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Om Purnamadah Purnamidam

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते । पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ॥

oṁ pūrṇam adaḥ pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate, pūrṇasya pūrṇam ādāya pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate

Meaning

"That is whole, this is whole; from wholeness, wholeness arises. Take wholeness from wholeness, and wholeness alone remains."

Why This Mantra

The invocation of the Isha Upanishad — a striking idea that giving, even generously, doesn't actually diminish what's whole to begin with.

Benefits

A sense of wholeness, contentment regardless of loss

Today's Affirmation

Give generously today, trusting that it won't actually leave you with less.

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