Meditation and the Ohm

[FreeThinker619]

i was wondering if someone could explain this to me and where it could be found. please correct me if im wrong but doesnt it come from the mandukya uphanisad?

 

[Vinayaka]

I don't understand the question you're asking, but just for info, it's usually either AUM or OM. OHM is some electrical unit.

 

[FreeThinker619]

I don't understand the question you're asking, but just for info, it's usually either AUM or OM. OHM is some electrical unit.

well currently i trying to find info on the aum. i once read where it had something to do with mathematics (dont know if this is right or wrong) and that each alphabet had a mathematical equivalent ?

 

[VajraYosid]

It is true that the alphabet (varnamala) is mathematically correlated, but auṃ is better understood phonetically.

It would be remiss to regurgitate what is better expressed elsewhere, try googling for a good explanation, there are many.

Each syllable (a, u, m, the half syllable called anusvara, and the unstruck nada there implied) has meaning.

Generally Indians and Westerners alike persist in mispronouncing it.

 

[Madhuri]

From my reading it seems that AUM is mostly emphasised in certain Upanishads. It is referred to as God, as the first Sound and the origin of all things.

 

[YmirGF]

From my reading it seems that AUM is mostly emphasised in certain Upanishads. It is referred to as God, as the first Sound and the origin of all things.

And when you hear that deep rolling thunderous sound welling up out of the silence... it certainly gets your attention. Just sayin' :run:

 

[Sumit]

Om is regarded as Brahma Naad (Sound of Brahman).

 

[ratikala]

namaskaram :namaste

i was wondering if someone could explain this to me and where it could be found. please correct me if im wrong but doesnt it come from the mandukya uphanisad?

there are many references throughout the upanisaids to AUM (OM) .
sri krsna in the bhagavad gita says , ...

''I am the father and the mother of this universe , I am the support and the grandsire , I am the object of knowledge , the purifier and the syllable OM , I am the rig , the sama and the yajur vedas .'' ...ch 9 v 17
''I am the goal , the sustainer , the master , the witness , the abode , the refuge and the dearest freind . I am the creation and the annihilation , the basis of everything , the resting place and the eternal seed .'' ...ch 9 v 18


the mandukya upanisaid explaines that the OM , split in to the three sounds A..U ..and ..M sound out the continious cycle of creation sustainance and dissolution ,
'A' ....being the creative fource spilling out from the absolute 'U' ... being the maintaining fource , and M the annihilation .
often described as the creative shakti of brahma , the sustaining shakti of visnu , and the destructive or liberating shakti of siva .

where here in the gita krsna says .....
''I am the creation and the annihilation , the basis of everything , the resting place and the eternal seed .''

he is saying "I am the OM " , ...I am the constant cycle of creation and dissolution , .. thus OM or AUM is the most subtle vibration not just of the universe but of the origin of the universe :bow:

 

[Maya3]

AUM,

The primal sound. God. Everything.

When you hear it it´s called Nadam.

Maya

 

[YmirGF]

AUM,

The primal sound. God. Everything.

When you hear it it´s called Nadam.

Maya

In another thread it was mentioned that one should not say they have heard the sound of Om... I am wondering why that is? Frankly, it is the most amazing sound one is likely to ever hear. I'd go so far as to say that if more people were able to hear it, the world would be a much, much better place. Perhaps you could enlighten me on this matter. :flirt:

For the record, I've heard it on two occasions...

 

[Maya3]

In another thread it was mentioned that one should not say they have heard the sound of Om... I am wondering why that is? Frankly, it is the most amazing sound one is likely to ever hear. I'd go so far as to say that if more people were able to hear it, the world would be a much, much better place. Perhaps you could enlighten me on this matter. :flirt:

For the record, I've heard it on two occasions...

I've heard that too. I'm not sure why you are not supposed to talk about it.

Maya

 

[Onkara]

i was wondering if someone could explain this to me and where it could be found. please correct me if im wrong but doesnt it come from the mandukya uphanisad?

Hi
Yes, the Mandukya Upanishad is an insight into AUM and its meaning.

http://www.celextel.org/upanishads/atharva_veda/mandukya.html

 

[Amrut]

uttara gita also talks about AUM it is a part of Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 11.. Katha Upanishad adn Prasna Upanishads sing glories of AUM.

 

[Aum_425]

As far as I know, AUM and OM are the same. However we have the two as a result of high brahmins (not sure of the exact cast), telling other castes that OM was reserved for them, whereas AUM was for the lowly and normal people.

Either way, they both express the infinite beyond conception. God

 

[Vinayaka]

From what I know, and have been taught, one is a fast blend of the other, something akin to dharma sounding like darma when it's said fast. The English ear has difficulty with dh blends.

Aum is aaaaaaah as in want .... U is oooooo as in room, and m is as in mmmmm, that smells delicious. Om is how it sounds if you say it fast, and blend it quickly.

Then again, i could be wrong, and so could my teacher.

 

[Amrut]

As far as I know, AUM and OM are the same. However we have the two as a result of high brahmins (not sure of the exact cast), telling other castes that OM was reserved for them, whereas AUM was for the lowly and normal people.

Either way, they both express the infinite beyond conception. God

Both are same. It is OM. But 'U' is the connecting part used for continuation. It connects A and M. While speaking, We pronounce OM, but if we split, as in Mandukya Upanishad, it splits into 3 + 1 = A U M and the fourth is turiya. m: is the symbol, it is one word. OM is in english. so m: = A U M and last chandra bindu and dot represent turiya avastha - transcendental state, i.e. Nirguna Brahman.

Aum
Amrut

 

[Aum_425]

Since this just seems to be evolving
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A : Gross Body => Pratyaksha => What can be perceived through the senses
U : Subtle Body => Pratyaya => What can be conceived by the mind
M : Causal Body => Prakasha => What can be known through meditation or intuition.
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AUM embodies the divine threes. Sattva, Rajas, Tamas; the threes are everywhere, there is nowhere they are not. They are the beginning, the middle and the end.
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Aim : Beginning
Hrim : Present
Klim : Future
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Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicce

:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

 

[Amrut]

Since this just seems to be evolving
--------------------------
A : Gross Body => Pratyaksha => What can be perceived through the senses
U : Subtle Body => Pratyaya => What can be conceived by the mind
M : Causal Body => Prakasha => What can be known through meditation or intuition.
--------------------------
AUM embodies the divine threes. Sattva, Rajas, Tamas; the threes are everywhere, there is nowhere they are not. They are the beginning, the middle and the end.
--------------------------
Aim : Beginning
Hrim : Present
Klim : Future
--------------------------
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vicce

:bow::bow::bow::bow::bow::bow:

well trinity, any trinity can be represented. The forth state is beyond trinity and of course duality.

 

[Maya3]

OM is really what gets me to love Hinduism. I get goose pimples thinking about how brilliant this is.

God is sound, humming everywhere subtly and steadily.

Maya

 

[YmirGF]

This is my own stylized creation. I've always like its flow and since coming up with it, almost never use the Sanskrit rendering for "OM/AUM".