According to the 14th Dalai Lama, “OM” is the sound of Buddhahood (e.g. enlightenment and limitless compassion) because the OM/AUM sound corresponds, ultimately, with purity of body, purity of emotions and speech, and purity of mind. A buddha is a being who is perfect in the sense of being pure at all three levels (body, speech, and mind). Hence, the Sacred Syllable OM is the very sound-essence of one’s Buddha nature. Namaste. /|\
