#Thread on Swastika

Meaning-

Swastika (स्वस्तिक) = Su (सु) + Asti (अस्ति) + Ka(क)
• Su(सु) means Shubh(शुभ) i.e auspicious or welfare
• Asti(अस्ति) means be/happen or exist. It stand for power or existence.
• Ka(क) stands for doer or performer i.e Karta(कर्ता)

So, Swasti means Be Auspicious or Be Welfare
and Swastika means Auspicious/Welfare Doer.
It is also believed to be a symbol of good, auspicious and welfare from ancient times.

History-

The journey of Swastika from its origin to today's world is filled with mysteries and

broken links of evidences spread over different ages of civilization.

According to a research published by IIT kharagpur-
“The Vedas also have a mention of various forms of Swastika. 1.89.6 of Rig Veda, gives a brief introduction of Swastika in the cosmos,

with the higher level of Indra, Pusha, Tarksya and Brihaspati at the macrocosmic level and seeking their blessing is the man at microcosmic level. Lusha Dhanaka Rishi explains the various manifestations of the Swastika in the 10:35 and 36 Suktas of Rig Veda.”

The graphic form of in Indus Valley seals are the earliest recorded swastikas in India. The epic of Ramayana also mentions the symbol embossed in the boat that ferried Lord Rama while the Mahabharata describes the Chakra-Vyuha or the Swastika maze.

Thief of Joy!

Received this story on WA, do read it full and let me know if you experienced this in life.

I was Cycling this morning and I noticed a person about half a km ahead.

I could guess he was Cycling a little slower than me and...

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...that made me feel good, I said to myself I will try catch up with him.

So I started Cycling faster and faster. Every block, I was gaining on him a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 feet behind him, so I really picked up the pace and...

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...pushed myself. I was determined to catch up with him.

Finally, I did it! I caught up and passed him. Inwardly I felt very good. "I beat him". Of course, he didn't even know we were racing.
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After I passed him, I realized I had been so focused on competing against him that *I had missed my turn to my house* .

I had missed the focus on my inner peace, I missed to see the beauty of greenery around, I missed to do my inner soul searching meditation, and...@GunduHuDuGa

...in the needless hurry feet slipped from the paddle twice or thrice and might have hit the sidewalk and broken a limb.

It then dawned on me, isn't that what happens in life when we focus on competing with co-workers, neighbours, friends, family,
trying to outdo them or...

An ingenious clock in #Sanskrit which with every hour reminds of 12 fundamentals of ancient #Vedic philosophy arranged as per their numeric value.

-Brahma ब्रह्म is 1

-Ashwini kumar अश्विनीकुमारौ are 2

-Guna गुणा: (Sattva, Rajas & Tamas) are 3

-Vedas वेद: (Rig, Yajur,....

Sam & Atharva) are 4

-Pranas प्राणा: (Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana & Vyana ) are 5

-Rasas रस: (Sweet, acid, salt, bitter, hard & astringent) are 6

-Rishis ऋषि: (Agastya, Atri, Bhardwaja, Gautam, Jamadagni, Vashistha & Vishvamitra) are 7

-Siddhis सिद्धि: (Anima, Mahima,

Garima, Laghima, Prapti, Prakamy, Ishitv & Vashitva) are 8

-Dravya द्रव्यम् (substance) are (Prithvi (earth), Ap (water), Tejas (fire), Vayu (air), Akasha (ether), Kala (time), Dik (space), Atman (soul) & manah (mind)) 9

-Dishas दिक् Cardinal direction (East, West,

North, South, North-East, South-East, North-West, South-West, Zenith & Nadir) are 10

-Rudras रुद्र: (Nirriti, Shambhu, Aparajita, Mrigavyadha, Kapardi, Dahana, Khara, Ahirabradhya, Kapali, Pingala & Senani are 11

-12 Adityas (Vishnu, Aryama, Indra, Varuna, Twasta,

Dhata, Bhaga, Switra, Vivaswaan, Anshuman, Mitra & Poosha) are 12.

Wonderful clock, which teaches us a lot.

#Thread

Brahma Padartha, The Mystical Heart Of Shree Krishna

Legend has it that on Prabhu Shri Krishna’s mortal remains there was this exotic metallic disc like device, that didn’t get burnt despite efforts. Its believed to pulsate and radiate vibrant waves and currents!

Jara who was apologetic about his mistake of killing Shri Krishna placed this precious illuminating Device on a log and left it in a river. It was spotted by King ‘Indradhyumna’ who preserved it in a temple idol and structure which is now called Shri Jagannath temple, Puri 🙏🏻

The startling fact is that the magnetic remote sensing, self-powered device of ‘Shree Krishna’ is supremely alive, it is an ethereal, self-powering ‘Fusion Reactor’ and functions like an ‘ARC Radiator’

Every 12 or 19 years device is transferred from the old idol to new one by the head priest of the temple, who conducts the ceremony, blindfolded. The temple premises are shut and electricity supply to the entire city is cut off for an hour as the device emits cosmic energy

This is the reason idols here aren’t made of stone here as they are made of wood as wood is a poor conductor of electricity. The device tends to give electric shocks even today and it’s safer to be placed in a wooden idol ..

𝑩𝑯𝑨𝑮𝑾𝑨𝑨𝑵 𝑹𝑨𝑴'𝑺 𝑺𝑬𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑻 𝑵𝑨𝑴𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮

Sita Maa was now sobing in the Ashok vatika. She forgot about Bhagwan Ram as She was only thinking about death. This moment to Hanumanji felt like years.

कपि करि हृदयँ बिचार दीन्हि मुद्रिका डारि तब।
जनु असोक अंगार दीन्ह हरषि उठि कर गहेउ॥

Hanumanji bowed to Sitaji in His mind and dropped Bhagwan Ram’s ring. Sitaji sprang up with joy and took it in Her hand as though the Ashok tree had thrown a spark.

Sitaji recognised the ring with the name Ram engraved on it. She now remembered Ram and forgot death. She was in a dilemma. My Swamy's ring here? How? The Bhagwan is invincible so no one can attain this ring by conquering Him nor can it be re-made deceitfully.

At that time, Hanumanji began narrating Shri Ram Katha.

रामचंद्र गुन बरनैं लागा। सुनतहिं सीता कर दुख भागा॥
लागीं सुनैं श्रवन मन लाई। आदिहु तें सब कथा सुनाई

When Hanumanji narrates a katha, the listener’s sorrows leave immediately. Sitaji’s sadness disappeared.

She began to listen to the katha intently. When Hanumanji finished, Sitaji asked, “𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒌𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇?

Rig Ved 1.43.8

Here it says that there are two types of people who can cause harm to your yagya. One are the misers who although have everything, but they will not help you. The others can cause you harm by taking away the things accumulated for yagya.

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But when we think spiritually actually miser means the bad sanskaar accumulated in us wherein we believe that we are poor and low, when actually we are not. When the cover on our eyes is taken away we have the true realization that we are absolute. In Jagrit we are at

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oneness with this world, in swapna and TEJAS we are at oneness with Prakash, in SUSHUPTI and TURIYA we are in oneness with antaryami. So this realization is necessary.

मा नः॑ सोमपरि॒बाधो॒ मारा॑तयो जुहुरंत ।

आ न॑ इंदो॒ वाजे॑ भज ॥

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Translation:

सोमपरिबाधः - Creating problems in Som yagya.

नः - We.

मा - No.

जुहुरन्त - Violent.

अरातयः - Enemy.

इन्दो - Oh Som!

वाजे - Strength/good grains.

आ भजः - Give from all aspects.

Explanation; We request you to protect us from the enemies who

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want to create difficulties in Somyagya. We request you to protect us from misers and evil people. Oh Somdev! You also increase our strength.

Deep meaning:-Here it says that there are two types of people who can cause harm to your yagya. One are the misers who although

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LIST OF GOOD OMEN(शकुन) & BAD OMEN(अपशकुन)

While setting on a journey seeing a white cloth, clear sky, fruit laden tree,field full of crops, clear water, and black grains is a bad omen. While going to fight a war the following things prove to be a bad Omen- cotton,

cowdung mixed with grass twigs, house, wealth, fire, naked sadhu with oil over his body, marsh, leather,hair, insane person, eunuch, pregnant lady, widow, death, ash, skull, bones and broken vessel. A weird sound of eagle is not a good omen.

If you hear the words " go away" from front , then it is a good omen but hearing it from back is ashubh. The single word 'go' when heard from back is good but when heard from front is bad. "Wait, do not go, it is fruitless to go there, when you hear this,

then be sure that something evil may happen. It is a pointer to your impending death if you see a vulture sitting atop a flag, a elephant or a horse falling, head injury and torn clothes. During such times worship Shri Vishnu.

If you see the same signs second time, it is better to return home.

While travelling, seeing a white flower is a good omen and even a pot filled with water is a good omen. Amongst good omens are meat, fish, distant sound of birds, lighted fire, gold, silver, sword, sheep, cow,

The mesmerizing Shri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in the East fort at Pazhavangadi of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This is the temple of Bhagwan Shri Vishnu which is an ancient structure that was even visited by Balarama, according to Srimad Bhagavatam. 1/n

This temple also has references in Puranas like Skanda Purana and Padma Purana. According to the ancient scriptures, it was believed to be built over 5000 years ago but has no perfect pieces of evidence. (2/14)

There is a holy tank called Padma Theerdham meaning lotus spring near the temple.

This temple has recently got very famous for its hidden treasures with which it is claimed to be the richest temple in the world. (3/14)

The History Behind This Temple
There used to be a great Vishnu devotee called as Divakar Muni at Aanarthadesa who performed his daily rituals and pujas in a perfect manner without fail. One day, (4/14)

the Muni saw a little boy near his ashram and got so fascinated that he requested the boy to stay with him. The boy agreed on a condition that he should never be insulted. The Muni used to tolerate the childish acts of this boy with patience. (5/14)

Jogajog and Sanjog

A Monk of the Ramakrishna Mission was being interviewed by a journalist from NY. The journalist started
interviewing the Monk as planned earlier.

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Journalist - "Sir, in your last lecture, you told us about "Jogajog" (Contact) and "Sanjog" (Connection). It's really confusing. Can you explain?"

The Monk smiled and apparently deviating from the question asked the journalist:

"Are you from New York?"

Journalist: "Yeah.."

Monk: "Who are there at home?"

The Journalist felt that the Monk was trying to avoid answering his question since this was a very personal and unwarranted question. Yet the  journalist said: "Mother had expired. Father is there. Three brothers and one sister. All married..."

The Monk, with a smile on his face, asked again: "Do you talk to your father?"

The  journalist looked visibly annoyed...

The Monk: "When did you talk to him last?"

The journalist, supressing his annoyance said: "May be a month ago."

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The Monk: "Do you brothers and sisters meet often? When did you meet last as a family gathering?"

At this point, sweat appeared on the forehead of the journalist.

It seemed that the Monk was interviewing the Journalist.

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SRI GANESHA, GULUR (KAR)
#bharatmandir

Gulur village in Tumkur is famous for the unique way of celebrating Ganapati festival.
Gulur has a striking murti of Ganesha in black stone. In front of it stands another impressive 9-feet clay murti of Ganesha that is remade every year.

Once, a poor brahmin was facing difficult times. In his dream, Ganesha advised him to offer prayers to him. The brahmin met Maharishi Agastya by chance. Maharishi asked him to collect sand from nearby lake to make Ganesha murti. A murti approx 8-9 feet was made.

Pooja was performed for 30 days and later the murti was immersed in lake. After this,
all problems of the brahmin disappeared. Since then, this practice has continued. Every year, mud from lake near Gulur is collected and moulded by artisans.

The 9 ft tall Ganesha murti takes 108 days approx for completion.
Puja begins on the day of Bali Padyami (Deepavali) and continues for about one month. The annual jatra is held on the third day after the completion of the Kartika Masa.

If anyone believes tht Cong is out of pic in Indian polity, cos they have no presence in many states, then you're being naive.

A party, which has been in the corridor of powers for more than 70 yrs, cannot be disposed off in mere yrs.

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Today's #CongressToolKit proves my belief, tht Cong has other things in mind. If they cannot be King, they wanna be Kingmaker.

If they cannot be part of government, they merely contest to cut into votebank of other parties (which is almost always BJP).

@rspcharya

Congress has, in all these yrs created coteries tht has its tentacles in almost all fields & departments.

Since the time India got independence, Congress has been setting one narrative after another. And ppl have been falling for it, year after year.

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be it making ppl believe tht it was efforts of MKG and erstwhile Congress tht India got independence. Or tht it's MKG, Nehru and after him, his family is wht makes Congress.

Be it calling Indira is India or Sonia as 'mother of India'.

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Does it really surprise us, tht they have yet again devised #toolkit to set a narrative?

But credit to them where it's due, they identified Modiji as a potential thorn on their side as early as 2002. And there again they set a narrative.

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The Brihadeeswara Mandir is one of the greatest structures ever built. Do you know why? #Thread

📸Artistic imagination: Sunil Pookode

-The architecture used is the interlock method where no cement, plaster or adhesive was used between the stones. It has survived 1000 years and 6 earthquakes

-The Mandir tower at 216 feet was likely the tallest in the world at the time.

-The other structures built using this method Big Ben and Leaning Tower of Pisa are tilting with time. The Mandir which is way older has zero degree inclination.

- 1.3 lakh ton of granite was used to build the Mandir which was transported by 3000 elephants from 60 kms away.

-The Mandir was constructed without digging the earth.

-The Kumbham at the top of the Mandir tower weighs 81 tons and is carved from a single piece of granite

Nothing ever comes close to the level of engineering used to construct the Brihadeeswara Mandir. There is nothing quite like it and there will never be something quite like it. Raja Raja Chola was a visionary. We must treasure this timeless marvel ~Om Namah Shivaay~

Rig Ved 1.43.6

Cows, horses etc were the need of ancient times. In today's time the resources are different. In this modern time, be it Materialistic, Spiritual, Aadhi daivik or Aadhi bhautik, It is Rudra who arranges it systematically. Rudra denotes our KARMENDRIYA,

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GYANENDRIYA, SVABHAAV, KAAL and KARM. They create a character or atmosphere and do things with strong determination. Therefore Rudra is given importance.

शं नः॑ कर॒त्यर्व॑ते सु॒गं मे॒षाय॑ मे॒ष्ये॑ ।

नृभ्यो॒ नारि॑भ्यो॒ गवे॑ ॥

Translation:

नः - Ours.

अर्वते - Horse.

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मेषाय - Sheep
.

मेष्ये - Goat.

नृभ्यः - Men.

नारिभ्यः - Ladies.

गवे - For cows.

सुगम् - Easy.

शम् - Happiness.

करति - To give.

Explanation: Rudra dev is good for our horses, goat , sheep, men, women and cows.

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Deep meaning: Cows, horses etc were the need of ancient times. In today's time the resources are different. In this modern time, be it Materialistic, Spiritual, Aadhi daivik or Aadhi bhautik, It is Rudra who arranges it systematically. Rudra denotes our KARMENDRIYA,

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GYANENDRIYA, SVABHAAV, KAAL and KARM. They create a character or atmosphere and do things with strong determination. Therefore Rudra is given importance.

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śambhōrmurtiścarati bhuvanē. #Thread

Maharshi Veda Vyasa’s compassionate contribution towards the upliftment of humanity is incredible. As time is the biggest devourer of everything, few centuries after His advent, around 72 different Anti-Vedic schools appeared on the horizon.

Vedas r thoroughly misinterpreted suiting one’s convenience & such propaganda reached its pinnacle. It’s like the gigantic tree of Sanatana Dharma is encircled in poisonous creepers producing poisonous fruits & covered by thorny bushes, which though r attributed 2 d tree itself.

Chaos prevailed all over. In such dangerous situation, Sanatana Dharma needed one who has clarity in direction, command in Vedas, conviction in Dharma, control over senses, capacity to organize, and courage to establish truth. All the gods decided to seek the help of Lord Siva..

They all went to Lord Dakshinamurti & said "Till now, You have been catering towards the intellectual community, which is not sufficient. Of course, to come down to earth, You have to hide two hands and third eye." Lord Dakshinamurti adhered to the request of gods.

He hid His two upper hands and left the bottom two hands that contain the book and chinmudra i.e. the symbol of Self-knowledge. He sent His third eye backward. Thus, Lord Dakshinamurti came down to earth as Sankara Bhagavatpada. Sage Vidyaranya described this as below.

Suprabhātam, dear friends & family!

We often find ourselves in a testing situation and at times feel lost. One of my teachers told me tht only 5% of our worry is caused by actual problem, rest 95% is how we're gonna react. Found this wonderful story tht exemplifies this msg.

Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

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Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. @shreekanth2020 @HelloNNewman @rspchary

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. @wataboutery @RajeAiyer

He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” @Bhaktirassagar

ThiruMetraleeswarar Kovil
#Kanchipuram
#TamilNaduTemples 🚩

Metraleeswarar Temple is located in Pillaiyarpalayam in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu. Kovil is one among Paadal Petra Sthalams. There are two separate murthy's here in separate sri kovil. Metraleeswarar and

Odha Urugeeswarar and Parvathi Devi as Metrali Nayagi / Parasakthi here. Paramashiva is swayambhu here.

Story of Urugeeswarar says that once Mahavishnu had a desire to have the form of Shiva Lingam so he approached Paramshiva. Shiva told Mahavishnu to do Tapasya at this place👇

till Sambandar visits the place and sings praising him. Mahavishnu started tapasya here, Sambandar visited Metraliyur and saw Mahavishnu doing tapasya and began singing to Mahadeva thinking it is Shiva Bhagwan. Mahavishnu started to melt hearing the song and attained Linga form.

Odha Urugeeswarar (Odha-singing, Urugu-melting, Easwarar-Shiva)
Story of Metrali Nathar is that paramashiva who was facing east in the temple, hearing Sambandar praising Odha Urugeeswarar,  turned west to hear the song.

Om Nama Shivaya
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GHATI SUBRAMANYA, DODDABALLAPURA (KAR)
#bharatmandir

One of the most important place for snake worship.
The murtis of Kartikeya and Narasimha are self-manifested.
There is an anthill which is opposite the shrine. Bhaktas pour milk on it as part of rituals.

Here Subramanya performed penance in the form of snake. He sought protection from Narsimha for Nagas from Sri Vishnu’s vehicle Garuda, known for his dislike towards serpents.
The Pushya Suddha Shasti is one of the biggest festivals here believed to be appearance day of Subramanya

It was in this region where Subramanya vanquished Ghatikasura, the demon. Hence called Ghati Subramanya.
Childless couples visit here to seek blessings for getting a child.
The installation of snake murtis near the shrine is believed to be an auspicious act.

The murti of Karthikeya with a seven headed cobra faces eastwards while Narasimha faces westwards.
To ensure that both are visible to bhaktas at the same time, a huge mirror is placed in the rear in the sanctum sanctorum.

VEDAS AS BASIS FOR SCIENCE -

A 🧵 u must read

The word Veda means knowledge and are the most sacred scriptures of Hinduism. The Vedas are also called Sruti meaning that was heard and revealed to the Seers and ascetics.

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UPAVEDAS

1. Artha-Veda-dealing with statecraft
2. Ayur-Veda- concerns medicine & health
3. Dhanur-Veda- discusses military science
4. Gandhrva-Veda- unfolds music and arts
5. Sthapatya-Veda- explains architecture

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1. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT IN THE VEDAS

The science of Vasthu Satra, which concerns with the layouts and the direction of building architecture and is hot current topic the world over, is traceable to at least the year 3000BC in the Vedas.

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The Gumbaz found on the mosques all over the world actually originated as the interlocking dome in the Stupa of the Buddhist architectural tradition in India.

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The building of huge structures without the use of any modern equipments actually tell the story of advanced feat in construction practices.

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#Thread on decoding the ॐ/AUM/OM

AUM is made up of 3 syllables: A, U, & M, or, phonetically, “aaah,” “oooh,” & “mmm.” A is the first of the guttural sound, so it is the very first sound that human can utter, M is the last of the labial sounds and

U is the sound produced by rolling the wind over the whole of the tongue. Hence the conjunction of these 3 primary sounds can be comprehended to contain the rudiment of all sounds that human can ever give utterance to and so it can be taken as the fittest sound symbol of Brahman.

According to Taittiriya Upanishad 1.8.1-

MnOm is Brahman. Om is everything here.

At a physical level, the Aum syllable addresses the whole of the human sound instrument: we open the mouth (a), move the lips closer to each other (u) & then close the mouth (m).

This activates the larynx fully. ‘A’ resonates in the stomach and chest, ‘u’ in the throat and chest and ‘m’ in the nasal cavity, skull and brain. By chanting Aum we move the energy from the abdomen up to the brain.

Moreover, the syllable AUM represents several important triads:

Worlds - Earth, Atmosphere, and Heaven; Major Hindu Gods - Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva; Gunas: Tamas, Rajas and
Sattva; Sacred Vedic scriptures - Rg, Yajur, and Sama; Actions: Creation, Preservation, and Destruction; Time: Past, Present, and Future;