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Dear Srimathi Sangeetha :

You have asked the question:
What is " aham BrahmAsmi " ?

It is one of the four MahA Vaakyams from
BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad belonging 
to Yajur Vedam .

The other three are : " Tath Tvamasi "
from ChaandhOgya Upanishad , Prj~nAnam Brahma  from 
ItrEya Upanishad belonging to RG Vedam and 
"AyamAthmaa BrahmA " from  Atarva Vedam .

Each one of them have been intrepreted differently 
by Adhi Sankara ( Adhvaitha Darsana SthApakar ) ,
AchArya RaamAnuja ( VisistAdhvaitha Darsana 
SthApakar  ) and MaadhvAchArya ( Dhvaitha Darsana
SthApakar ).

Based on their views on the nature of Brahman and 
its relationship to Jeevan derived from the intrepretation 
of the meanings of these MahA Vaakyams , they established
great VedAnthic fortresses.

Adhi Sankara bases his Adhvaitham doctrines on 
the strength of his views that Brahman is 
identical(abEdha ) with Jeevan .That position
is valid only on the basis of the soundness of 
the doctrine of MaayA or avidhyA developed by 
Adhi Sankara . VisishtAdhvaitha  and Dhvaitha
AchAryAs have soundly established with the power
and support of Brahma SoothrAs that Brahman
( Iswaran) and Jeevan are distinct and different .

You can get a flavor of these discussions 
in Saranagathy Journal Volume 3.04 , where 
Sriman M.S.Hari discusses the remifications 
of the meanings of "Tatthvamasi " , one of
the MahA Vaakyams   from the position of
AchArya RaamAnuja . 

These central issues of vedantha VichAram 
have to be learnt at the sacred feet of
AchAryAs . The monographs of Dr.SMS CHari
( The Philosophy Of the Upanishads and
the easy to read monograph on Vaishnavism)
are very valuable to get an idea of the differences
between the different VedAnthic Schools .

V.Sadagopan
     
It will be difficult to compress the many
interpretations given to it by different
darsana sthApakAls like AchArya RaamAnuja  ,
Adhi Sankara , MadhvAchArya and others .

The subject matter is Brahman , the ultimate reality ,
its true nature and Brahman's relationship to Jeevan . 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "sangs5" <sangs5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: Aham Brahmasmi


> 
> Dear All
> 
> What is Aham Brahmasmi?
> 
> Thanks
> Sangeetha
> 
> 
> 
>


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