Keys to Creation Meditation: OM

12. January 2010 by HealingMindN.

“Better indeed is knowledge than mechanical practice. Better than knowledge is meditation. But better still is surrender of attachment to results, because there follows immediate peace.”

We’ve talked about the basics of meditation. Let’s take a more in-depth look at what we can do to really achieve a higher stage of enlightenment. Last time we talked about breathing and how it is widely considered the most important physical aspect of meditation. I say physical aspect because the state of the mind is, as always, the most important. This time, we examine the verbal aspect of meditation, the mantra.

The Omkara Mantra

You may have seen others meditating and uttering a single syllable at a specific frequency; this is a mantra. The most famous mantra is the “Om” or “Aum” sound. This sound is considered to be sacred to several religions and spiritual traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. The sound “aum” is formally referred to as the “Omkara,” or “Name of God” in Sanskrit and there are several ways of speaking it.

“Omanipadme Aum” for example, roughly translates to “I pray to the Jewel in the Lotus Flower.” The “Lotus Flower” is the brain. The “Jewel” is the mind. In essence, this means you are praying to your own spirit or the essence of God contained within you.

The main objective of a mantra is that it is a tool to help you achieve permanent inner awareness; this is the key to your inner transformation. The purpose is not the meaning of the word in and of itself. Rather, it is your personal utterance of the word and the vibration it makes within you that matters. Getting in touch with your inner vibration is the key to your permanent inner awareness; this is the central theme in most methods of spiritual growth.
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