In Sanskrit, this sound is called Anahada Nada (also called Anahad Shabd in Sikh scriptures).
Yet this humming is produced by the atoms of the universe vibrating at different frequencies. The closest experience of this sound in ordinary experience would be the humming sound of an electric transformer. The vibration of the three aspects of A-U-M represents the fullness of creation.Įxistence in the entire cosmos vibrates with an energy that is audible to a mystic as a humming vibration. It represents the sound of the universe and the three deities in the Hindu trinity, the Trimurti (“three images”), of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Watch this space in the next issue for reference to ‘Om’ in more cultures.Om or Aum is the primary mantra (Pranava mantra) in Hinduism and the most sacred symbol in Hinduism. With as much similarities across ‘religions’, it is time we realize that there is only one energy that may have taken various forms but essentially we’re all bound by the same gravity, no matter what we call it. Similarly, the churches ring bells and the mosques recite prayers at the same time. This is why the temples have a custom to ring bells at dusk and dawn. Irrespective of the ‘religious’ connotations, it is the science of sound that has been used across religions for the benefit of mankind. Ogham was not a flexible, developed language, but more a set of hieroglyphic words for a limited range of things, mostly denoting objects revered by the Druids.Ī mantra is a codified energy.
The ancient mystical language of the Irish Celts was called Ogham (pronounced Ohm, Om or Aum). Om is also widely mentioned and discussed in other Upanishads, such as the Chhandogya, Nada Bindu, Amrita Bindu, Maitri, Katha, Sweteshwatara and Dhyana Bindu Upanishads. It says that Om symbolises everything manifest and yet it has its origin in the Unmanifest. Om in Upanishads: The Mandukya Upanishad is exclusively dedicated to explaining the significance of Om. Om in Vedas: In the Yajur Veda in verse 1:1 where it is known as the ‘pranava’ – ‘the humming sound’- or ‘udgita’ – ‘the elevating chant’. The Biblical passage, John 1:1, “In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” it is believed refers to the same primordial omnipresent sound. Amen in Hebrew means – sure, faithful. The Vedic quote –“Ekoham Bahusyami” implies that all sounds, all energies, all motion and everything existing in the Universe has originated from the vibrations of this single anahata nada. The phonemes of the Vedic hymns and the seven fundamental nodes – Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, of the Indian classical music have originated from the vibrations of the sublime sound of ‘Om’ in nature. Read from right to left this figure of Om represents the numbers 786. This ‘magical’ number is none other than the Vedic holy letter ‘Om’ written in Sanskrit. No Arabic scholar has been able to determine the choice of this particular number as divine. All Arabic copies of the Quran have the mysterious figure 786 imprinted on them. Muslims on the Indian subcontinent use 786 as an abbreviation for the phrase ‘bism illāh ir-raḥmān ir-raḥīm’ (بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم) which means ‘in the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful’. The Arabic letters of the opening phrase of the Quran sum to the numerical value 786 in the system of Abjad numerals. Every atom, at-Om, comes out of the Primordial Vibration which is symbolised by Om. Einstein formulated his famous equation E = mc² which indicates that matter (m) is but an expression of Energy (E). 
This concurs with modern scientific thinking which says that everything – every atom and molecule in every nook and corner of this universe – is formed out of energy vibration.Here are a few references to ‘Om’ in various ‘religions’:
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