BEEJ (SEED) MANTRAS

OM 
Om is the prime mantra of the Purusha, the Cosmic Being, the Atman or the higher Self. As such it attunes with our true nature and higher reality. Om is the sound of Ishvara, the cosmic Lord, the creator, preserver and destroyer of the universe, who is also the inner guru and prime teacher of Yoga. It reflects both the manifest and unmanifest Brahman, sustaining the vibration of being, life and consciousness in all worlds and all creatures. 

Om serves to open and clear the mind for meditation. It brings about an ascension and expansion of our energy. It promotes the higher prana and inner light and takes us effortlessly into the formless realm. It draws the sound current up the spine, through the chakras and out on top of the head. 

Relative to other mantras, Om is often used to begin them to make them more effective. 

AIM (pronounced Aayim)
Aim is the feminine counterpart of Om. As Om is the unmanifest and expansive aspect of primal sound, Aim is the manifest or directed form. As Om is the supreme Purusha or cosmic masculine form, Aim is Adya Shakti, the supreme Shakti or cosmic feminine force. 

More specifically Aim is the seed mantra of Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and speech. As such, Aim aids us in learning, art, expression and communication and is good for promoting learning and education generally. Aim is also the mantra of the guru and helps us access all higher knowledge, wisdom and understanding. It indicates motivation, direction and will power. It increases concentration of the mind and awakens our higher intelligence. 

Aim strengthens the voice and the vocal chords. It opens the lungs and clears the senses. 

HRIM (pronounced Hreem)
Hrim is composed of the sound Ha (indicates prana, space and light), with the sound Ra (fire, light and dharma), and the sound “ i ”, which indicates energy, focus and motivation. 

Hrim is the prime mantra of the Goddess in all her three main powers of creation, preservation and destruction, and hence, is the main Shakti mantra with a more specific application than Aim. Ir relates specifically to Parvati or Shakti, the consort of Shiva. 

Hrim is a mantra of magical force, captivation and empowerment. It can be used relative to any deity or object whose presence we wish to access at the level of the heart. It brings about joy, ecstasy and bliss. A true heart mantra on all levels, whether the spiritual heart, the heart chakra, the emotional heart or the the physical organ. Hrim both purifies and exalts us in our inner quest, humbling us before the divine power so that it can enter into our hearts. Hrim relates to the Sun, the ‘planet’ of the heart, and helps promote solar energy, expression and charisma. 

SRIM (pronounced Shreem)
Srim is probably the most benefic of all sounds, drawing us to all that is good, helpful and promoting of positive growth and development. More specifically it is the seed mantra of Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and abundance, and the consort of Lord Vishnu.
Sri means splendour in Sanskrit, like the beautiful light of the moon. Srim is often used along with Hrim. As Hrim is solar, Srim is lunar. 

Srim is the mantra of faith, devotion, refuge and surrender. Srim relates to the heart in its feeling aspect (while Hrim relates to the pranic or functional aspect). 

Srim improves overall health, happiness, fertility, love and calmness of mind, improves, lustre, glow and light. Particularly important for women’s health and brings proper function and circulation to the female reproductive system. 

Srim has a soothing effect on the mind and emotions, allowing us to surrender to Divine grace and take refuge in the higher powers. 

KRIM (pronounced Kreem)
Krim relates to Vidyut Shakti or the basic electrical energy behind all things in the universe - the Kriya Shakti or the power of action on all levels. Krim rules over all manifestation including time, space and action (causation). Through it we can gain control of our karmas and also move beyond them. 

Krim is the seed mantra of Kali, the goddess of time and transformation (consort of Shiva). Through Krim we set the power of Kali in motion within us. It serves to energize things at the highest level, which is to raise their level of vibration to the point where we can return to the source. 

Krim is a mantra of work, yoga and transformative energy. Its inner application is to awaken the Kundalini Shakti to merge our outer nature back to the higher self. Krim stimulates higher perception and higher prana, promoting the yogic process of pratyahara (withdrawal of senses and internalization of mind), giving greater power to concentration, meditation and eventually Samadhi. The mantra can connect us with the inner power of any deity we wish to connect to. 

KLIM (pronounced Kleem)
Klim is the softer watery or more feminine aspect of Krim. As Krim is electrical or projective, Klim has a magnetic quality that draws things to us. It can also be used to hold or fix things in place. 

Klim carries the Akarshana Shakti or the power of attraction. It relates to Krishna, who grants bliss (ananda) as a deity, and to Sundari, the Goddess of love and beauty. Klim helps us to achieve our true wishes in life. A mantra of love and devotion, it increases the love energy in the heart. 

Other commonly used beeja mantras:
HLIM, STRIM, HUM, HAUM, DUM, GLAUM, RAM, MA etc.