I wanted to point something out

I'm taking a break from my normal style of blogging to address a common mistake that many Hindu Sages have made, regarding the word "amen."

Several Hindu Sages, including Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who claims to be an avatar of Shiva-Shakti, say that "amen" is the same as the Vedic AUM sound. This assertion is incorrect; AUM is the Name of God: Brahman's auditory form. It is not so much a word as a sound.

However, "amen" is actually a definite word, not just a sound. It comes from Hebrew, and it means, "certainly." Saying the word at the end of a prayer is meant to help solidify its purpose ("so be it" being its modern definition), whereas saying "AUM" at the beginning of a mantra is more of an invocation.

It could possibly be argued that Amen is the equivalent of "AUM" because of its association with the Air God in Egyptian mythology. However, this may be unrelated to the popular Jewish/Christian word, as the do not appear to have any definitive relationship other than spelling and pronunciation.