THE MAGIC BEHIND "OM" WORD!

Whenever you do Yoga, you use to enchant a word “OM”. You have chanted OM, thousands of times, and the symbol is, well present everywhere. However, have you ever thought what it is about “OM” that makes a yogi to chant its splendor and live in the symbolic presence of it?

Here I am going to tell you 5 facts that you may not know, and which will help you to increase your knowledge about Hinduism & the deep science behind it.

1. The sound of OM covers all words, all sounds in human language:

OM is a milieu of all sounds, when in its diversified figure gives rise to all words used in language spoken by human beings. Linguistically, all perceptible sounds are produced in the space within the mouth beginning at the root of the tongue and ending at the lips. The throat sound is A, and M is the sound of lips; and the sound U depicts the rolling forward of speech expression which initiates at the root of the tongue, ongoing until it ends in the lips. To say OM correctly, remember, the sound shaking is pronounced “oom” as in home.
 
2. AUM and OM

In Sanskrit langauge, the sound “O” is a diphthong spelled “AU”. A diphthong is the amalgamation of two vowel sounds where both are normally heard and make a gliding sound. As a result, the difference between OM and AUM is simply one of transliteration.

3. AUM presents the 3 side Division of Time

  A –   is the waking state
  U –   is the dream state
  M – is the state of deep sleep

At the end of AUM is a pause, a silence. This represents the state known as Infinite Consciousness.

4. The visual symbol represents the meaning of AUM

The symbol OM visibly consists of three curves, one semicircle, and a dot. The large bottom curve symbolizes the waking state, A. The middle curve signifies the dream state, U. The upper curve denotes the state of deep sleep, M. The dot signifies the fourth state of consciousness, Turiya/infinite consciousness. The semi circle at the top represents Maya and separates the dot from the other three curves. It signals to us that it is the illusion of Maya that is an obstacle to realization of the Highest. 

5. OM is associated with Ganesha 

The physical form of Lord Ganesha is said to be that of OM.  The upper curve, of OM, is identified with the head or the face of Ganesha. The Lower curve his belly. The twisted curve, on the right side of OM is the trunk.

OM Shanti Shanti Shanti