| In Yoga, understanding and chanting of OM has a | | | | OM and practice Yoga. Practice of Yoga is |
| great significance. Om is a syllable(akshara) or a word | | | | meaningless without knowing and chanting of OM. OM |
| in Sanskrit. There is no syllable or word neither in | | | | should be chanted with full exhalation. Sound should |
| Sanskrit nor in any other language of the world as | | | | come out equally from mouth and nose. With a full |
| great as OM. The syllable OM is in itself a great | | | | inhalation again one should chant OM with full |
| hymn(mahamantra). Vedic hymns are chanted only | | | | exhalation. This way one should go on chanting OM for |
| after chanting of OM. | | | | atleast half an hour before doing yogic exercises. The |
| Upanishads, the fountainhead of Indian spiritualism | | | | ultimate aim of chanting and practicing Yoga is to |
| describe OM as Brahman. Brahman is the ultimate | | | | realise the Self(soul) that is Brahman. |
| reality or divinity in the whole universe. All worldly things, | | | | By chanting of Om cells in the body becomes alert, |
| all names and forms are only the manifestation of | | | | active and concious. Elements causing disease in the |
| Brahman. The world appears to exist because of | | | | body get destroyed. By chanting OM for a long |
| Brahman. The sense organs in the body cannot realise | | | | duration one feels the bliss and freshness. Mind |
| Brahman. The senses only feel worldly things. The | | | | becomes free from ill-thoughts and gets concentrated. |
| senses feel worldly things for Brahman as Atman(soul) | | | | While chanting OM one should keep one's mind on the |
| exists in all living beings. | | | | sound of OM. However the technique of chanting of |
| In order to feel and realise Brahman one has to chant | | | | OM should be learnt from a Master. |