Bhairitu wrote: > There are many Indian billionaires and millionaires > who practice techniques with OM. > Apparently one of the richest men in India was Mr. Birla and he did not chant OM; he used the TM bija mantra of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wealth. From what I have read, there are many more millionaires who follow the teachings of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who agrees with Marshy, that the use of OM is not to be undertaken, since Om is not a bija mantra. The mystic syllable OM is the *symbol* for the pranava, but it is not the pranava itself. If Om was to be used in meditation, then I guess Patanjali would have mentioned it. In fact, if a person chants Om they may go broke and wind up penniless, just like the majority of people who live in India today.
Your choice.
