Upanishadic · Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

Asato Ma Sadgamaya

~15 second read · suited to focus, sadhana

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय । ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

Om asato ma sadgamaya . tamaso ma jyotirgamaya . mrityormamritam gamaya . Om shantih shantih shantih ..

Meaning

Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness into light, from death into the deathless. A prayer to turn the mind toward truth, and toward peace.

Practice it daily

In Niyam, this mantra can stand between you and your most distracting apps — it appears for 15 seconds, in your script with its meaning, each time you open them. Read, breathe, continue. Fourteen days of those pauses become a sadhana.

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