An interpretation of Om

“OM, when considered as one letter, uttered by the help of one articulation, is the symbol of the Supreme Spirit. But when considered a trilateral word consisting of a, u, m, it implies the three Vedas, the three states of human nature, the divisions of the universe, and the three deities – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, agents in the creation, preservation and destruction of this world; or, properly speaking, the three principal attributes of the Supreme Being personified in those three deities. In this sense it implies, in fact, the universe controlled by the Supreme Spirit” - Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Shanti Mantra

Courtesy SarvaShiva: http://sarvashiva.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/shanti-mantra/

 ॐ ध्यौ शांतिर-अन्तरिक्षम

शांति पृथ्वी शांति-रापः 

शांतिर-औषधयः शांति-वनस्पतयः

शांतिर-विश्वेदेवाः

शांतिर-ब्रह्मा शांतिर-सर्वम

शांतिः शांति-रेवा 

शांति-सामा शांति-रेधि 

ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः 

Unto the skies be peace, 
Unto the earth be peace, Peace be unto the waters 
Unto herbs and plants be peace.
Unto all the Gods be peace, 
Unto Brahma and unto all be peace.
And may we realize that peace