We often speak of religion or philosophy as a search for Truth. (Co-applicable meanings for asat being: non-existence, non-reality and untruth.) These co-applicable meanings include: existence, reality and truth. The first mantra-asato ma sadgamaya-means, “Lead me from the asat to the sat.” In fact, it is best to not translate sat (nor its negative counterpart asat) for, as with many Sanskrit words, sat has many meanings and not only are most of them applicable here, their deliberate combined import provides a depth that no one of them could hold independently. The essence of each of these three mantras is the same: “O, Guru, help me free myself from my sundry misunderstandings regarding myself, the universe and God and bless me with true knowledge.” It is in this full understanding that one turns to this prayer. One who recites these three mantras has realized that such things are full of holes, soaked in pain and, even in abundance, will forever leave him wanting. It is not a pray for food, shelter, health, partnership, riches, success, fame, glory or even for heaven (to learn more about concept of heaven, please, see comment at the very end of the text). It is not a prayer for the things of the world. This is true prayer-the seeker’s admission of his sense of limitedness and his heartfelt cry for assistance in transcendence.
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