Postscript: To show this Om phenomenon is more than coincidence – my sister Ruth, who is the best commenter on my blog posts (as noted in most recent post ‘ Searching for the elements‘), was wearing her Om t-shirt today. I would love to learn more from people with deeper knowledge of the links between Om and the five elements who read this post. For that moment though I will leave you this tantalising glimpse into a fascinating subject, with the hope that it will spark further interest. I imagine that somewhere someone has written about these connections so I will keep on exploring. Each had an associated mantra that started with ‘Om’. Another connection that struck me was that Om and the five elements are different forms of energy.I also came across an interesting article on that described different mudras for the five elements. It touches on the relationship between the five elements and our health, as practiced through Ayurveda, the Indian science of medicine. Three of the screen shots taken from the video (see below) outline the connection between the five elements and chanting OM. When searching on-line for ‘Om and the five elements’ the most striking ‘hit’ was a YouTube video on Transcedental Om meditation and the five elements. Jainism may have as well – I haven’t had a chance to investigate that religion yet. Om is also part of the iconography of Buddhism and Jainism, with Buddhism having it’s own strong relationship with the five elements. Given the importance of both concepts in the Upanishads, the mystical texts associated with the Indian Vedanta philosophy, as well as in Yoga, I would expect some connection between them. It was like I was being encouraged to discover the nature of the relationship between Om and the five Hindu elements of earth, fire, water, air and ether. There must have been some reason why I saw so many Om/Aum symbols in such a short space of time. Coming from Hinduism and Yoga the chant is considered to have high spiritual and creative power. Om (pronounced Aum) is the mantra, or vibration, traditionally chanted at the start and end of yoga sessions. Also shown in red, the Om symbol stands out clearly in the poster even though it is behind a shop window. My fourth sighting within 10 days was in an advertisement for Yoga & Art retreats in Eastern Tasmania.
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