Re: What's YOUR definition of "HARI OM" ?
namaste shrI Smith and others.
Originally Posted by
c.smith
Hari Om!
A friend recently asked me for a precise definition of "Hari Om" and I truly could not satisfy her query, so I'm asking forum members for formal as well as personal definitions for such. Many Hindus, myself included, greet each other with this salutation. Although I referred her to Google for a more detailed description, I feel that I am the one who needs to do the brushing up on the lingo. Help!
Om Namah Sivaya!
Here is one more explanation:
• hari AUM is short for hari AUM tat sat.
• AUM tat sat means 'AUM is that Absolute Truth'.
• So, hari AUM tat sat or hari AUM means 'Hari is that Absolute Truth'.
If sarvam viShNumayam jagat--'This world is all pervaded by ViShNu, then that substratum can only be AUM, the manifest consciousness of Brahman, that pervades the three lokas bhu, bhuva and suvarga--earth, astral and heavenly worlds, and illuminates the buddhi--intellect, of those who look inward. The capacity of looking inward is enhanced by chanting and contemplating a mantra like 'hari AUM' in meditation.
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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