OM (AUM) | June 03, 2004

Om is a vedic syllable, termed the pranava (“the reverberation”). This word is used as a mantra for evoking within the reciter the highest form of Brahman or growth of spiritual power. The sound consists of three phonemes (a-u-m), which are identified with the three worlds, the three Vedas, the three states of consciousness, etc. The concluding silence symbolizes the “fourth”, the attainment of the highest self.