Erudite
I know a lot.
Alas!
I don’t know everything.
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ OM Asato ma sad gamaya Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya Mrityor ma Amrutam gamaya This is a prayer in Sanskrit from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad that is associated with the Shukla Yajur Veda. The literal meaning is: OM, the Primordial Being Take me from untruth to truth From darkness to light From mortality to immortality. May there be peace everywhere and at all times. In the Hindu tradition, of which Vedas are the most ancient texts and Upanishads are integral parts of these texts, the absolute reality is affirmed and referred to by the term Brahman or Parabramha and denoted by the word OM. OM in turn comprises of three sounds A, U, M. Between these three syllables lies all the vocabulary of the entire universe OM is both symbolic as well as actuality of the Absolute Reality...
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