IN THIS LESSON

Om Asato Ma Sadgamaya is a wonderful mantra that comes from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.

The full mantra goes:

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय ।<br>तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।<br>मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।<br>ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om Asato Mā Sad Gamaya

Tamaso Mā Jyotir Gamaya

Mrityor Mā Amritam Gamaya

(Om Shanti Shanti Shantiḥ)

And I love to understand this as:

Asato mā sad gamaya – Lead me from the unreal (asat) to the real (sat)
Tamaso mā jyotir gamaya – Lead me from the darkness (ignorance) to the light (of awareness/knowledge)
Mrityor mā amritam gamaya – Lead me from the bounds of the everyday, to the bliss of awakening/immortality
Om shanti shanti shantiḥ – Om, peace, peace, peace

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