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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: CORE - Survey on Om Meditation: Its Effects on the Human Body and Om Meditation as a Tool for Stress Management (PDF). Jan 22, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Survey on Om Meditation: Its Effects on the Human Body and Om Meditation as a Tool for Stress Management (PDF). Dec 12, 2025
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Om: An Inquiry into its Aesthetics, Mysticism and Philosophy (PDF). Jun 28, 2025
Fixed display issue. May 05, 2025
Added cross-reference to types of yoga; added audio of om. May 05, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Meditation on OM: Relevance from ancient texts and contemporary science. May 29, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Om in Yoga and Meditation. Jun 29, 2023
Corrected display issue. Oct 30, 2020
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Om is the Hindu Symbol of the Absolute. Mar 27, 2020
Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - Om (Aum): the Hindu Symbol of the Absolute. Mar 15, 2018
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Om Mantra. Nov 17, 2017
Article revised. May 01, 2015
Add new Web site: Religion Facts - Om/Aum. Apr 24, 2014
Article revised and romanization changed. Apr 11, 2011
Added new Web site: Traditional Yoga and Meditation of the Himalayan Masters - Om Mantra. Jan 23, 2008
Added new Web site: Om and Mantras - Meaning of Om. Jan 23, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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