| Tibetan Om or Aum is of great importance in | | | | work or journey in the lives of the Hindus is started |
| Hinduism. This sacred syllable is used to represent the | | | | by uttering the Tibetan Om sound. This symbol is |
| Brahman, the impersonal Absolute â | | | | very common even at the head of the letters or at |
| omnipotent, omnipresent and the source of all | | | | the beginning of an examination paper. The symbol is |
| existence. In its essence, the Brahman is | | | | also worn by many Hindus in the form of an Om |
| incomprehensible and therefore a symbol is required | | | | pendant, as an expression of spiritual perfection. In |
| to help us realize the Unknowable. The Tibetan Om is | | | | every Hindu temple and family shrine you will find this |
| used to represent both aspects of God, the manifest | | | | symbol enshrined in one way or another. Also, many |
| and the un-manifest. | | | | family members choose to wear an Om pendant that |
| The Tibetan Om is used daily, even though it consists | | | | can offer them protection and peace of mind. |
| of the most profound of Hindu beliefs. Every day, | | | | |