OM is the main symbol of Hinduism. “This symbol is the Highest. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires.” (Katha Upanishad 1, ii, 15-17). OM by itself is the mystic word that is the most important for the religious and spiritual pursuit of a Hindu. Without an explanation and understanding of this word no study of spirituality in Hindu religion would be complete. According to Indian spiritual sciences, God first created sound, and from these sound frequencies came the phenomenal world. Matter by itself is said to have proceeded from sound, and OM is said to be the …

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Many of us are familiar with the word ‘OM’, and may even be in the habit of chanting it at the beginning and end of yoga classes, yet don’t have an understanding of what it means when we chant it or say it? OM is much more than a word, it is a sound – like music or vibration – that is considered by many to be the seed sound of the universe. This ancient sound is represented by a single sanskrit character:

The …

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