The Perfect Prayer | Purnamadah

We seem to live in a very imperfect world. How can we say all this is perfect? What does this mean? The key is in the Sanskrit word purnam, that which fills everything.
Warwick Jessup first came across this Sanskrit prayer aged 14; it was something quite special to him. Warwick sounds the prayer and gives a translation. It's not praying in order to get something; it's stating a reality. So what does it mean? Warwick goes on to consider the commentator Shankara's words on this prayer. He says purnam means the limitless, all-pervasive. It begins by saying 'That is perfect'.
Om Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnameva Vashishyate
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Line by line, Warwick examines and explains this enigmatic prayer. He also gives a tip from his own experience. 'Take perfect from perfect and the remainder is perfect'. It's easy to take imperfect from any situation. But the advice here is to always remember that fullness, that completeness, universality. A teacher's mind can tend towards criticism, but it's much better if it goes towards praise. This gives an indication of the perfect in every situation.
Finally, peace peace peace. If the mind is agitated, it can't perceive the completeness and perfection everywhere. When the mind is calm, it's possible to see that perfection.
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[@AvnishBhardwaz]

Instead of perfect it would be good to see Purnam as complete. I think, this prayer helps remove the feeling of incompleteness - constantly lacking something, due to human conditioning, that causes frustration in modern humans.

[@Philosophycourse]

Hi Avnish, Thanks for your comment. We asked Warwick to reply and he says: "Agreed. 'Complete' or perhaps even 'infinite' are better interpretations."

[@cpearse]

@@Philosophycourse The etymology of perfect includes 'complete, full, finished, lacking in no way'

[@nigelpate6919]

Masterly explanation, delivered with utmost clarity and succinctly in under 9 minutes. Wow!

[@Philosophycourse]

Thanks for that great comment. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrNormanDaw]

I'm glad I took 9 mins out of being busy to watch. I recommend it!

[@Philosophycourse]

Thanks for that nice comment. Maybe our 'busy' society is symptomatic of the incompleteness... Thanks for watching!

[@kathleenlamb4909]

Really lovely explanation. Thank you for this reminder

[@Philosophycourse]

You are so welcome!

[@ritamyhre4449]

Beautiful, simple , clear yet profound explanation. Thanks for enlightening me. I changed this every morning without really knowing the essence of this prayer 🙏

[@Philosophycourse]

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[@Daffodil956]

So well explained sir
Thank you

[@Philosophycourse]

You are most welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@movingpicutres99]

One would perhaps like to hear several different talks on this subject.

[@Philosophycourse]

That's a great suggestion, thanks. We've passed that on to Warwick.

[@sylviekimmerling6917]

Very well explained 👏 👌

[@Philosophycourse]

So nice of you, thanks!

[@LibranduShot]

Completeness/Complete is better translation purnam.

[@Philosophycourse]

Thanks for your comment. We asked Warwick to reply and he says: "Agreed. 'Complete' or perhaps even 'infinite' are better interpretations."

[@SajiSNairNair-tu9dk]

👉🦌 vs God sing🤔