OM in TaittirīyaOM is the Eternal, Om is all this universe. Om is the syllable of assent: saying OM! let us hear then begin the recitation with Om. With OM they sing the hymns of the Sama; with OM SHOM they pronounce the Shāstra. With OM the priest officiating at the sacrifice says the response. With OM Brahma begins creation (or, With OM the chief priest gives...

Karma translates literally as 'action', 'work' or 'deed' and is often described as the "moral law of cause and effect". Such cause-and-effect occurs on any given plane, whether physical, mental, or otherwise. According to the Upanishads, it is said that the individual or 'actor', known as the jiva-atma, will develop samskaras (impressions) from all actions he...