Aum is one of the most sacred Hindu symbols.
In SanskritAum means "play loud".
Aum, according to Hindu culture, can be translated as follows:
- the letter "A"means the waking state
- the letter "U"stands for lo dream state
- the letter'.M"denotes the unconscious state or the deep sleep state.
Aum is the first part of the main mantras in Hinduism and Buddhism. As written in the Upanishad, Aum is God in sound form, it is the primordial sound of creation, the all-encompassing cosmic vibrationthe mantra mula or the syllable 'root' - that holds atoms and the whole universe together..
