A...U...M

To me, these make the most beautiful sound in the world.

Three letters, (A, U, M...creating the sound of "OM") representing beginning, middle, and end, symbolize creation itself, which consists of constant beginnings, periods of stasis and change, and endings. Hence all of the varieties of sounds and their respective objects in all languages are encompassed by the utterance of this single syllable, OM. The formation and use of the word OM are ingenious, because they include the entire universe in one syllable. At the same time, by the utterance of OM one is able to appreciate and recognize Ishwara (a Sanskrit word that means “God”), who is the source of the beginning, middle, and end of the universe.

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