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Sound sample

can anyone post a sound sample of Aum its its hinduism—Preceding unsigned comment added by Psychomelodic (talk • contribs)

Additional Western Appearances

It could possibly be further added that "OM" has appeared independently in Western Mystery Tradition through Enochian, in which the letters O and M combine to form OM, meaning "to know", "to understand", or "wisdom". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.175.50.26 (talk • contribs)

Article name/move

While I’m no expert on Sanscrit transliteration, though aum may or may not be the more “correct” way to write the syllable, om is almost certainly the more common way to write it in English. Shouldn’t the article be moved to reflect that? —Wiki Wikardo 07:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I can second that. Never saw "Aum", just "Om namah Sivaya" at hindu temples. --Thirusivaperur (talk) 13:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
When we discuss this sacred syllable we always refer to it as Aum and provide its explanation. And even when we utter it during meditation we say it in three parts. It has a proper reason behind it-- One reason is the way it causes progressive vibration in different parts of the body. --Jyoti (talk) 07:21, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

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Fails B-criteria:

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Identifications with deities like Ganesha, Shiva called Omkar, not present.

Redtigerxyz (talk) 06:21, 17 July 2008 (UTC) MO, MUA —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.181.127.196 (talk) 06:58, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Phonaesthetic qualities

I remember reading an book that spelled the syllable "Ohm" and argued that one of the reasons it was considered sacred is due to the physical qualities of the syllable. Say it, it's an interesting upward motion - the "o" starts in the lungs, the "h" goes up through your throat and the "m" balances in your mouth and on your lips. It was argued that the syllable assists with meditation in that its motions parallel meditation's focus on allowing thoughts to come to you and then letting them float away like balloons. Does anyone know what book this is from so that this information can be included in the article? I can't seem to figure out a good Google phrase for this. Thanks Dg7891 (talk) 04:55, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

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