"Similar to the buddhist swastika, jewish six-pointed stars, the cross of gossip of Taoism and Christianity, etc.,The HinduAlso has a distinctive mark (logo) representative of the sacred, is?.

Om (Sanskrit:?, English spelling: OM, or AUM) : is a frequently appear in the buddhist and Hindu classic seed word, and has its special significance.Hindus generally will be at the gate on the word, in order to protect home safe.

According to the tradition of the vedas, the syllable "om" in Hinduism is very sacred, it says "om" is the world's first sound, toobabyAfter the birth of the first sound.Influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism also think this is a holy syllables, many tantra mantras are both with the word "om", such as the famous six-word mantra "om beep tradition".Today, the use of the word "om", made of a work of art in the Hindu India and Nepal is very common.

The source of the OM

The word "om" in the earliest classical Hinduism the vedas, the word "om" Sanskrit writing?(U + 0950) is actually made vowels?(U + 0913, devanagari letter short O) and nasal symbols?(U + 0901, chandrabindu).However, the left hand side O with brahmi font, it looks as if Numbers "3" word, so some people mistake it as another vowels?(U + 090 a, the long sound of devanagari U letters).

Break down

OM is also called "OM", in the Hindu is a sacred symbol, it has the meaning of the universe and timeless, is a symbol of Hindu nature.

"AUM" is the combination of material and divinity, it is the initial sound (vibration) at the beginning of the universe, it is not only a start or end, the past, present and future are included in the voice, and go beyond the constraints of the time.

AUM this three letters represent earth, air and sky ", so is also a symbol of the world.

At the same time, "A" symbol of creation god "Brahma" (Brahma);"U" symbol "Vishnu" god of the maintenance (Vishnu);"M" symbol of the god of destruction and put an end to "shiva (Siva)".

AUM symbol separately in a state of pure consciousness "awake, dreams or introspective meditation and sleep (or zone)", while after the AUM silence represents the state of "no known" (dead).

"Yoga" aspirant think sings "AUM" sound can let away from anxiety, help to enter a state of meditation, and will lead people into the soul of the higher level.

The sound OM of yoga:About the vibration of the OM - at the beginning of the universe

In the world of yoga, for the initial of the universe there is a saying: it's in the eons ago, there are some slightly in the planet, the buzzing sound, the sound comes from the energy of the object PinLv), then the melody like a snowball, the more the greater the cumulative, energy is stronger, so many things, including biological, was born (or create).

No matter you believe or not this argument, however, with the view of modern science, every thing indeed send out different kinds of sound waves, but most are not receiving the human ear.And these sound waves with a lot of scientific instruments, compression, collection, found that came from a very simple and very original.

Yes, that is, OM (someone into AUM).

The OM is not just a simple melody, in the world of yoga, it is not only symbolic, but also represent the entire yoga the symbol of the world.It's like we think about tai chi, they think that black and white and dichromatic, there are white in the dark, Bai Zhongyou black circle diagram.

We extend from the sound, a symbol, and give it a supreme significance, more think there are a lot of yogi, OM is all "singing" the most powerful in the (Mantra, note), also one of the most can comfort the heart.Therefore, in our dry gas, or meditation to meditation, sing the story of the OM in the heart or mouth

Sing the OM word, can let be agitated, can help us more into the state of meditation.

Chanting OM at ordinary times can not only lead us into the soul of the higher level, more scientists found that all including chanting OM Mantra (singing), has let the breathing slow, followed by a heartbeat smooth and ease.So sing it is considered to the body and the mind is very good.