om gam...

Ganeshpurples
Originally uploaded by alxindia.

Gam -- pronounced 'gum' -- is the bija mantra of Ganesha; that is, the syllable that expresses his particular soul structure.

it means, chanting gam is connecting directly to Ganesha, to his soul, his energy structure. it's a brilliant practice.

the traditional Ganesh mantra is

om gam ganapathayay namaha

it's just been a Ganesha kind of day.