OM vs AUM - Which is Correct? 

Sadguru is a fraud

@@damarubhatta 🤣🙏

Who wrote the Upanishads? If you want to learn about Sanskrit, please once visit The Sanskrit Channel. Due respect to Swamiji.. And my dear brother if you want to have any idea of what Sadguru is, do watch Sadhguru Exclusive.

@@shivangawayofgrace 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😐 no

English doesn't have vocabulary to have sanskrit or any Indian language, sanskrit is reverberation or sounds it's not a world it's universal sound.. which makes mantras , it's not English OM or AUM it's how the body make sound it's aaa uuu mmm namah shivaya 🙏 hope it helps

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

It's neither Om, nor Aum. It's 🕉. You simply cannot write or express it in the roman script. It's unique and complete in itself.

Your prayers should not be mere imitation of a 'correct' repetition. You should be engaging the experience of your source (which is personal) to a degree that you cannot be corrected because you know your experience to be correct. If you still haven't had that experience in your meditative work, than you do have further to go but not in the direction of correcting yourself by the standards of a philosophic expert.

@@libbyhicks7549 Lol, yes thank you Libby, I am well aware of my prayers from the heart being listened to by Divine Source for many years now; agreed it is a very personal experience indeed and having meditated for 25yrs now, I am glad I can still remain humble in simply knowing and experiencing that. Namaste, love & light!

Vedic knowledge is called Shruti because it was transmitted in an unbroken chain until it was written by Shri Vyasa Dev. But it is of divine origin. Thus, it is important that the manta has to and has to be pronounced right. Else, the effects will be entirely something else. The Bhagavad Gita stresses this in the verse "evam parampara praptam.. ".

It's not words like you all think it's the sound which we make during chanting it's difficulty for non Indian's to understand it's aaa uuu mmm or ಓಂ ನಮಃ ಶಿವಾಯ.. where sound formation from different chakras it's not just vocal cords.

@@devika6858 Both are the same in case of Bija Mantras because if you see Sanskrit vowels and consonants, they are arranged systamatically according to the sounds that can be produced, like palatals, labials etc. Phonetics is such But, language produces sound alone. So they are one and the same. You should not make a noise aaaauuummm. God! That would be a great offence! In Sanskrit, the word has to be pronounced right! It is Om. This is called Sandhi. There are rules. You can chant o as in order, but elongated. Or like the word Ohm in English. But not aaaauuuuuummmm. 🤣🤣🤣 The latter, like swami explains, is like the dog's howl. 🤣🤣

See, keep your lips open in a circular manner. Rest your tongue at the base of your mouth. Then breathe out a sound. While doing so, do not engage any muscle in your lips or tongue or cheeks. In other words your lips and tongue should not move at all. Then after 1 second move your tongue's base(not the tip) to the above to trap the air coming out to end the word. Then the sound which is produced is the Om. Actually it should be more like Ong, where the pronunciation of the 'G' is only the initial fraction, complete 'G' sound is not produced.

I think you should stick to OM. Better to have Good long lasting impact than tremendous short term impact.

yes, this makes a lot of sense

Amazing! from where did you get that much of knowledge

Why is the seed mantra in the beginning just om? for exhample om namo narayanaya? It is always just om. Not Aum pronaounced. Why?

⁠​⁠​⁠@@josh8285Om is pronounced Aum. Hence, Aum Namo Naaraayanaaya

@@bharatvision2721 I am wondering, I have never herd it by any mantra that is beginning with an Om Sound. Om nama shivaya, Om gum Ganapataye namaha etc... Even in Mantra Songs from India. I am just confused.... Yogananda Chants it Om too.

find your own experience and it will shine as truth.

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

@@libbyhicks7549 Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

The "so called" guru you're referring to has introduced Hinduism to millions of people.

Correction: He has introduced millions to a superficial philosophy which borrows concepts from Hinduism.

@@keshava470 If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t have found this video or anything on Vedanta

​@@keshava470 About who are you talking about ?Vedanta is superficial?Ooo you wise sage, elaborate please and cust out our ignorance.

@@keshava470 he is not a philosopher. Once visit Dhyan Lingam temple, Ling Bhairavi Temple or just read the comments in comment section of any Dhyan lingam or Ling Bhairavi Devi video. Or read the research article on difference between AUM and Om and see research on Shambhavi Mahamudra by Harvard University I guess.. Don't live in your superficial world. These swami's are really kids in front on Sg. Once you visit Isha Yoga centre you will get to know. You will be blown away by the energies there or just do one thing. There is a chant named as Brahmanand Swaroop Chant on you tube, it is designed by Sadguru, once chant it for 10 minutes and then come back and reply.

good.

If you feel what the sound should be when you are saying it that way, then I am guessing that is the right way.

@@AntoniusReginaldus It doesn’t hurt to try both. I will do OM chanting for two weeks straight and see what it does. I’ve been doing AUM chanting for five years and it has helped me tremendously. When I feel like I am coming down with something, I would sit for 30 min and do the AUM chanting, especially, when I have migraine. Gone! I never had to go to the hospital. Even when I got a cut that probably required ten stitches! Healed! My yoga and meditation really help speed up the healing process. But this has worked for me though. Every individual is different. Explore it for yourself. You don’t have to take my word for it. AUM and OM is just a reverberation of sound. Both are equally powerful!

Great to hear ​@@oonaamookhao

In french au makes o sound...hmmm

❤

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Asoo, an Emseri. ^^

@@thomasruhm1677 Ich nicht, aber mein Pseudonym schon! XD Servas! ;)

If someone can tell you that you are wrong than the experience was not authentic. You have a ways to go but not by following a philosophical expert. Trust yourself.

@@libbyhicks7549 Oh yeah ? So what is your own experience telling you ? Mine is telling me not to blindly follow any cult of personality. There's been many of them and they still exist blinding people and turning them into sheep like followers. As for someone who admits himself that he never read any scriptures, he's got lots to say about Sanskrit and people who never studied that ancient language would simply believe him. Faith is not the way, neither is fear and ignorance. Swamiji brings lots of clarity in this video in regards with Sanskrit grammar and tonal characters. Maybe you should watch it again. And for me uttering 'A' while closing mouth was never bringing the sound 'U' as it supposed to according to Sadhguru. It was always counter intuitive but I would copy others and pretend it is happening. This is my experience.Having spent 9 months in that ashram trying to be somebody who I was not I've decided to leave and start living my life instead of pretending and fulfilling somebody's else ambitious dreams. As for that 'enlighten' being he has a great cynical personality and many desires. Also contradicts himself at many occasions.

@@chatamistyka441 I am with you. Experts and scholars have much to teach us, but if what they are telling contradicts our direct experience then we must go with our own council (if we are sure that it was our authentic experience). That was exactly my point. I hope it was understood that way.

[EDITED] In fact, Chanting aauumm instead of Om can be catastrophic! In the Samskrita Sandhi, the aauumm sound is obtained by negating the 'Om' sound itself! a + u + m = Om BUT, a + Om = aum sound. [EDIT: ] AUM sound already has another meaning. It is one of the Bija Mantras of the [Throat] Chaka or [Vishudhi] Chaka, along with other Bija Aksharas like AIM, AM etc. And OM is the representation of Brahmam and is the Bijakshara in the Third Eye Chakra or the [Ajna] Chakra. So, it will only work on the [Throat] Chakra and had a different meaning than OM! So whoever is chanting aauumm, better stop it immediately! Whoever teaches this wrong sound may cause harm instead of benefit! Besides, the Bhagavad Gita says "Om ityekaksharam brahma..". Thus, if your goal of chanting Om is to attain the ULTIMATE spiritual result, then the ekakshara Om itself has to be chanted!

@@chatamistyka441 Some info for you. ☺🙏

Fake Jaggi Vasudev has propgated AUM instead of OM which is malicious

Only those who operate at the direction of another's knowledge and they are mostly like ships tossed on the sea. Always available for someone to correct them and adjust them. They are further away from the mark in a much more important way than pronunciation.

@@libbyhicks7549 Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

The mandukya may be showing us the origins of the hyphenated term OM rather than a symbolic alternative. The pronunciation as A-U-M is correct for specified uses.

That's almost as funny as the story of the dog yawning 🤣🤣

@@writerman242 That also reminded me of a cat I used to have, she would make a lot of noise when she was going through heat and while she was drinking water it would sound like she was saying "aum aum aum" 😆

@@sahamal_savu haha I once read that cats are Tibetan lamas reincarnated so I am not surprised 😂😂

So it is A+U becomes O /AU .It is said A arises from navel ( Life principle ) u from throat ( when you pronounce one can feel the vibrations in navel area, throat and then in lips ), M with lips closed , then silence follows. A merges in U ,that merges in M all ending in silence That is Godhead. All scriptures, descriptions end in silence. God is the mother of all, whatever way the child cries she can always understand and pick up the child. In spiritual path one should avoid criticism and comparisons of one Guru with other.🙂 om peace peace peace.

There was also that Amen and Ameen from Christianity and Islam. Atleast that is closer to Aum than Om. And they are not bounded by Sanskrit Sandhi rules, which may have changed over time(I don't know about this).

[EDITED] In fact, Chanting aauumm instead of Om can be catastrophic! In the Samskrita Sandhi, the aauumm sound is obtained by negating the 'Om' sound itself! a + u + m = Om BUT, a + Om = aum sound. [EDIT: ] AUM sound already has another meaning. It is one of the Bija Mantras of the Heart Chaka or Anahata Chaka, along with other Bija Aksharas like AIM, AM etc. And OM is the representation of Brahmam and is the Bijakshara in the Third Eye Chakra or the Vishudhi Chakra. So, it will only work on the Heart Chakra and had a different meaning than OM! So whoever is chanting aauumm, better stop it immediately! Whoever teaches this wrong sound may cause harm instead of benefit! Besides, the Bhagavad Gita says "Om ityekaksharam brahma..". Thus, if your goal of chanting Om is to attain the ULTIMATE spiritual result, then the ekakshara Om itself has to be chanted!

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Sadhguru is an authority on fashion.

He is not Sadhguru he is a murderer and Fake Jaggi Vasudev has propgated AUM instead of OM which is malicious.

Sad(how he uses the Spiritual Energy)- hguru (?)

@@WoodyWard Not just sadhguru, Even ramanamaharishi, Paramahansa yogananda many other sages mentioned it as AUM. Yogananda has mentioned it clearly as 'AUM' in his book autobiography of a yogi.

What you are saying is correct! See my comment, just above yours.

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

If your guru is 'having you chant OM as A-U-M than he is imposing his experience on those who are unready to receive the teaching, better to let you find your own way. Your definitions in english show that you are overthinking all of this. That is probably why you are following directions so adamently and denying your authentic experience in which truth is revealed. Change your approach for better outcomes.

@@libbyhicks7549 Thanks for taking the time to respond to my comment. To let you know he is not my guru and is someone I have never met before. I have always chanted OM as OM based on what teachings and teachers have taught me for decades. But last year, I was traveling through the USA and stopped at the ashram of popular teacher and visitors were asked to sit in a video talk from him that told us all that we were chanting the OM wrong. That it should be like AUM and part of the talk was to practice chanting it the way I described above. As an open minded person, I with respect, decided to give it a try. For me it didn't work. Regardless, I mainly am posting here to share my deep respect for Swami Tadatmananda's insights. Namaste.

@@peacefulselfprograms9525 I have deep respect for this teacher as well. He has good teachings from a pure desire. I watch his videos often. I have a perspective on the way A-U-M works in the body, so I wanted to add my perspective to say that there are many different uses for the practice of OM and some might express those as the A-U-M. Many paths, so we shant be too quick to decide what is correct for all. Namaste on your journey. thank you.

Meditation experts say that the Sanskrit word ‘Aum’ has, over a period of time and owing to the ravages of spread and traveling, has become ‘Om’. And this isn’t make-believe; there’s science behind it. Om is basically a monosyllabic word, as compared to Aum, which is tri-syllabic. In Sanskrit, ‘O’ is a diphthong sound. This means that it is formed by combining the two sounds ‘A’ and ‘U’. The difference between the two variations, Aum and Om, developed only due to transliteration. 'Anahat Nada’ or the ‘unstruck sound’ basically refers to sounds that do not cause any obstruction in the oral cavity while they are pronounced. Aum is one, and perhaps only, such chanting. The idea behind chanting certain sounds is that they cause vibrations in our body. This has a corollary in science where scientists see the entire universe as reverberations of energy. This translates into the entire existence as being an amalgamation of sounds. When you chant the three syllables of Aum, you will experience vibration in your body at three spots named below. When you chant AA: You will experience the vibration around your navel and abdominal area. It is related to the waking state. When you chant UU: You will experience the vibration in and around your chest cavity. It is related to the dream state. When you chant EEMM: You will experience the vibration in and around your throat. It is related to the state of deep sleep. After you chant one Aum, there’s a pause. It represents Turiya, or infinite consciousness. As per spiritual experts, these three sounds will manifest themselves in your life and benefit you in different ways. The chanting of Aum must be learned by an expert and should not be practiced by oneself as a wrong mantra chanting may have adverse repercussions. Though believing in the science of chanting is an absolutely personal call, a study was conducted by Lady Irwin College on its athletes to check for the effectiveness of Aum chanting. The study concluded that the chanting bridged the gap between knowledge and behavior, making athletes stay well-hydrated which they earlier did not despite knowing how important that is. Also, the athletes had improved heart rates, better physical agility and were more focused

Yes haha, it's not a debate for French speaking people