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A wish for the new year

January 1, 2008 sankarshan

No resolutions (at least not yet) since I am not in the frame of mind to make any, but here’s a wish in general:

Asato Ma sadgamaya

Tamaso Ma jyotirgamaya

Mrityur Ma amritam gamaya

or,

From Untruth, Lead me to the Truth,
From Darkness, Lead me towards the Light,
From Death, Lead me to Life Eternal.

A collection of jottings on various issues that excite no one else

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    author: Virgil name: Sankarshan average rating: 3.86 book published: -19 rating: 0 read at: 2020/04/05 date added: 2020/04/05 shelves: review:
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