Asathoma Sadgamaya

Asathoma Sadgamaya Thamasoma Jyotir gamaya This is an old sanskrit prayer which means from ignorance lead us to truth. From darkness lead us to light. I happened to see a dance performed by young students in a school in Kerala, India in the internet. It was an onam dance. Onam is a festival in kerala a state in India where I am from and it is the harvest festival of this state. Onam is similar to the holiday of Thanksgiving in the US. The traditional dance during onam performed by girls and women is known as Thiruvathirakali. On the wall of the stage where the students were performing were written the words Thamasoma Jyotir Gamaya. These words which probably are the motto of the school reminded me of this prayer I had heard in India. It is such a beautiful prayer.