Has anyone gone to Antarctica and eaten a Penguinâ¦? If so what would it taste like?
And in the far east, Avalokiteshvara turned into the female Bodhisattva, Kuan Yin. Om, as Iâve explained before, has only a mystical meaning â suggesting primordial reality. Mani means jewel, while Padme means lotus. Hum, like Om, has no conceptual meaning. Overall, the mantra is suggestive of the bringing together of the qualities of wisdom (the lotus) and compassion (the jewel).
Fr. Tom Ryan, CSP. OM is Indiaâs supreme mantra, the most sacred sound, the pranava. It comes from the most ancient Vedic times. More than any particular name of the Divinity in Hinduism, it conveys the ineffability and the depths of the divine Mystery. It bears no special distinct meaning, as do the names, for example, of Shiva and Rama.