QUOTE(CherryXS @ Apr 28 2008, 07:56 AM)

Still no comments on what I perceived to be Sister Fracas' mistake of "ohm" and "om".
Maybe because I don't sit on VisaJourney all weekend when I have better things to do with my husband...
Om, Aum, Ohm is a holy meditation symbol of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism (see graphic at top of page) with a profusion of esoteric and exoteric meanings. In modern usage Om means the Word, the “parnava,” the eternal. Various accounts are given of its origin; one that it is the term of assent used by the gods, and probably an old contracted form of the Sanskirt word "evam" meaning "thus." The laws of the "Manu" say that the word was formed by Brahma himself, who extracted the letters "a" "u" "m" from the "Vedas," one from each; and they thus explain its mysterious power and sanctity. "Om" is also the name given by the Hindus to the spiritual sun, as opposed to "Sooruj," the natural sun. From
http://visit.elysiumgates.com/aum.htmlThe symbol
Om, Ohm or Aum is believed to be the sound that was spoken to create the universe and life. From
http://www.ethnicityonline.net/logo_explanations.htmThe Absolute
AUM (OM, OHM) within Hinduism symbolizes the unborn non-dualistic, omnispresent, impersonal Absolute, which incoperates all forms of life; which is life. The sacred AUM symbol above represents both the unmanifest, nirguna, and manifest, saguna, aspects of the Absolute. By sound and form, AUM symbolizes the infinite Brahman* (ultimate reality). From
http://www.muktinath.org/hinduism/om-aum.htmMoola Mantra
Ohm Saktheeyei! Paraa Saktheeyei!
Ohm Saktheeyei! Aadhi Paraa Saktheeyei!
Ohm Saktheeyei! Maruvoor Araseeyei!
Ohm Saktheeyei!
Ohm Veenaayagaa!
Ohm Saktheeyei!
Ohm Kaamaatcheeyei!
Ohm Saktheeyei!
Ohm Bangaaru Kaamaatcheeyei!
Ohm Sakthi!
From
http://www.omsakthi.org/