According to yogi and mystic Sadhguru, this powerful mantra consists of the Panchaksharas (na-ma-shi-va-ya) and the utterance Om. However, Om in Om Namah Shivaya is to be uttered as AUM and not OM. The mouth must form the three sounds Ah-Uh-Ma and thus form AUM. This is the correct pronunciation.

He says "Repeating a mantra with the right kind of awareness has always been the basic type of sadhana in most of the spiritual paths in the world.  Most people are incapable of rising to the right levels of energy within themselves without the use of a mantra. I find more than ninety percent of the people always need a mantra to activate themselves. Without it, they are not able to sustain."

By Sounds of Isha.
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