Sunday, May 4, 2014

Sat Nam Oh Say, What is Truth?


Sat Nam- Its a greeting and parting phrase you will hear me use a lot, but what does it mean really?
Sat Nam is commonly translated as Truth is my Identity, Or truth is my name. Sat Nam is used in many meditations and in Kundalini Yoga as  part of the breath or  Pranayam.
I love this because it reminds me  that we are commanded to search after truth. That we need to actively search out light and truth in order to progress and develop our TRUE self -our true self being like God our Father.
 Check this scripture out  found in D&C 93: 23,24,26-28. 
23 Ye were also in the beginning with the Father; that which is Spirit, even the Spirit of truth;
 24 And truth is knowledge of things as they are, and as they were, and as they are to come;
 26 The Spirit of truth is of God. I am the Spirit of truth, and John bore record of me, saying: He received a fulness of truth, yea, even of all truth;
 27 And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth his commandments.
 28 He that keepeth his commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.

There are many Truths out there.  That is one great thing about the Gospel of Jesus Christ is  if  you find a truth from some place  else it is supported by the Gospel. When Science discovers a new truth it supports the  Church of Jesus Christ  of Latter-Day Saints by confirming spiritual truths scientifically.  Truth is not only found in the Gospel. There are Truths in Nature, Science, literature, other religions also have truth (though they lack key principles and ordinances of salvation). By their fruits ye shall know them 3 Nephi 14 :20. So look for the fruit  if it is good- does good- supports and is in line with the  teachings of Jesus Christ than it is truth and should be sought after.
We seek for truth wherever we may find it. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that “Mormonism is truth. … The first and fundamental principle of our holy religion is, that we believe that we
have a right to embrace all, and every item of truth, without limitation or … being … prohibited by the creeds or superstitious notions of men.” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith (2007), 264.Yes, we do have the fulness of the everlasting gospel, but that does not mean that we know everything. In fact, one principle of the restored gospel is our belief that God “will yet reveal many great and important things.”

So  as we greet and part from each other,  breath in and out and think the words, and meditate with this wonderful phrase we are reminding our selves that:  Truth is everywhere, Truth is in us, Truth is divine, We must Seek after Truth.

Other fun reading on Truth


Lyrics To Oh Say, What is Truth?

1. Oh say, what is truth? 'Tis the fairest gem
That the riches of worlds can produce,
And priceless the value of truth will be when
The proud monarch's costliest diadem
Is counted but dross and refuse.
2. Yes, say, what is truth? 'Tis the brightest prize
To which mortals or Gods can aspire.
Go search in the depths where it glittering lies,
Or ascend in pursuit to the loftiest skies:
'Tis an aim for the noblest desire.
3. The sceptre may fall from the despot's grasp
When with winds of stern justice he copes.
But the pillar of truth will endure to the last,
And its firm-rooted bulwarks outstand the rude blast
And the wreck of the fell tyrant's hopes.
4. Then say, what is truth? 'Tis the last and the first,
For the limits of time it steps o'er.
Tho the heavens depart and the earth's fountains burst,
Truth, the sum of existence, will weather the worst,
Eternal, unchanged, evermore.
Text: John Jaques, 1827-1900
Music: Ellen Knowles Melling, 1820-1905


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