refer my website- http://www.jayarams.com/ompandit.html

OM chanting is according to the knowledge of swar & vyanjan which can not be described here being lengthy. If yet it is required please put this question again on internet. Om is the best name of Godin the Vedas. I shall try to send its brief description on receipt of your question again. The chanting of Omstart care of the aspirant, controls from bad evils, provide to contain good respiratory system to give long life, save from heart disease, high blood pressure and so many other sickness. I may mention here that by virtue of my long, hard Ashtang Yoga practice, The Om holy word has blessed me to be separated from so many tensions,sickness, etc., and at the age of about 65 years, I feel myself a young and this holy word I have been feeling everytime in my respiratory system .Research can not be done on any spiritualism or holy word Om etc. Only the preach is to be taken in action in life & secondly hard yoga practice is required then every experience is originated in the heart. Because research is a subject of mind,but Mantras are though studied with mind but its practice makes dead mind and thinking, then only experiences are experienced.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT WAY TO CHANT 'OM' ?

The correct pronunciation of OM requires vast study of Sanskrit Grammar which is taught in presence of spiritual master and disciple face to face. You are not before me therefore I can not teach such a lenghty subject on e-mail. Yet you can ask everytime any question. However I give you some education regarding pronunciation of OM. In grammar there are about 2000 formulae of Sanskrit Grammar,from which one is "ACHONTYADITI" please follow its meaning--- In Sanskitalphabet viz., Aa, Ee, Uu etc., (these are called ACH) and Ka, Kha, Ga ( these are called HAL). So according to the above Sutra(formula) if there is a last ACH in the words and the ACH is also before the any HAL, then the HAL with that ACH will be named as TI. Next formula is "OMABHYADANE", please try to follow its meaning. When Om is used in Yajna then OM's word will be PLUT UDAAT,then the pronunciation of OM will be UDAAT PLUT and it will be pronounced lengthy voice means OM word will take tripple time of one time palpitation like O O O M. Because OM word has got TI name. That is why I am telling that it is not possible to teach on e-mail. This is the correct way to chant OM. However it requires more clarification with regards to breathing concern which you can ask again if needed.

Chanting of Om in different ways is simply this that when we chant in Yajna (Agnihotra etc.) i.e., inburning fire when we pour Ghee and samagri therein, then OM is used as TI. Otherwise it is chanted simply OM without considering three times palpitation time.

Actually in Pranayaam there is no need of chanting OM but in Jaap the OM is chanted in mind only with breathing system. However if it is chanted in mind while doing Pranayaam then there is no harm -

Answer 7

if its an indian om then thats the letter A

Answer 8

The meaning of a symbol is what you give to it. A symbol is just pictogram meaning nothing. You can make up any meaning you want to.

Answer 9

It is from the Greek alphabet, it's ohmega. It has no ancient hidden meaning. Any meaning for the letter is from modern culture.

Answer 10

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