9-27-08 Chanting OM

This is my first session in chanting OM. I have decided to chant OM in my head to see how I feel about it. The website that we were asked to use was www.meditationiseasy.com. The website states that OM is "the original primordial creative sound from which the entire universe have manifested." However, OM has no meaning because it is a sound; but it is known as the name of God. By chanting OM the website states that a person can achieve an inner peace. To achieve this inner peace a person must chant OM 15 minutes a day for 7 times in succession for 7 times. This will create a inner calmness achieving what every yogi wants which is the inner peace. While chanting I did feel very comfortable and ended up falling alseep. As an insomniac I feel that I did achieve inner peace. I was able to clear my mind and concentrate on one thing rather than all the stress that I had at the moment. The philosophical elements of chanting OM go deeper than just the inner peace. In fact chanting OM is paying respect to God by devoting 15 minutes of pure meditation and purifying the surrounding atmosphere. I believe that chanting OM does achieve this and creates inner peace as well.