| There are three religions which have shaped my | | | | experience "that" which is a constant in a universe of |
| awareness over my lifetime. The first religion is | | | | change. I love change, but even more than change, I |
| Christianity, which follows the teachings of Jesus Christ, | | | | love it when things are calm, peaceful, serene, still, and |
| especially his Sermon on the Mount, also called the | | | | inherently blissful because of such conditions. Here are |
| Beatitudes. Essentially, Jesus has asked us to lead a | | | | twenty-five reasons to chant OM or meditate on OM. |
| life devoted to loving God and other people. The | | | | Each of these has been written with the utmost of |
| second religion is Hinduism, which follows the teachings | | | | awareness and goodwill, because self-realization truly |
| of Krishna, who is considered by many Hindus to be | | | | is the goal of life, according to great souls like Christ, |
| the eighth avatar or divine-descent of the Hindu God | | | | Krishna, and the Buddha. |
| Vishnu. Krishna has asked us to lead a noble life of | | | | 1. OM represents all of time: past, present, future. |
| virtue and goodness. Finally, I have also grown | | | | 2. OM represents all levels of existence: gross, subtle, |
| immensely from the teachings of the Buddha, who | | | | and causal. |
| taught non-violence and also right action, right thought, | | | | 3. OM represents all wisdom of the Buddha. |
| right meditation, right perception, and things of that | | | | 4. OM represents all devotion teachings of Krishna. |
| nature. The Buddha has emphasized the importance | | | | 5. OM includes all divine teachings of Christ. |
| of compassion. Yet, what is it that is in common | | | | 6. OM includes all focus energies of the yogis (ajna |
| between these three spiritual leaders? | | | | chakra). |
| Divine Spirit (or God, if you wish to so say) has | | | | 7. OM means The Song of God. |
| allowed me to finalize my awareness on one Holy | | | | 8. OM means The Word of God. |
| Sound, which literally embodies all teachings and truths | | | | 9. OM means Amen of Jews and Christians. |
| of all these noble religions, as well the lives of their | | | | 10. OM means Ameen of the Muslims. |
| respective Masters and teachers: OM. According to | | | | 11. OM is the goal of Kriya Yogis like Paramahansa |
| the Upanishads of Ancient India, OM is the complete | | | | Yogananda. |
| and infallible Word of God, Name of God, Holy Sound | | | | 12. OM is the goal of Siddha Yogis like Paramahansa |
| of God, Transcendental Vibration of God, and more. It | | | | Nityananda. |
| is complete. Nothing, especially the Ascended Masters, | | | | 13. OM is the conclusion of the Mandukya Upanishad. |
| remains outside of OM. So, as one chants OM, all | | | | 14. OM is the conclusion of the Mundaka Upanishad. |
| divine prayers and divine thoughts are necessarily | | | | 15. OM is the conclusion of the Nirvana Upanishad. |
| included and lie within the domain of this Purely | | | | 16. OM symbolizes Buddha Consciousness. |
| Transcendental Sound that denotes the Absolute | | | | 17. OM symbolizes Christ Consciousness. |
| Truth, God, etc. | | | | 18. OM symbolizes Krishna Consciousness. |
| The Buddhists use OM in a three word chant: OM AH | | | | 19. OM stands for limitless awareness. |
| HUM. For the Tibetan Buddhists, OM symbolizes purity | | | | 20. OM stands for limitless power. |
| of the body. AH symbolizes purity of speech. HUM | | | | 21. OM stands for limitless presence. |
| symbolizes purity of mind. So, all three sounds | | | | 22. OM is the sound-power behind creation. |
| symbolize total purity, hence oneness with the | | | | 23. OM is the sound-power behind speech and music. |
| Absolute by purifying these three aspects of our lives. | | | | 24. OM is the sound that represents transformation |
| So, here are twenty-five reasons to chant OM. These | | | | 25. OM TAT SAT: meaning, OM, that is the truth. |
| are written out for those of you who truly wish to | | | | |