OM is —– The spirit of God, the sound, vibration of this universe that is the absolute truth.
What is Aum then?
AUM is a representation of the three Gods in three planes.
The representation of the three Gods:
A — Stands for Shiva — the past, the birth, rebirth and reincarnation.
U — Stands for Vishnu — the present, the time/space of our universe
M — Stands for Brahma — the future, the manifestation/creation of our universe Om.
The three planes:
Bhur Bhuva Svah
Bhur — Earth —- Lord Shiva
Bhuva — In the sky — Lord Vishnu
Svah — In space — Bharm
The representation of Aum shows the three planes of our existence.
AUM also represents Past, Present and Future. If you say — the names of Shiva, Vishnu and Bhrama, they do sound true to their representation — past, present and future.
thank you for the excellent post… most sites erroneously report OM and AUM are aliterations of the same, I believe your description is accurate… in old tamil songs om and aum are mentioned separately… in vinayagar agaval it is mentioned AUM is form that born from OM (AUM is the “vadivam” raising from OM, the OMKARAM)
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