"in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God." The Word was the true light that enlightens all men! Its nearest equivalent in the West is Logos or the 'Word'. It is treated as the holiest symbol of Divinity calling it Nada Brahma or Shabda Brahma in the form of sound. As a very sacred and powerful Mantra it forms part of daily worship and meditation by Hindu devotees. These - and possibly some other - considerations led the Vedic sages to accord to Om the highest Divine reverence and worship. It is considered as the unity of all sound to which all matters and energy are reduced in their primordial form, hence fit as a symbol for Atman (soul) or Brahman, the Supreme Being, which is the unity of all existence. It is equivalent to the English word 'Amen' uttered at the end of a Christian prayer, meaning 'so be it'.Īt a later stage, with the evolution of Indian philosophic thought, the sages of Upanishads pronounced it as an adequate symbol of the Absolute Transcendent Reality, Brahman. Historically, in the beginning, Om was used as a reply of approval or consent. The root of Onkar is traceable to the Hindu sacred syllable Om, also written as Aum. In order to grasp fully the underlying spiritual significance and meaning of Ek-Onkar each of its components needs to be studied in depth, beginning with Onkar. Onkar stands for the Primal mystical Divine Name of God referred to as Brahman in the Vedic literature. Ek means one, and is written as a numerical figure '1'. It is constituted of two components - Ek and Onkar. Ramakali Dakkhani, Adi Granth 929-930, Translated by Pashaura Singh Derived from Punjabi, Ik Onkār is the first phrase in the Mool Mantar referring to the existence of "one constant divine melody" which is proved by Gurbani itself in: It is a symbol of the unity of God in Sikhism, meaning God is One or One God, and is found in all religious scriptures and places such as gurdwaras. Ultimately, everything gets merged back into this sound this has happened countless times before. This melody manifests in billions of galaxies and universes and leads to protect and preserve. The sound is Oang (anhad naad) and Kar is the never ending continuation of Oang sound. So the creator and his creation are not different and He the supreme creator resides everywhere and in everything. To simplify Ik means one, Oang the creator and Kar means the creation. Ik (ਇੱਕ) means one and only one, who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other, (ਓਅੰਕਾਰ) is the one universal ever flowing divine melody and existential unstruck, never-ending sound of God. Ik Onkar has a prominent position at the head of the Mul Mantar and the opening words of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Ik Onkar ( Gurmukhi: Template:Script, ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ Template:IPA-pa) - from Omkara - is the symbol that represents the one supreme reality and is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. Ik Onkār, a Sikh symbol (encoded as a single character in Unicode at U+0A74, Template:Script)
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