We know that words can fall short. Perhaps that is the beauty of a word that represents a sound--a sound that is a vibration, a vibration that resonates and offers us the opportunity to be grounded in the present and connected to everything.

The following excerpt is from Ganga's book, Yoga Beyond Belief, from the chapter Meditation Is Your Life, in the section entitled: Useful Meditation Practices; Sound and Music.

“Sound and music are integral parts of meditation. The yoga tradition includes unique practices that utilize pure sound structures for concentration and meditation. The most common is meditation on the ancient, primordial sound OM.”

“As a syllable, OM refers to everything, and to nothing; it has no specific meaning but points to all things and to their source.”