My Digital Wallpapers - OM

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The sound of OM
Courtesy: wiki.answers.com

It was realized by the ancients that the closest thing to God that man could possibly conceive was the great Sun of our solar system. This great, most holy being was regarded by them as a Living Intelligence that was selflessly giving its every ethereal breath into the cosmos to assist countless life streams in their journey through evolution.

The OM or AUM represents the three qualities inherent in the Cosmic Vibration.

A - represents Creation
U - represents Preservation
M - represents Transmutation

These expressions of energy were symbolized in Vedic works as the triune Deities:

Brahma - Creation
Vishnu - Preservation
Siva - Transmutation

Now, this mantra when expressed through the human vocal system constitutes the generalized symbol of all other sounds. All articulated sounds - that is to say all words are produced in the space of the mouth and throat.

The larynx and the palate are used as sounding boards. When you pronounce - A; no part of the tongue or palate is touched. When you pronounce - U; the sound rolls from the very root to the end of the sounding board of the mouth. M - is the last sound which is produced by closing the two lips.

Thus, when properly pronounced, AUM represents the entire phenomena of sound production! Because of this it is regarded as the mother of all mantras and indeed all possible words.

The symbol of OM
Courtesy: www.omsakthi.org

Just as the sound of OM represents the four states of Brahman (absolute reality), the symbol OM written in Sanskrit also represents everything.

The material world of the waking state is symbolized by the large lower curve. The deep sleep state is represented by the upper left curve. The dream state, lying between the waking state below and the deep sleep state above, emanates from the confluence of the two. The point and semicircle are separate from the rest and rule the whole. The point represents the turiya state of absolute consciousness. The open semicircle is symbolic of the infinite and the fact that the meaning of the point can not be grasped if one limits oneself to finite thinking.

Below are my own creation of digital wallpapers for Hindu symbol OM. These again are created with Adobe Photoshop in 1024x768 dimension with quotes in each image. Click on image to enlarge

Quote : "N/A"

Quote : "The Beginning is the End"

Quote : All things are artificial, for nature is the art of God

Quote : Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer

Quote : If you do not understand my silence, you will not understand my words

Quote : .....and so I went silent.

Quote : Welcome to the God

Quote : Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away....

Quote : How did it get so late so soon? It's night before, it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness, how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon??????

Quote : The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.

Quote : Let your soul control your destiny.

Quote : Arrows of heaven, spears of earth...

Quote : What is life for? To die? To kill myself at once? No, I am afraid. To wait for death until it comes? I fear that even more. Then I must live. But what for? In order to die? And I could not escape from the circle.

Quote : In spring, hundreds of flowers; in autumn, a harvestmoon; in summer, a refreshing breeze; in winter, snow will accompany you. If useless things do not hang in your mind, any season is a good season for you.

Quote : When the student is ready, the master appears. ~ Buddhist Proverb.

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