[Aaradhana M]

Om denotes the supreme Brahma:

omiti brahma omitīdaṃsarvam [Tait. Up. – 1.8.1]
Om is Brahman. Om is everything here.

girām asmy ekam akṣaram [BG – 10.25]
Of sound vibrations I am the single syllable (OM)
But as we know God is threefold is nature, same is the case for the single syllable Om. It consists of three differnt letters A, U, M which are the seed of all other letters, sounds and words.

sa vā eṣa omityetadātmābhavat sa tredhātmānaṃ vyākuruta omiti tisro mātrā etābhiḥ [Mait. Up. 6.3] Meaning
He(God) came to have Om as his soul. He divided into three parts. So Om is the three units (a,u,m).
Significance

Now the letters of A,U,M can be signified differently as Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, or creation, preservation, annihilation, or satva(goodness), rajas(passion), tamas(ignorance). The Mandukya Upanishad which deals only the pranava (Om) defines the three units as below:

jāgaritasthāno vaiśvānaro’kāraḥ prathamā mātrā [Mandu. Up. – 9]
Waking state is the first unit (A)

svapnasthānastaijasa ukāro dvitīyā mātrā [Mandu. Up. – 10]
Dream state is the second unit (U)

suṣuptasthānaḥ prājño makārastṛtīyā mātrā [Mandu. Up. – 11]
Sleeping state is the third unit (M)
These three states are related to a person. But these are also synonymous to creation, preservation, annihilation and other meanings when analyzed from the universal point of view.

Usage of Om at the beginning of mantras

Om is the primeval sound from which everything originated. By Om speech is held together:

yathā śaṅkunā sarvāṇi parṇāni saṃtṛṇṇānyevamoṃkāreṇa sarvā vāksaṃtṛṇṇoṃkāra [Chg. Up. 2.23.3]
Meaning
Like with a spike(stem or branch of a tree) all leaves are hold together, through the syllable Om all speech or voice is hold together.
So it is said that, without the presence of Om at the beginning all the following letters of the mantra will fall apart and hence won’t work. Om at the beginning holds the rest of the mantra together. So on a similar context the Manu Smriti also says:

Let the Brahmin always pronounce the syllable Om at the beginning and at the end of (a lesson in) the Veda; (for) unless the syllable Om precedes, (the lesson) will slip away (from him) and unless it follows, it will get scattered. [Manu – 2.74]
Om is the seed mantra from which every other letter and mantra originated. Hence, om goes in the beginning of the veda mantras while reciting it. Because chanting of the vedas begin from Om, it is also known as udgitha (chanting of Veda mantra).

omityetadakṣaramudgīthamupāsīta [Chg. Up. – 1.1.1]
One should worship Om as the udgitha
I think this answers all the four questions you asked.

Ref: This thread on Stackexchange.

[Aaradhana M]

I am someone who believes in the old saying ” as u sow so shall you reap”. May be it is just a belief and it might never happen but at least because of the fear we intentionally will never try to commit mistakes. So in a way i think its a good thing!

[Aaradhana M]

That again reminds me of another incident. There was this couple who were constantly having issues with each other, the husband kept insulting her but still each time she thought of getting divorced something would crop up and she would let it go. She eventually went and checked her horoscope and it said that these two souls cannot get rid of each other and they have to bear each other. It is said that one’ s karma gets repaid back and one has to go through it till death.

[Aaradhana M]

That is amazing. During that time the soul gets washed away and there is a new soul that is born .It simply tells us the immense power meditation has.

[Aaradhana M]

In order to make sure you attain higher levels and emit high vibrations one must live a honest and moral life. It is important to abstain from using drugs including alcohol as it can bring down the vibrations instantaneously. After attaining a virtuous way of life, meditation is the golden key to attain higher levels. I can tell meditating properly everyday can surely increase the level by leaps and bounds.

[Aaradhana M]

I did meet a being few days back who was extremely kind and nice. I would wish to meet again. I would like to know if it occurs just by chance or is there a particular way if I want to meet the same being once again.

[Aaradhana M]

The aura which I saw in one of my pictures was around my head and face. It was white in colour with some blue here and there. It looked like the shape of any other aura.

[Aaradhana M]

When is enough money enough?? Isnt there a craving for more always for most of us. The more luxuries we get the more we start demanding and expecting for. Money should never be the reason for our happiness though invariably i know i am wrong at this.

[Aaradhana M]

Even I have had my stones turning a little bit cloudy. But I m not sure of selenite. I felt it was absorbing too much of negativity when I used them daily. Burying the stones in earth can be helpful. Also if it does not work out try putting the stones outside during the next full moon. Also try running water over them and allow it to soak in salt crystals.I prefer going for the large salt crystals rather than the powdered form which we use daily and then you need to rinse them thoroughly. But just be careful . It is not advisable to use salt crystals on all stones.

[Aaradhana M]

I am a Libra and I have sure fondness for Pieces. They are usually deep thinkers, friendly, easy, fun to be around, charming and romantic individuals. I can correlate with them very easily.

[Aaradhana M]

Very thought provoking. In this rat race world we fail to enjoy the small pleasures of life. But however it becomes too late by the time we realise it.

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