CHINTAN-om jaap Aum Poornamadaha Poornamidam Poornat Poornamudachate Pornasya Poornamadaya Poornamevava Shisyate Aum is complete in itself. Aum is chanted whether one is praying to the Nirgun or to the Sagun.Since ages, man by nature has been praying to one or the other. It's this obeisance,which makes a man different and evolved and different from the other living beings. But if a person has to get out of the cycle of life and death and rebirth again, then he must do mediatation of the supreme Aum. In fact,in this universe, only Aum is complete in all respects and forms. It is for this reason that our great sage Ved Vyas has said, "Pranvam Mantranam Setu." meaning Aum is the bridge to God. Therefore every Mantra as given in the Vedas starts and ends with Aum. Aum is the essence of all mantras. Aum is the Shakthi, the power which lies within the mantras. Without the power of Aum , the mantras would not have the power to bestow the divine grace on the person. Thus meditation of Aum is beneficial to man. Aum is the name of Brahman and is symbolic of the consciousness Aum is itself Brahaman.