I like to translate the Mantra "Asato Maa Sad Gamaya Tamaso Maa Jyotir Gamaya Mrityor Maamritam Gamaya" like this: "Lead me through the Illusion to the Real, Through the Darkness to the Light and Through Death to Immortality." I would like to give a detailed translation here, because some people might wonder if it's "officially" possible to translate the Mantra the way I do. Asato is actually "Asatah" but because of the M that follows, is transformed into Asato (due to Sandhi

This Mantra is one of the most beautiful Mantras to me. When I'm down, or something bad is happening, I keep repeating this Mantra and it always helps me. It's from the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad, and is about 2500 years old. These are the Words: Om Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya Om Shanti Shanti Shanti The Meaning is: Lead me Through the Illusion to the Real Through the Darkness to the Light Lead me through Death to Immortality Om Peace. A