# Om
*15 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is*
* as means for entering into Brahman, **[[bg/8/11#translation|Bg. 8.11]]**
* as supreme combination of letters, *[[bg/8/12#purport|Bg. 8.12]]*
* contained in Hare Kṛṣṇa, *[[bg/8/12#purport|Bg. 8.12]]*
* Kṛṣṇa as, **[[bg/7/8#translation|Bg. 7.8]]**, **[[bg/7/9#translation|Bg. 7.9]]**, *[[bg/9/16#purport|Bg. 9.16]]*, **[[bg/9/18#translation|Bg. 9.18]]**, **[[bg/10/26#translation|Bg. 10.26]]**
* not different from Brahman and Kṛṣṇa, *[[bg/8/12#purport|Bg. 8.12]]*
* preferred by impersonalists, **[[bg/7/9#translation|Bg. 7.9]]**
* sacrifice, charity, penance begun with, **[[bg/17/24#translation|Bg. 17.24]]**
* used in sacrifice, **[[bg/17/22#translation|Bg. 17.22]]**, **[[bg/17/24#translation|Bg. 17.24]]**
* used to indicate Absolute Truth, **[[bg/17/22#translation|Bg. 17.22]]**, **[[bg/17/24#translation|Bg. 17.24]]**