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 \Aum
Mahatmya\ 
Significance of
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Akar charan yugul
Ukar udar vishal
Makar mahamandal
Mastakakar
He tinhi ekavatale
Tetha shabdabrahma prakatale
- Dyaneshwari
AUM (or,Om)
stands for the Supreme Reality.
It is the symbol for what was, what is,and what shall be.
AUM represents
That Which lies beyond past, present, and future.
-Mandukya Upanishad
\When the mind is
detached from the senses, one reaches the summit of consciousness.\
\Mastery of the mind
leads to wisdom.\
\Practice meditation. Stop all vain talk.\
\The highest state
is beyond reach of thought, for it lies beyond all duality.\
\Keep repeating the
ancient mantra AUM.\
\Until it
reverberates in your heart.\
-Amritabindu
Upanishad
\or
Aum
(Om)
is The Word!
All scriptures glorify It.\
All spiritual disciplines (Bhakti, Sankhya, Shaiva, Shakta, Vaishnava, etc.)
express It.\
Many aspirants pursue a life of self-negation by restraining their senses to
comprehend It.\
Every seeker’s objective is It.\
The highest symbol of Godhead is It.\
Realize It\
and all your longings (desires) will be fulfilled completely.\
Blessed are those in whose heart the sound “Aum” echoes constantly!\
They indeed achieve “Self” (Nirvana) and are loved as well as respected by all.\
- Katha Upanishad
AUM has three sounds. Those who meditate on A
Come back to earth, led by the Rig Veda,
To lead a pure life, full of faith and love.
Those who meditate on the first two sounds,
A and U, led by the Yajur Veda,
Go to the lunar world, full of pleasure,
From which they come back, cloyed, to earth again.
But those who meditate on A, U, and M
Are led by the Sama chants to the sun
Where freed from sin, as a snake sheds its skin,
They see the supreme Lord, who lives in all.
-Prashna Upanishad
\Aum
Mahatmya\
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