Acharya Prashant explains that the symbol 'Omkar' (Om) serves as a reminder that although life begins from the mother's womb and with the body, it should not end there. One is born as a body but should not die merely as a body. The purpose of birth is not to reach death but to attain immortality. You are not born to die, but to become immortal, and Omkar is a reminder of this. The game of life may have been started by another, but its end is in your hands. In Vedanta, Omkar, or Pranava, is understood through its four states: 'A', 'U', 'M', and silence (Maun). The Upanishads state that Om is infinite. When the sound of Om ceases, Om itself does not end. To say one has finished uttering Om is an incomplete statement because Om has no end. The Upanishads teach that the entire universe is nothing but Om. That which is apparent is Om, and that which is beyond appearance is also Om. The past, present, and future are all contained within Om. Acharya Prashant elaborates that the finite aspect of Om is represented by the sounds A, U, and M, which are centered on the ego (Aham). Since the ego is finite, these sounds also have an end. The infinity of Omkar does not come from A, U, and M, but from the silence (Maun) that follows them, which is also called Turiya, the fourth state. The journey of Om is a journey from the limited to the infinite, a path of liberation, contentment, and peace. Quoting Kabir Saheb, he explains that everything worldly—be it speech, scriptures, knowledge, or forms—is 'anjan' (impurity). The origin of Omkar is from this 'anjan', but one must leave it behind to merge with 'Niranjan' (the pure, the unstained). He further explains that the beginning is from the earth (the material), but the end should not be earthly. The end is of the limited (A, U, M), not of Om itself. The past seamlessly becomes the future unless its flow is broken in the present moment, which is the only opportunity for change. If this initial conditioning, the 'anjan' of the womb, is not understood and transcended, it expands to become the entirety of one's life. Therefore, Om represents the process of leaving the past behind and entering the timeless silence. It is a journey from the limited to the infinite, a challenge to rise above the material and merge into the formless.