Aum

ॐ (Aum)

Aum

Found first in the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, ॐ (Aum) is origin of the phenomenal universe and all the cosmos stems from the vibration of the sound aum. In essence, aum is the signifier of the ultimate truth that all is one.

ॐ is the sum and substance of all words, the primordial fundamental sound symbolic of the Universal Absolute.

*A stands for Creation
*U stands for Preservation
*M stands for Destruction or dissolution

This is representative of the Trinity of God in Hindu dharma (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva)

"A" (pronounced "AH" as in "father") resonates in the center of the mouth. It represents normal waking consciousness, in which subject and object exist as separate entities. This is the level of mechanics, science, logical reason, the lower three chakras. Matter exists on a gross level, is stable and slow to change.

Then the sound "U" (pronounced as in "who") transfers the sense of vibration to the back of the mouth, and shifts the allegory to the level of dream consciousness. Here, object and subject become intertwined in awareness. Both are contained within us. Matter becomes subtle, more fluid, rapidly changing. This is the realm of dreams, divinities, imagination, the inner world.

"M" is the third element, humming with lips gently closed. This sound resonates forward in the mouth and buzzes throughout the head. (Try it.) This sound represents the realm of deep, dreamless sleep. There is neither observing subject nor observed object. All are one, and nothing. Only pure consciousness exists, unseen, pristine, latent, covered with darkness. This is the cosmic night, the interval between cycles of creation, the womb of the divine Mother.

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Said about aum

It is entirely conceivable that life's splendour forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though not hostile, not reluctant, not deaf. If you summon it by the right word, by its right name it will come. This is the essence of magic, which does not create, but summons.
Franz Kafka 10/1921
The goal which all the Vedas declare, which all austerities aim at, and which men desire when they lead the life of continence, I will tell you briefly: it is aum. This syllable aum is indeed Brahman. This syllable is the Highest. Whosoever knows this syllable obtains all that he desires. This is the best support; this is the highest support. Whosoever knows this support is adored in the world of Brahma.
Katha Upanishad I, ii, 15-17
The sound aum is Brahman. The rishis and sages practiced austerity to realize that Sound-Brahman. After attaining perfection one hears the sound of this eternal Word rising spontaneously from the navel. "'What will you gain', some sages ask, 'by merely hearing this sound?' You hear the roar of the ocean from a distance. By following the roar you can reach the ocean. As long as there is the roar, there must also be the ocean. By following the trail of aum you attain Brahman, of which the Word is the symbol. That Brahman has been described by the Vedas as the ultimate goal.
-- The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

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