Tat Tvam Asi

Tat Tvam Asi ( Sanskrit: तत् त्वम् असि, or तत्त्वमसि, " It's you ", or "You are the " ) is one of the Mahavakyas (Grand pronouncements ) in Vedantic Hinduism. They appeared originally in the Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the dialogue between Uddalaka and his son Shvetaketu; it appears at the end of the chapter and is repeated at the end of the following chapter as a refrain. An interpretation of the pronouncement is that the Self - in its pure and original condition - fully or partially identical with the absolute reality (Brahman ), the ground and cause of all phenomena. The knowledge ( jnana), that this is so, causes the experience of moksha (liberation).

According to another interpretation, according brought by the formulation expressed that the outside world is identical with the ego.

The three main Vedantic training directions represent different interpretations:

  • The Advaita interpretation is that fact, translated as " The ", which refers to the absolute reality (Brahman ), and tvam (this is the Self, the Atman ), in principle are the same.
  • The Vishishtadvaita interpretation is that the individual self is a part of the whole ( indeed ).
  • The Dvaita interpretation is that it tvam asi atat really should read what "You're not the " means.
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