ॐ - The significance of Aum and why we should chant it.
Aum is the most Important sound in Hinduism, it is so important that religions branching out of Sanatana Dharma like Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism use it too.
Aum is Brahman, Aum is the primordial sound of the universe, everything is pervaded by Aum, everything that is past present and future, yet Aum is beyond time, timeless entity.
Let’s see what scriptures say about Aum-
Katha Upanishad says –
सर्वे वेदा यत्पदमामनन्ति तपांसि सर्वाणि च यद्वदन्ति यदिच्छन्तो ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति...
All Vedas beautifully describes it, all Tapas(Penance*) are done to obtain it, desiring it we follow Brahmacharya, that word is “AUM(ॐ)” only, a this be being done for Aum
Because-
एतद्ध्येवाक्षरं ब्रह्म एतद्ध्येवाक्षरं परम् । एतद्ध्येवाक्षरं ज्ञात्वा यो यदिच्छति तस्य तत् ॥
Aum is indestructible Brahman, it is above everything, one who knows Aum achieves whatever he desires.
Mandukya Upnishad says –
ॐ इत्येतदक्षरमिदꣳ सर्वं तस्योपव्याख्यानंभूतं भवद् भविष्यदिति सर्वमोङ्कार एवयच्चान्यत् त्रिकालातीतं तदप्योङ्कार एव ।।
Aum is imperishable, everything- Past, present, and future is Aum only, and what is beyond restrictions of time is also Aum.
What are the benefits of Meditating on Aum?
स यध्येकमात्रमभिध्यायीत स तेनैव संवेदितस्तूर्णमेव जगत्याभिसम्पध्यत...
One who meditates on one part of Aum rises on a physical level, he becomes worthy of Rig Mantras, attains Shraddha, Brahmcharya, and Tapas.
अथ यदि द्विमात्रेण मनसि सम्पध्यते सोऽन्तरिक्षं यजुर्भिरुन्नीयते सोमलोकम्.. (5.4)
One who meditates on two parts of Aum rises on a mental level, he becomes worthy of YajuH mantras, his mind, during meditation he experiences the eternal bliss but it ends as soon as meditation ends
त्रिमात्रेणोमित्येतेनैवाक्षरेण परं पुरुषमभि- ध्यायीत स तेजसि सूर्ये सम्पन्नः... (5.5)
One who meditates on all 3 parts of Aum rises on a spiritual level, he directly observes all-pervading Brahman, and thus he gets liberated he experiences the eternal bliss of Aum permanently, he is worthy of all knowledge, and all his ignorance is destroyed.
Without Meditation on Aum all this is not possible, may a person read all Vedas still they won’t be able to understand them enough unless their mind is pure with a meditation on Aum, without Aum one cannot even Imagine Liberation.
Yajurveda says.
ओ३म् कृतो स्मर(40.15) - Remember Aum meditate on it.
ओ३म्खं ब्रह्म (40.17). - This Aum is Brahma.
Hence we must meditate on Aum
ओ३म् खं ब्रह्म
Other Branches of Sanatana Dharna Use Aum too...
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