Jadespear

... you're referencing a fabled myth as the prime source of a philosophical position? Why not realize what you are? Exercising judgment on the entire human condition in how it relates to the well being of the entire species of people - is a fools errand. You will never ever be able to make anything out of it. So why even think along these lines? In response to the direct question - No. Human beings are not sheep, never have been, and never will be. Recognizing what one is is part of the spiritual path. In the taoist view - devolving into animals is the reversal of evolution. Ignorance is not bliss. People who say that, have never experienced actual spiritual bliss. Ignorance is a cause of suffering/disempowerment of people in the world, not it's answer.

Im going to try that.

I would like to add that there are more literal definitions of those words that express a more literal understanding: Om = is also "AUM" which is a Hebrew formula that means the same thing. It is essentially the uncreated. The vibration of immortal frequency. Tat = this or that, it is a word to describe an idea, object. Sat = Being. not intellectual truth. I really enjoy hinduism and have been studying it immensely for the last few years. I like to read books by Swami Vivekananda.