Why was Om chosen as a symbol and what are its special features?
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"Om is the sound that transcends meaning, a bridge to the ineffable, where thought dissolves and pure awareness resonates."
According to Osho, Om was chosen because a sign was needed that carries no fixed meaning—pointing beyond mind and language to the seventh plane. Formed from the root sounds A‑U‑M, it’s rendered as a pictorial glyph (not letters) whose three parts mirror those phonemes. In thought‑free awareness (the fourth body), their natural confluence is heard as Om, an inner primordial resonance.
Om is a sound made of A, U, and M, shown as a picture so no one fixes a meaning to it, and when your thoughts fall silent you can sense it inside.
Why this matters practically
- Guides meditation beyond concepts by focusing on a meaning-free sound.
- Centers attention on the natural inner resonance, calming the mind.
- Offers a universal symbol that resists mistranslation and dogma.
- Centers attention on the natural inner resonance, calming the mind.
- Offers a universal symbol that resists mistranslation and dogma.
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