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 > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/XUWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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