OM

Definition: The primordial sound and vibration symbolizing ultimate reality and the entirety of existence.

Insights: OM is the fundamental sound and vibration that embodies ultimate reality and all existence. In yoga, chanting OM centers the mind and attunes it to universal consciousness.

Related Sutras

1.27

tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ

Importance: 9/10

His designator is Praṇava (the syllable Om).

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1.28

tajjapastadarthabhāvanam

Importance: 9/10

Its repetition and meditation on its meaning should be practiced.

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