Monday, November 22, 2021

Tat Tvam Asi

 The phrase was given its most literal interpretation by the 8th–9th-century thinker Shankara of the Advaita (Nondualist) school, for whom the statement was one of the great assertions fundamental to his doctrine.

Tat Tvam Asi (Sanskrit: तत् त्वम् असि or तत्त्वमसि) is a Sanskrit mantra from the Advaita tradition, typically translated as “I am that” or “Thou Art That”. It is one of the four principle Mahavakyas, or "Great Sayings" from the ancient Hindu text, The Upanishads.

Tat Tvam Asi (तत् त्वम् असि) - "That essence (tat, referring to sat, "the Existent") are you" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the Sama Veda)


This is something I have been thinking of in similar lines. In religion we call it spirits. In science we call it energy. In the streets we call it vibes. Whatever we call it, what is important is that we trust it. 

And so much of it has been flowing in during the past few days. 


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