The Meaning of OM

Before the beginning, the Brahman (absolute reality) was one and non-dual. It thought, "I am only one -- may I become many." This caused a vibration which eventually became sound, and this sound was Om. Creation itself was set in motion by the vibration of Om. The closest approach to Brahman is that first sound, Om. Thus, this sacred symbol has become emblematic of Brahman just as images are emblematic of material objects.

The vibration produced by chanting Om in the physical universe corresponds to the original vibration that first arose at the time of creation. The sound of Om is also called Pranava, meaning that it sustains life and runs through Prana or breath. Om also represents the four states of the Supreme Being. The three sounds in Om (AUM) represent the waking, dream and deep sleep states and the silence which surrounds Om represents the "Turiya" state.

Because the first of the three states of consciousness is the waking state, it is represented by the sound "A" pronounced like "A" in accounting. Because the dream state of consciousness lies between the waking and the deep sleep states, it is represented by the letter "U" which lies between the "A" and "M". This "U" is pronounced like the "U" in would. The last state of consciousness is the deep sleep state and is represented by "M" pronounced as in "sum." This closes the pronunciation of Om just as deep sleep is the final stage of the mind at rest. Whenever Om is recited in succession there is an inevitable period of silence between two successive Oms. This silence represents the "fourth state" known as "Turiya" which is the state of perfect bliss when the individual self recognizes his identity with the supreme.

The Symbol OM

Just as the sound of OM represents the four states of Brahman, the symbol Om written in Sanskrit also represents everything. The material world of the waking state is symbolized by the large lower curve. The deep sleep state is represented by the upper left curve. The dream state, lying between the waking state below and the deep sleep state above, emanates from the confluence of the two. The point and semicircle are separate from the rest and rule the whole. The point represents the turiya state of absolute consciousness. The open semicircle is symbolic of the infinite and the fact that the meaning of the point can not be grasped if one limits oneself to finite thinking.

AGNI - THE FIRE--1. INDIAN WAY OF WORSHIP PROVES THE OMNISENCE OF GOD

GOD IS FOR ALL AND IS IN ALL. This is a very common statement. AGNI is dedicated to Growth of INDIAN Culture, Tradition and deep rooted TRUTH in the belief that INDIA has portrayed in GOD and the existence of GOD........
Centuries before even when different religions gave birth or very even determined.
Giving true meaning to the Verse
" GOD is SPIRIT and they that Worship, Worship in Spirit and Truth"
Has been a part of this land ever since the beginning.............

Dr Arnold Toynbee, British Historian:
“It is already becoming clear that a chapter which had a Western beginning will have to have an Indian ending if it is not to end in the self-destruction of the human race. At this supremely dangerous moment in history, the only way of salvation for mankind is the Indian way.”

FOLLOWING ARE SOME AGE OLD MANTRAS OR SENSE WRITTEN IN THIS LAND ABOUT GOD AND GODLY LIFE.........

1. Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 1.3.28
asato ma sad gamaya
tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
mrtyor mamrtam gamaya
Om shanti shanti shantih.
Meaning :
From delusion lead me to truth
From darkness lead me to light
From death lead me to immortality.
Let peace prevail everywhere.

2. Isa Upanisad 11
vidyam cavidyam ca yas
tad vedobhayam saha
avidyaya mrtyum tirtva
vidyayamrtam asnute

Meaning:
He who knows both knowledge and action,
with action overcomes death and
with knowledge reaches immortality.

3. Mundaka Upanisad 2.2.5
yasmin dyauh prthivi cantariksam
otam manah saha pranais ca sarvaih
tam evaikam janatha atmanam
anya vacah vimuncatha amrtasya esah setuh

Meaning:
In him are woven the sky and the earth and all the regions of the air,
and in him rest the mind and all the powers of life. Know him as the
ONE and leave aside all other words. He is the bridge of immortality.

4. Katha Upanisad 6.7
indriyebhyah param mano
manasah sattvam uttamam
sattvad adhi mahan atma
mahato vyaktam uttamam

Meaning:
Beyond the senses is the mind, and beyond the mind is reason,
its essence. Beyond reason is the Spirit in man, and beyond
this is the Spirit of the Universe, the evolver of all.

5. Katha Upanisad 6.10
yada pancavatisthante
jnanani manasa saha
buddhis ca na vicestate
tam ahuh paramam gatim

Meaning:
When the five senses and the mind are still,
and reason itself rests in silence, then begins the Path supreme.

6. Mundaka Upanisad 2.2.8
bhidyate hrdayagranthis
chidyante sarvasamsayah
ksiyante casya karmani
tasmin drste paravare

Meaning:
And when he is seen in his immanence and transcendence,
then the ties that have bound the heart are unloosened,
the doubts of the mind vanish, and the law of Karma works no more.