Re: ॐ as God
namaste.
ॐ is a part of almost all mantras and rituals used in Hindu pujas, which also involve meditation on the NirguNa Brahman it represents. If you do a google-search with the text "aum meditation" you would find that our gurus like YogAnandA and others advocate it.
However, I would use the gAyatrI mantra for chanting and meditation as it describes the manifestation of aum as the foundation of everything.
रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥
To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.
--viShNu purANam
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