Asato Ma Sadgamaya (असतो मा सद्गमय)

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notes
Title is part of a Sanskrit chant/prayer, from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, that goes:
असतो मा साद गमय, तमसो मा ज्योतिर् गमय, मृत्योर मा अमृतम् गमय
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya, Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya)
Lead us from ignorance to truth, Lead us from darkness to light, Lead us from death to deathlessness.
Thus Asato can in a narrow sense be said to be a companion volume to Mrityorma Amritam Gamaya (मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय) and Tamso Ma Jyotirgamaya (तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय), though they are thematically very different.
This volume does not consist of original talks but is a compilation, of Nirvan Upanishad (निर्वाण उपनिषद) and Ishavasyopanishad (ईशावास्योपनिषद), talks for which were given in 1971. See discussion for more on this.
Previously Ishavasyopanishad published as 20 chapters (prayer + 18 sutras + prayer). Numbers of sutras in this book are the same as in previous book, but they compiled here as 13 chapters and last two chapters here swaped (with incorrect dates in both chapters). Besides ends of three last capters mixed up. See discussion. Last anomaly with this book - missing a few last lines in the end of last chapter, this error repeated in Ishavasyopanishad too.
time period of Osho's original talks/writings
Apr 4 1971 to Oct 2 1971 : timeline
number of discourses/chapters
28 in two parts   (see table of contents)


editions

Asato Ma Sadgamaya (असतो मा सद्गमय)

Year of publication : May 1979
Publisher : Rajneesh Foundation
ISBN : none
Number of pages : 572
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
Edition notes :

table of contents

edition 1979.05
chapter titles
discourses & meditations
event location duration media
I. निर्वाण उपनिषद्
1 शांति पाठ का द्वार, विराट् सत्य और प्रभु का आसरा 25 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 39min audio
2 निर्वाण उपनिषद्--अव्याख्य की व्याख्या का एक दुस्साहस 26 Sep 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 20min audio
3 यात्रा--अमृत की, अक्षय की--निःसंशयता, निर्वाण और केवल-ज्ञान की 26 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 17min audio
4 पावन दीक्षा--परमात्मा से जुड़ जाने की 27 Sep 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 4min audio
5 संन्यासी अर्थात् जो जाग्रत है, आत्मरत् है, आनंदमय है, परमात्म-आश्रित है 27 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 6min audio
6 अनंत धैर्य, अचुनाव जीवन और परात्पर की अभीप्सा 28 Sep 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 27min audio
7 अखण्ड जागरण से प्राप्त--परमानंदी तुरीयावस्था 28 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 1min audio
8 स्वप्न-सर्जक मन का विसर्जन और नित्य सत्य की उपलब्धि 29 Sep 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 9min audio
9 साधक के लिए शून्यता, सत्य योग, अजपा गायत्री और विकार-मुक्ति का महत्त्व 29 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 10min audio
10 आनन्द और आलोक की अभीप्सा, उन्मनी गति और परमात्म-आलम्बन 30 Sep 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 29min audio
11 अन्तर-आकाश में उड़ान, स्वतन्त्रता का दायित्व और शक्तियां प्रभु-मिलन की ओर 30 Sep 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 24min audio
12 सम्यक् त्याग, निर्मल शक्ति और परम अनुशासन मुक्ति में प्रवेश 1 Oct 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 25min audio
13 असार बोध, अहं विसर्जन और तुरीय तक यात्रा--चैतन्य ओर साक्षीत्व से 1 Oct 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 27min audio
14 भ्रांति भंजन, कामादि वृत्ति दहन, अनाहत मंत्र और अक्रिया में प्रतिष्ठा 2 Oct 1971 am Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 32min audio
15 निर्वाण रहस्य अर्थात् सम्यक् संन्यास, ब्रह्म जैसी चर्या और सर्व देहनाश 2 Oct 1971 pm Mount Abu, meditation camp 0h 51min audio
II. ईशावास्योपनिषद्
16 वह पूर्ण है 4 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 22min audio
17 वह परम भोग है 5 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 4min audio
18 वह निमित्त है 5 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 6min audio
19 वह अतिक्रमण है 6 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 16min audio
20 वह समत्व है 6 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 2min audio
21 वह स्वयंभू है 7 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 20min audio
22 वह अव्याख्य है 7 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 10min audio
23 वह चैतन्य है 8 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 25min audio
24 वह ब्रह्म है * 9 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 14min audio
25 वह ज्योतिर्मय है ** 8 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 0h 56min audio
26 वह शून्य है 9 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 5min audio
27 ओम् शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः *** 10 Apr 1971 pm Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 9min audio
28 असतो मा सद्गमय **** 10 Apr 1971 am Koda House, Mount Abu, meditation camp 1h 4min audio
* Date stated in the book is incorrect 8 Apr 1971 pm
** Date stated in the book is incorrect 9 Apr 1971 am
*** Date stated in the book is incorrect 10 Apr 1971 am
**** Date stated in the book is incorrect 10 Apr 1971 pm