Omkar is directly linked with liberation. The three sounds—A, U, and M—symbolize the gross, subtle, and causal states of Brahman. AUM is not separate from Brahman; to realize AUM is to realize the Supreme. When tuned to its vibration, one rises beyond the cycle of birth and death and experiences Jīvanmukti—freedom while still alive, where the soul rests in oneness with the Divine.