Re: Just how powerful is "Om" ?
Dear Smith Ji Namaskar,
There isn't any more powerful or less powerful Vedic mantra if you speak spirituality wise. The 'OM' signifies the last or beyond manifest or absolute state of Brahman, which is not different from Shiva or Shakti or Narayana or Surya. The understanding that OM is not different from absolute is more important than chanting it. However in terms of sound vibrations - different mantras have different vibration and different effect on different people. You should give preference to mantra which makes you more comfortable. If you feel Gayatri mantra or 'Om Namo Narayana' or 'Namah Shivay' or any other feels more comfortable to you then please feel comfortable to give preference to that very Mantra.
When the light has risen, there is no day, no night, neither existence nor non-existence; Siva alone is there. That is the eternal, the adorable light of Savitri, - and the ancient wisdom proceeded thence (Svetasvatara Upanishad IV-18). :)
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