Note: According to Sadhguru, Aum is a primordial sound, so it is different from the Sanskrit word, Om, the mantra from the sacred Vedas.

The extent of knowledge is clearly evident. Very precious information. Sadguru wrongly teaches to chant it as AUM. BTW he admits that he never read any scriptures. So, no wonder 🙏

@damarubhatta

Жыл бұрын

Sadguru is a fraud

@BalakrishnanNair68

Жыл бұрын

@@damarubhatta 🤣🙏

@shivangawayofgrace

Жыл бұрын

Who wrote the Upanishads? If you want to learn about Sanskrit, please once visit The Sanskrit Channel. Due respect to Swamiji.. And my dear brother if you want to have any idea of what Sadguru is, do watch Sadhguru Exclusive.

@Aham-Na

Жыл бұрын

@@shivangawayofgrace 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😐 no

@devika6858

Жыл бұрын

English doesn't have vocabulary to have sanskrit or any Indian language, sanskrit is reverberation or sounds it's not a world it's universal sound.. which makes mantras , it's not English OM or AUM it's how the body make sound it's aaa uuu mmm namah shivaya 🙏 hope it helps

I don’t think there can be a better explanation than this Swamiji. Namaskarams to you!

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Pranams Swami ji - Om Sri Gurubhyo Namaha. 🙏 I am ever indebted to you for clearly explaining on the pronunciation of OM, the important symbol and dhyana mantra of Sanatana Dharma. Your voice is excellent in the presented video. Namaste!

Finalmente la correcta explicación!! Muchas gracias swami!!🙏

Very Thankful to you for removing the doubt of many. With great respect 🙏🏻 . .

Thank goodness for that! I would be extremely mortified, if I discovered today, that I have been saying my prayers incorrectly, since the age of 5, lol; great question. Namaste, love & light!

@libbyhicks7549

Жыл бұрын

Your prayers should not be mere imitation of a 'correct' repetition. You should be engaging the experience of your source (which is personal) to a degree that you cannot be corrected because you know your experience to be correct. If you still haven't had that experience in your meditative work, than you do have further to go but not in the direction of correcting yourself by the standards of a philosophic expert.

@watersprite333

Жыл бұрын

@@libbyhicks7549 Lol, yes thank you Libby, I am well aware of my prayers from the heart being listened to by Divine Source for many years now; agreed it is a very personal experience indeed and having meditated for 25yrs now, I am glad I can still remain humble in simply knowing and experiencing that. Namaste, love & light!

Thank youuuuu so much for the detailed yet simplistic explanation!!! There are many famous contemporary Ashrams who chant 🕉 as Aum🙏🏼🙃

@miletonegotit

7 ай бұрын

It's neither Om, nor Aum. It's 🕉. You simply cannot write or express it in the roman script. It's unique and complete in itself.

Makes sense. Thank you 🙏🙏 Recently everybody is teaching to chant Om as Aum.

I needed to hear this. Thank you! 🌱

🙏🙏 Thank you Swamiji... ॐ तत् सत्

Thank you so much for this question and answer. After listening to AUM on The Maha Shivratri, the same thing was hammering me for the past few days.

😃 Thoroughly enjoyed this video issued in public interest Swamiji. I remember being at the Isha Foundation a decade ago maybe and was surprised how many chanted AUM and I wondered what it was. Thank you for your diligence and guidance. 🙏🏻

@libbyhicks7549

Жыл бұрын

find your own experience and it will shine as truth.

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

@@libbyhicks7549 Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

🤯 wow, this explanation of the correct way to say/chant and write 🕉 om is so clear! Sanskrit Sandhi (joining together) determines that the combination of the three sounds अ+उ+म "a-u-ma" = "om" and not "aum"... I admittedly had been teaching this incorrectly for years at yoga teacher trainings and other retreats!

Thank you, Swami-ji! Another amazing video as always! 🙏

@thomasruhm1677

Жыл бұрын

Asoo, an Emseri. ^^

@grafinvonhohenembs

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasruhm1677 Ich nicht, aber mein Pseudonym schon! XD Servas! ;)

Pranaama Svamiji, I am so happy that you took up this question. I also learnt about the three matras (units) of pronunciation of omkaara. Thank you very much for this. Harih Om

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

🕉The symbolism behind ॐ is so amazing. For anyone interested, there is a great passage about it in the book Purna Vidya - A Vision of Hindu Dharma, written by disciplines of Swami Dayananda. 🕉

I just got chills! I've been learning devanagari for about a year and never piece that together about आ being अअ or ई being इइ🙌👏♥️✌️

Ah thank you Swamiji It's very clear now. 🙏🙏🙏

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

@jacksonm4346

Жыл бұрын

yes, this makes a lot of sense

@tegsingh7484

11 ай бұрын

Amazing! from where did you get that much of knowledge

@josh8285

7 ай бұрын

Why is the seed mantra in the beginning just om? for exhample om namo narayanaya? It is always just om. Not Aum pronaounced. Why?

@bharatvision2721

7 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@josh8285Om is pronounced Aum. Hence, Aum Namo Naaraayanaaya

@josh8285

7 ай бұрын

@@bharatvision2721 I am wondering, I have never herd it by any mantra that is beginning with an Om Sound. Om nama shivaya, Om gum Ganapataye namaha etc... Even in Mantra Songs from India. I am just confused.... Yogananda Chants it Om too.

Thank you, Swamiji for this precious knowledge.

Aaam Uuuu and Mmm are primal sounds.. they do not belong to any language,.. Language is a man made rules.. application of rules on primal sounds does not seem logical to me.

Such vital errors which are common amongst both spiritual seekers as well as 'so called' gurus of modern Era can only be corrected by learned sanskrit exponents like Swami Tadatmananda. This was much needed Swamiji.

@subhmaypatra5562

Жыл бұрын

The "so called" guru you're referring to has introduced Hinduism to millions of people.

@keshava470

Жыл бұрын

Correction: He has introduced millions to a superficial philosophy which borrows concepts from Hinduism.

@gibbex8877

Жыл бұрын

@@keshava470 If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have found this video or anything on Vedanta

@ghyogi1

Жыл бұрын

​@@keshava470 About who are you talking about ?Vedanta is superficial?Ooo you wise sage, elaborate please and cust out our ignorance.

@shivangawayofgrace

Жыл бұрын

@@keshava470 he is not a philosopher. Once visit Dhyan Lingam temple, Ling Bhairavi Temple or just read the comments in comment section of any Dhyan lingam or Ling Bhairavi Devi video. Or read the research article on difference between AUM and Om and see research on Shambhavi Mahamudra by Harvard University I guess.. Don't live in your superficial world. These swami's are really kids in front on Sg. Once you visit Isha Yoga centre you will get to know. You will be blown away by the energies there or just do one thing. There is a chant named as Brahmanand Swaroop Chant on you tube, it is designed by Sadguru, once chant it for 10 minutes and then come back and reply.

Thank you for this finally satisfying explanation after watching many videos and reading articles.

Thanks for the xplanation this has been bothering me for a couple of weeks :)

Excellent!!! Thank you for teaching us so many important details🙏

Wonderfully clarified. Excellently explained.

Pranam Swamiji, Thank you for your clear explanation of the difference between Om and Aum and why Om is correct. Unfortunately, Aum is getting prominence these days. As usual, your explanation has hit the bulls eye. I have clarity on the issue. Grateful, Malika

@RajCharul

2 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for this vid! I wanted to be sure I was teaching my students correctly!! ❤

I have been doing AUM chanting and it has worked for me.

@libbyhicks7549

Жыл бұрын

good.

@AntoniusReginaldus

Жыл бұрын

If you feel what the sound should be when you are saying it that way, then I am guessing that is the right way.

@oonaamookhao

Жыл бұрын

@@AntoniusReginaldus It doesn’t hurt to try both. I will do OM chanting for two weeks straight and see what it does. I’ve been doing AUM chanting for five years and it has helped me tremendously. When I feel like I am coming down with something, I would sit for 30 min and do the AUM chanting, especially, when I have migraine. Gone! I never had to go to the hospital. Even when I got a cut that probably required ten stitches! Healed! My yoga and meditation really help speed up the healing process. But this has worked for me though. Every individual is different. Explore it for yourself. You don’t have to take my word for it. AUM and OM is just a reverberation of sound. Both are equally powerful!

Very good question and the clarification. Helps me a lot, as I am not good at Sandhi in Sanskrit..Thank you, Pranams

Thank you for your explanation of OM. I was pronouncing it based on the AUM spelling. Been looking everywhere for a good explanation.

Greatly benefited by your lucid explanation.

I'm not sure if Aum is correct or Om is correct. But from my experience, I once chanted Om for 40 days about 10,000 times and it had a good impact on me. But then when I chanted Aum, within 108 times of chanting it had a tremendous effect on me, I could feel the energy within me much more intensely. So I've been doing Aum ever since. I think everyone has 'their' truth from personal experience, for some Om would work better I suppose.

@arjunkrishnadas

Жыл бұрын

Vedic knowledge is called Shruti because it was transmitted in an unbroken chain until it was written by Shri Vyasa Dev. But it is of divine origin. Thus, it is important that the manta has to and has to be pronounced right. Else, the effects will be entirely something else. The Bhagavad Gita stresses this in the verse "evam parampara praptam.. ".

@devika6858

Жыл бұрын

It's not words like you all think it's the sound which we make during chanting it's difficulty for non Indian's to understand it's aaa uuu mmm or ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ.. where sound formation from different chakras it's not just vocal cords.

@arjunkrishnadas

Жыл бұрын

@@devika6858 Both are the same in case of Bija Mantras because if you see Sanskrit vowels and consonants, they are arranged systamatically according to the sounds that can be produced, like palatals, labials etc. Phonetics is such But, language produces sound alone. So they are one and the same. You should not make a noise aaaauuummm. God! That would be a great offence! In Sanskrit, the word has to be pronounced right! It is Om. This is called Sandhi. There are rules. You can chant o as in order, but elongated. Or like the word Ohm in English. But not aaaauuuuuummmm. 🤣🤣🤣 The latter, like swami explains, is like the dog's howl. 🤣🤣

@anibeto7

Жыл бұрын

See, keep your lips open in a circular manner. Rest your tongue at the base of your mouth. Then breathe out a sound. While doing so, do not engage any muscle in your lips or tongue or cheeks. In other words your lips and tongue should not move at all. Then after 1 second move your tongue's base(not the tip) to the above to trap the air coming out to end the word. Then the sound which is produced is the Om. Actually it should be more like Ong, where the pronunciation of the 'G' is only the initial fraction, complete 'G' sound is not produced.

@NP...16

Жыл бұрын

I think you should stick to OM. Better to have Good long lasting impact than tremendous short term impact.

Thank you so much, your explanation about this clarify very well this question that I had

Thank you for the clarity ❤

Thank God you clarified this.was getting very confused.the sandhi in grammar also exists in both telugu and kannada languages

I cannot thank Swami Tadatmananda Ji enough. He has clarified one of the most confusing thing that was bothering me because I was initiated by a Guru who had pronounced it as Om but another popular Guru (J.V) confused me by saying it is Aum and not Om. Hence, it was always conflicting for me when doing sadhana. Finally, the doubt has been cleared. Thanks again.

Thank you for this 🙏🌹

Thanks for this very important video. Your clarity of thoughts I always appreciate and always listen to your comments.

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

@RajCharul

2 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for this. Very important and useful.

Thank you for clarifying this basics

Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I was also confused by the Mandukya Upanishad spelling and suspect this to be the case for many. As more information about Advaita Vedanta becomes available online it is important to clear up the confusion that results when students do not have a full understanding of concepts and terms. I am enjoying your Q&A sessions very much since I am not able to visit ABC for your satsangs.

@libbyhicks7549

Жыл бұрын

The mandukya may be showing us the origins of the hyphenated term OM rather than a symbolic alternative. The pronunciation as A-U-M is correct for specified uses.

It's so lovely to hear your voice everyday. Nectar drops. It was super cute to see you chuckle when you shared the dog incident . Watching your videos is a part of my daily routine. The content, the silky smooth voice, the presentation, your lovely expressions, the overall experience is so heart warming ❤️ Om Shree Gurubhyo Namaha 🙏 Saashtaanga Namaskaaram 🙌

@gregorystevens6540

Жыл бұрын

❤

Thank you warmly blessed self.

@anubhav7444

Жыл бұрын

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Fabulous explanation!

Thank you so much!

AUM represents Way of life from descendant to Ascendant. A+U= O, M is Dissolving, A represents Mooladhara, O represents Agna, Then M represents dissolving. Finally AUM for physical Well being, and OM for Attain Ultimate Perception 🙏.

@nicoleleithwood

6 ай бұрын

In french au makes o sound...hmmm

Grazie per la spiegazione molto utile 🙏🏻🕉️ Molto divertente la storia dello sbadiglio del cane 😂

thanks for point out clearly

Thanks Guru Jee!

Thank you so much 🙏🏼

Master 🕉️

Thank you Guruji🎉

Is there an explanation as to why the most common symbol is just the vowel U with chandra bindu on top? Thank you Swamiji for these educational videos 🙏

Thankyou Swami. I think your video is the only public communication that holds form grammatic rules, plus explaining the origin of the opposition. Everyone else says om = aum, completely interchangeable, (no proof), another particular oppoment even says Aum is correct but OM is correct! (Against shraddha as well as grammar). Aside om is composed of the praņava, there is a mathematical proof counting syllables in the srimad bhagavatam (bhagavata purana) from 6.8.8 nyyased dhrdaya omkāram.

Guruji Namaste! I’ve been doing this wrong for quite sometime pronouncing as A-U-M. This clarification will benefit many. 🙏

@talksofdharma2466

Жыл бұрын

Fake Jaggi Vasudev has propgated AUM instead of OM which is malicious

@libbyhicks7549

Жыл бұрын

Only those who operate at the direction of another's knowledge and they are mostly like ships tossed on the sea. Always available for someone to correct them and adjust them. They are further away from the mark in a much more important way than pronunciation.

@anubhav7444

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@@libbyhicks7549 Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

@anubhav7444

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Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Very interesting thank you.

AUM/OM is not dependent upon Sanskrit rules but rather the mechanics of closing an open throat. With adequate perception and practice one can directly convince themselves of this.

Namaste, om shambho! Thank you.

@chironsthea607

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Hahahahahah!

Can this be discussed using transcriptions with the International Phonetic Alphabet? Do we know for sure the relationship between sounds and letters in Sanskrit when it was a widely spoken language?

very helpful, thank you very much!

@anubhav7444

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Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Nice explanation

It is likely that the sound really was / au / at one point. Else the spelling would be rather strange. And / au / does have the tencency, as seen in many language, to become long / o /. But I don’t know when this change would have happened. On a course for Sanskrit we were told, that it was long / o / in Vedic Sanskrit already, even though it does not show in writing.

Swamiji, Your videos ares not only crisp but also removes the ignorance of fundamental misunderstanding of these basic concepts. By the way, hearing the story you seem to have picked up sense of humor from your Guru swami Dayananda. 😂

Beautiful

Hello Swami, Is there not a difference between om (referring to sound or vibration) inside mind or self and oum is the sound sound of the universe or is this irrelevant or mistaught too?

Sadghuru among others claim it is actually AUM. Representing the three sounds of the Universe.

@WoodyWard

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Sadhguru is an authority on fashion.

@talksofdharma2466

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He is not Sadhguru he is a murderer and Fake Jaggi Vasudev has propgated AUM instead of OM which is malicious.

@LivingNow678

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Sad(how he uses the Spiritual Energy)- hguru (?)

@twistedyogi

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@@WoodyWard Not just sadhguru, Even ramanamaharishi, Paramahansa yogananda many other sages mentioned it as AUM. Yogananda has mentioned it clearly as 'AUM' in his book autobiography of a yogi.

Thank u 🙏

Guruji it was not only educative but also hilarious especially the dog anecdote.

It’s evident that people come here to complain about Sadhguru and not to learn from Swamiji. No matter the amount of negativity some of you spread about Sadhguru, he’s making waves across the globe and accumulating followers rapidly which has not been possible for another being up until now. I therefore let you decide who is doing the best at what they are doing. Namaskaram 🙏

Excellent video - thank you Swami. Namaste /|\

At 8:19 / 9:48 in this video there is a candra bindu in the first letter . Could Swami Tadatmananda please explain the candrabindu ? Thank you .

question: Isn’t Om (Aum) older than sanskrit grammar since its the primordial sound?

Dear Swami Tadatmananda , What about the candrabindu anunasika after O pluta ? Could you please explain about the anunasika where the sound is supposed to come out from both the mouth and nose e .g . O pluta ng ( lips open plus nose ) versus O pluta m(labial plus nose but with closed lips ) . OOOng versus OOOm Thank you very much .

1:08 i look at it in the light of the Shiva Linga, where 1/3 of it represents silence due to its ineffableness.

Wonderful explanation Grown up hearing om as om now many are telling it as Aum All mantas start with om Was wondering how how everyone is wrong

@anubhav7444

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Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Thank You Love You Bless You Dogs!!!

When Shiva Mahapuranam speaks about pranava it says 9 matras for a 14 matras for u and 16 or 18 matras for m and 4 for ranch naad and bindu. Will you please clarity? I don't exactly remember the matras of m now but it's more than 14.

Wonder if Om was spelt as Aum as an intentional symbolic reminder preferred in the Mandhukya upanisad.

wow ! this was very insightful. thank you swamiji. I've been doing it wrong for all this years. AUM was thought at Sadhuru's Isha ashram .. so misleading.

@libbyhicks7549

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If someone can tell you that you are wrong than the experience was not authentic. You have a ways to go but not by following a philosophical expert. Trust yourself.

@chatamistyka441

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@@libbyhicks7549 Oh yeah ? So what is your own experience telling you ? Mine is telling me not to blindly follow any cult of personality. There's been many of them and they still exist blinding people and turning them into sheep like followers. As for someone who admits himself that he never read any scriptures, he's got lots to say about Sanskrit and people who never studied that ancient language would simply believe him. Faith is not the way, neither is fear and ignorance. Swamiji brings lots of clarity in this video in regards with Sanskrit grammar and tonal characters. Maybe you should watch it again. And for me uttering 'A' while closing mouth was never bringing the sound 'U' as it supposed to according to Sadhguru. It was always counter intuitive but I would copy others and pretend it is happening. This is my experience.Having spent 9 months in that ashram trying to be somebody who I was not I've decided to leave and start living my life instead of pretending and fulfilling somebody's else ambitious dreams. As for that 'enlighten' being he has a great cynical personality and many desires. Also contradicts himself at many occasions.

@libbyhicks7549

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@@chatamistyka441 I am with you. Experts and scholars have much to teach us, but if what they are telling contradicts our direct experience then we must go with our own council (if we are sure that it was our authentic experience). That was exactly my point. I hope it was understood that way.

@arjunkrishnadas

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[EDITED] In fact, Chanting aauumm instead of Om can be catastrophic! In the Samskrita Sandhi, the aauumm sound is obtained by negating the 'Om' sound itself! a + u + m = Om BUT, a + Om = aum sound. [EDIT: ] AUM sound already has another meaning. It is one of the Bija Mantras of the [Throat] Chaka or [Vishudhi] Chaka, along with other Bija Aksharas like AIM, AM etc. And OM is the representation of Brahmam and is the Bijakshara in the Third Eye Chakra or the [Ajna] Chakra. So, it will only work on the [Throat] Chakra and had a different meaning than OM! So whoever is chanting aauumm, better stop it immediately! Whoever teaches this wrong sound may cause harm instead of benefit! Besides, the Bhagavad Gita says "Om ityekaksharam brahma..". Thus, if your goal of chanting Om is to attain the ULTIMATE spiritual result, then the ekakshara Om itself has to be chanted!

@arjunkrishnadas

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@@chatamistyka441 Some info for you. ☺🙏

I was reading Eknath Easwaran's translation of The Upanishads the other night and it had both 'Om' and 'Aum' written and I couldn't help but think of you 😄 You should make some t-shirt designs with AUM crossed out, I'd buy one 😄

@writerman242

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That's almost as funny as the story of the dog yawning 🤣🤣

@sahamal_savu

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@@writerman242 That also reminded me of a cat I used to have, she would make a lot of noise when she was going through heat and while she was drinking water it would sound like she was saying "aum aum aum" 😆

@writerman242

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@@sahamal_savu haha I once read that cats are Tibetan lamas reincarnated so I am not surprised 😂😂

And when the mantra ending in eem is followed by nama the eem becomes nasal right?

Pranam maharaj, How the subtle body is formed from brambhan?

But then also applying the 3 letters in our states oh being becomes useless,or is there a different explination?

Om is correct

Thank you so much for your clarification. I went to an ashram from a contemporary guru who had us chant the Om as AUM, only as we chanted it for twenty minutes he taught us to say the AU part like OW! It was really strange for me to sound this sacred word suddenly as if I was saying OW (which in English means "this hurts"), and then Mmmm. The practice of AUM (and especially OW.. Mmm) did not make sense to me, and you have helped me understand why now. Much gratitude for all your teachings. Namaste.

@libbyhicks7549

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If your guru is 'having you chant OM as A-U-M than he is imposing his experience on those who are unready to receive the teaching, better to let you find your own way. Your definitions in english show that you are overthinking all of this. That is probably why you are following directions so adamently and denying your authentic experience in which truth is revealed. Change your approach for better outcomes.

@peacefulselfprograms9525

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@@libbyhicks7549 Thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment. To let you know he is not my guru and is someone I have never met before. I have always chanted OM as OM based on what teachings and teachers have taught me for decades. But last year, I was traveling through the USA and stopped at the ashram of popular teacher and visitors were asked to sit in a video talk from him that told us all that we were chanting the OM wrong. That it should be like AUM and part of the talk was to practice chanting it the way I described above. As an open minded person, I with respect, decided to give it a try. For me it didn't work. Regardless, I mainly am posting here to share my deep respect for Swami Tadatmananda's insights. Namaste.

@libbyhicks7549

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@@peacefulselfprograms9525 I have deep respect for this teacher as well. He has good teachings from a pure desire. I watch his videos often. I have a perspective on the way A-U-M works in the body, so I wanted to add my perspective to say that there are many different uses for the practice of OM and some might express those as the A-U-M. Many paths, so we shant be too quick to decide what is correct for all. Namaste on your journey. thank you.

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I like this guy, but I don't understand this. I thought sandhi was used for words next to each other and was not used internally in a single word. If this is the case, then om should be two words. Can someone clarify? Another is somewhat question. If we are trying to silence the mind, is vigorous debate over om helpful towards this goal?

Swamiji, my son's name is Om, but basis numerology we have been advised to be spell it as Omm. I am confused, please guide us.

Without history of grammar OM and AUM are two different words and have their own meaning and energy in western language. The O is symbol for round / continuous. The three letters have their own meaning as you explain but together they form one continuous energy. If one wants to emphasise the continuous or wants to be better aware of how the continuous is build up out of three elements. I think from this point of view both words can be used by a practitioner.Seeing life as a continuous blur or be continuous aware of its components, sometimes social situations arise that favour one above the other viewpoint. Life is not that boring of always the same, variety is the spice of life. Saying that it is not good to create the opposite for its own sake but accept that both exist.

Western Mind corrects Eastern Mind

this is not about grammar rules. This dude is stuck in his intellect. AUM is a matter of the heart.

The correst is HOME.

You should not equate theoretical grammatical words with nature's sounds. Too much theoretical knowledge without experiential knowledge brings ignorance and ego

Aatmiya DIVINITY OM TAT SAT. HARE KRSNA. NOW when ever OM is to be written, it shall be OM instead of AUM. I Am OK NO Matter What

I am guessing the AUM version has become popularized via Sadguru. There is a video of him describing the reality of the term as A-U-M and not simply OM. I can see what you're saying about the Sanskrit grammatical rules, but I thought that Sanskrit was always originally a spoken language and that it has only become customary to use the Devanagari script most of the time. This would mean that in reality the way a word is fleshed out in English is somewhat arbitrary, since the English letters are only approximating what Devanagari is approximating. When we look at "Miigwech" from a Native Great Lakes language (the Ojibwe people's way of saying "thank you"), we are seeing a current grammatical packaging for getting across what used to be formed as "meegwetch." In addition, there are no positive rules about how many words a phrase needs to be broken into. Some people would see it as five words, while others break into only two or three. When we hear a sound, we can use a letter to match what that sound does. We can use a musical note to match what that sound does. We can use symbols from physics, chemistry and mathematics to match what that sound does. We can watch a dance or a theatrical play to see what that sound does. Some of these will be more readily consumable and understood than others, but what the sound really is can only be approximate while we are in the state we are in. If ॐ is the universal primordial sound, doesn't its reality surpass and elude our attempts to symbolize it? I'm not so sure the dog is wrong, but he most likely has no idea what all this fuss is about (for now). Isn't it just a reality that some will say Om Nama shivaya while others will say Aum nama Shivaya and still others will say Om/Aum nama Shivay? But that the variations are just containing different lengths in a wavelength of the universe?

@drsln9

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So it is A+U becomes O /AU .It is said A arises from navel ( Life principle ) u from throat ( when you pronounce one can feel the vibrations in navel area, throat and then in lips ), M with lips closed , then silence follows. A merges in U ,that merges in M all ending in silence That is Godhead. All scriptures, descriptions end in silence. God is the mother of all, whatever way the child cries she can always understand and pick up the child. In spiritual path one should avoid criticism and comparisons of one Guru with other.🙂 om peace peace peace.

@zeeshansnehilbhagat1588

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There was also that Amen and Ameen from Christianity and Islam. Atleast that is closer to Aum than Om. And they are not bounded by Sanskrit Sandhi rules, which may have changed over time(I don't know about this).

@arjunkrishnadas

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[EDITED] In fact, Chanting aauumm instead of Om can be catastrophic! In the Samskrita Sandhi, the aauumm sound is obtained by negating the 'Om' sound itself! a + u + m = Om BUT, a + Om = aum sound. [EDIT: ] AUM sound already has another meaning. It is one of the Bija Mantras of the Heart Chaka or Anahata Chaka, along with other Bija Aksharas like AIM, AM etc. And OM is the representation of Brahmam and is the Bijakshara in the Third Eye Chakra or the Vishudhi Chakra. So, it will only work on the Heart Chakra and had a different meaning than OM! So whoever is chanting aauumm, better stop it immediately! Whoever teaches this wrong sound may cause harm instead of benefit! Besides, the Bhagavad Gita says "Om ityekaksharam brahma..". Thus, if your goal of chanting Om is to attain the ULTIMATE spiritual result, then the ekakshara Om itself has to be chanted!

This aum chanting is relatively recent. Yes it's funny and breaks the concentration.

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I’m scared of meditation. Psychedelics took me to some horrific places, places and entities that haunt my dreams. Sometimes I meditate and it takes me to those places. I wish I knew how to face them

@ShSh-xi4rd

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Get a Guru and you will see great results, you have something in you that waiting to experience