aham brahmasmi
अहं ब्रह्मास्मि ahaṃ brahmāsmi"I am Brahman," a mahavakya from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.4.10). It declares that the innermost self is not separate from the absolute, the realisation at the heart of Advaita Vedanta.
Where this term appears
- Tat tvam asi: three readings Philosophy
The same Upanishadic corpus also says aham brahmasmi , "I am Brahman" (Brihadaranyaka 1.4.10), and neti neti , "not this, not this" (Brihadaranyaka 2.3.6).
- What is Advaita Vedanta? Philosophy
…, that Brahman knew (its) Self only, saying, 'I am Brahman.'" That is aham brahmasmi , "I am Brahman." The tradition gathered four such sayings, one drawn from each of the four Vedas: tat tvam asi , aham brahma…
- Atman and Brahman Essentials
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad gives aham brahmasmi , "I am Brahman" (Brihadaranyaka 1.4.10).
- The Char Dham Temples
…ciousness is the absolute"; Sringeri in the south, the Yajur Veda and aham brahmasmi , "I am the absolute"; Dwaraka in the west, the Sama Veda and tat tvam asi , "that thou art"; and Jyotirmath in the north, th…
- The History of Sanatana Dharma: A Timeline History
The Chāndogya gives the formula tat tvam asi , that thou art. The Bṛhadāraṇyaka gives ahaṃ brahmāsmi , I am brahman .
- What are the Upanishads? Scriptures
You, Shvetaketu, are not separate from the reality at the root of the world. From the Brihadaranyaka comes another: aham brahmasmi .
- What is Moksha? Essentials
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1.4.10) gives the first-person form, aham brahmasmi , "I am Brahman." The full weight of this identity is the subject of the article on atman and Brahman, and the school's wider ar…
- The Dashanami Order Philosophy
…stands Sringeri, in Karnataka, assigned the Yajur Veda and the saying Aham Brahmasmi , "I am Brahman." In the west, Dwaraka in Gujarat, with the Sama Veda and Tat tvam asi , "Thou art That." In the east, Puri i…