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Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu translation: “May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all”. Lokah means realm, location, all universes existing now; Samastah means all sentient beings sharing that same location; Sukhino means free from suffering, centered in happiness and joy; Bhav represents the divine mood or state of unified existence; Antu means it must be so, may it be so. The Sanskrit word „antu” it is used at the ending here and transforms this amazing mantra into a powerful pledge, like in „I promise to do that”). It also could be understood to translate into the more familiar western, “Do onto others as you would have done onto you.” This beautiful Shanti mantra reminds us that we are not separate and independent beings. We are interconnected with all living beings in the universe. We cannot achieve true happiness if we cause unhappiness to other living beings, nor we can be free if we deprive others of their freedom.