Allbeejamantraandmantrasoriginate from it. It prefixes somemantras. It is representative of the Supreme God Principle (Parabrahman).

Effect of continuous chanting ofOm

The energy associated withOmis of the unmanifest God principle (nirgun). The unmanifest energy of God is the same energy used to create the entire manifest (sagun) Universe. As a result a lot of energy is generated when one chantsOm.

Chanting of onlyOmcan have adverse effects if the person chanting is of a lower spiritual level as he may not have the capacity to tolerate the spiritual energy generated from the chant.

The following illustrates who can tolerate the chanting of justOm.

The spiritual level at which the chanting of Om can be tolerated -

Man – 50%

Woman beyond child bearing age – 50%

Woman within child bearing age – 60%

Printing ofOmin various places

A basic law of spiritual science states that ‘The word, touch, form, taste, smell and its related energy coexist’. This means where a symbol of God is present its related energy is also present. By placing theOmsymbol on T-shirts and tattoos on the body the following are the adverse effects that may be felt:

Physical distress such as hyperacidity, a rise in the body temperature, etc. or

Psychological distress like restlessness.

Another important aspect is that random placement of the symbolOmamounts to playing with a symbol related to

God and hence constitutes a sin.

In today’s times the most effective way of progressing spiritually is chanting the Name of God according to the religion of our birth. We are born in that very religion which is most conducive to begin our spiritual practice. This forms the basic foundation for spiritual practice. Repeating the Name of God according to the religion of our birth also enables us to overcome destiny. Infact spiritual practice helps us both in this world and the world after we die.

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