Om

Mantra, Kirtan and Stotra: Sanskrit Chants vor 15 Jahren

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Yoga practitioners chant "OM" during a satsang at Yoga
http://www.yoga-vidya.de Vidya Ashram Bad Meinberg. Although Om is
to be found in each upanishad, at least as part of the opening and
closing mantras of blessing, eight of them have sections dealing
with Om Itself. In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is written: "Om is
Brahman, the Primeval Being. This is the Veda which the knowers of
Brahman know; through it one knows what is to be known." Om is
Divinity Itself. This is an incredible truth. To fill the mind and
consciousness with Om is to divinize ourself, to evoke that eternal
Self which is our real being. Everything that exists is a
manifestation of God. So lest we mistakenly decide that Om is
divine because it-like everything else-only symbolizes the Divine
or is a part or reflection of the Divine, the upanishad continues,
telling us that Om is "the Primeval Being." Om is not a
permutation, extension, or evolute of Brahman; It is Brahman in Its
absolute, primeval state. Om does not lead us to Brahman, It IS
Brahman. We need only realize that, and then we shall have attained
Self-realization. For Om is our very Self, since Brahman is our
Self. Those who know Brahman do not bother with the ritualistic
hymns of the Vedas to obtain their desires, but chant only Om to
obtain fulfillment of their desires-especially the desire for
divine knowledge. For "through It one knows what is to be known."
"Veda" can mean knowledge or wisdom when found in the scriptures,
so we can also consider this statement to mean that Om is the
knowledge and wisdom of those who know God-since it is God. Om is
that Ishwara of whom Patanjali said: "In Him is the seed of
omniscience." Sivananda wrote: "All things are named by the sounds
and all sounds merge in Omkara. All Languages and words ending in a
single sound - "Om". The hum of bees and the sweet song of
nightingale, the seven musical notes, the sound of the mridanga and
the drum, the lute and the flute, the roar of the lions, the song
of the lover, the neighing of the horses, the hissing of the cobra,
the groans of sick, the crying of babies, the clapping of the
audience if the speaker keeps his speech - all this is nothing more
than emanations from Omkara. The sound that comes from the flow of
the Ganges, the sound in the distance and the noise and bustle of a
market, the sound that arises when the flywheel of a machine is set
in motion, the sound of rain - all this is only just Om. Om is the
basis of all sounds. Om consists of three letters, A, U and M. A, U
and M cover the whole gamut. The larynx and the palate are the
sounding boards. If one expresses A, no part of the tongue or
palate is touched. If you pronounce U, the sound rolls from the
beginning to the end of the soundboard in the mouth. M is the last
sound that is produced by closing the two lips. Therefore, all
sounds are combined in Om. All languages are based on Om." - find
more mantras like this at
http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/service/blog/category/podcast/mantra/
Om Shanti Om - yours Omkara