A translation ---> Amen means "So let it be." I think that's pretty cool, right? If we're all hippies here, whatever our beliefs might be, we can all express them...hopefully with love toward each other . ..and at the end of it say: So let it be ~~~~
amen to that sista you know what tho? I always wondered if it had anything to do with the "om" or the "aum" of the East. Like in Hinduism and Buddhism.
"Amen" is evidence that Judaism and christianity are remnant relics of ancient Egyptian beliefs. Moses was Egyptian (derived Tut-Moses http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/scripts/moses.html point#2), and he worshipped the Egyptian Amen-Ra http://www.touregypt.net/amen.htm Among the gods who were known to the Egyptians in very early times were Amen and his consort Ament, and their names are found in the Pyramid Texts, e.g., Unas, line 558, where they are mentioned immediately after the pair of gods Nau and Nen, and in connection with the twin Lion-gods Shu and Tefnut, who are described as the two gods who made their own bodies, and with the goddess Temt, the female counterpart of Tem.
Hmm... I never thought about it before, but... Maybe! The "OHM" sound means "I AM"... And "I AM" is the name the Judeo-Christian G-d gave to Moses when he asked Him what he should tell the people His Name is. So maybe when people meditate using OHM, they're meditating on G-d (tho not necessarily that one)...?
I wouldn't doubt it... But just like our words have multiple meanings, I believe I remember this one being one of them... I think the connection is that the Brahman's existence is independent, unlike ours. If I remember correctly, this state of "being", "am-ness" for lack of a better word, is what they meditate upon... But it's been a long time since I've meditated. *sighs* It wasn't a bad activity to help me deal with stress, I should prolly start again.
I found some more interesting information related to Amen and the word Om as one of you mentioned. I'd have to be a linguist to know what kind of interaction there is in history between the Greek language and Sanskrit...enjoy "Om: This symbol is actually a sacred syllable representing the Brahman or the Absolute -the source of all existence. The syllable Om occurs even in English words having a similar meaning, for instance, 'omniscience', 'omnipotent', 'omnipresent'. Its similarity with the Latin 'M' as also to the Greek letter 'Omega' is discernable. Even the word 'Amen' used by Christians to conclude a prayer seems to be akin to Om." (taken from http://hinduism.about.com under Articles and Resources, Beliefs and Practices, then "Symbols we Live With.")
