The Aum is a chant which harmonizes the physical, emotional and intellectual forces(it brings together the body, the feelings and the brain). It awakens sleeping brain cells and brings the person to a state ready for prayer or the mantra.
The person then asks God for understanding and intelligent guidance in speech and the sharing of knowledge.The sign is made up of three parts which are said to represent the three stages of life: birth, life and death.
Our class learned how to chant the aum.
Tim and William said that it tickles the nose.
Ben said he could feel it in his tummy.
Everyone enjoyed it.
The swastika is a symbol representing good luck and prosperity.
Many patterns are used but this paisley pattern has a pretty story attached to it:
The Monkey god Hanuman was hungry and looked up into the trees for fruit. He ate one which was a wonderful flavor, much better than all of the others. It was a mango. To make sure that all of his friends could find the same good fruit he went along and squeezed them all into this distinctive shape.