--------Original Message ------- Respected learned SriVaishnava Perunthagaiyeer, Please visit the following website for learning Vedas,Upanishads etc: www.sacred-texts.com/hin Both English and Sanskrit versions are available. Dasan, Raguveeradayal. <html><body> <tt> Dear Srimathi Sangeetha :<BR> <BR> You have asked the question:<BR> What is " aham BrahmAsmi " ?<BR> <BR> It is one of the four MahA Vaakyams from<BR> BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad belonging <BR> to Yajur Vedam .<BR> <BR> The other three are : " Tath Tvamasi "<BR> from ChaandhOgya Upanishad , Prj~nAnam Brahma from <BR> ItrEya Upanishad belonging to RG Vedam and <BR> "AyamAthmaa BrahmA " from Atarva Vedam .<BR> <BR> Each one of them have been intrepreted differently <BR> by Adhi Sankara ( Adhvaitha Darsana SthApakar ) ,<BR> AchArya RaamAnuja ( VisistAdhvaitha Darsana <BR> SthApakar ) and MaadhvAchArya ( Dhvaitha Darsana<BR> SthApakar ).<BR> <BR> Based on their views on the nature of Brahman and <BR> its relationship to Jeevan derived from the intrepretation <BR> of the meanings of these MahA Vaakyams , they established<BR> great VedAnthic fortresses.<BR> <BR> Adhi Sankara bases his Adhvaitham doctrines on <BR> the strength of his views that Brahman is <BR> identical(abEdha ) with Jeevan .That position<BR> is valid only on the basis of the soundness of <BR> the doctrine of MaayA or avidhyA developed by <BR> Adhi Sankara . VisishtAdhvaitha and Dhvaitha<BR> AchAryAs have soundly established with the power<BR> and support of Brahma SoothrAs that Brahman<BR> ( Iswaran) and Jeevan are distinct and different .<BR> <BR> You can get a flavor of these discussions <BR> in Saranagathy Journal Volume 3.04 , where <BR> Sriman M.S.Hari discusses the remifications <BR> of the meanings of "Tatthvamasi " , one of<BR> the MahA Vaakyams from the position of<BR> AchArya RaamAnuja . <BR> <BR> These central issues of vedantha VichAram <BR> have to be learnt at the sacred feet of<BR> AchAryAs . The monographs of Dr.SMS CHari<BR> ( The Philosophy Of the Upanishads and<BR> the easy to read monograph on Vaishnavism)<BR> are very valuable to get an idea of the differences<BR> between the different VedAnthic Schools .<BR> <BR> V.Sadagopan<BR> <BR> It will be difficult to compress the many<BR> interpretations given to it by different<BR> darsana sthApakAls like AchArya RaamAnuja ,<BR> Adhi Sankara , MadhvAchArya and others .<BR> <BR> The subject matter is Brahman , the ultimate reality ,<BR> its true nature and Brahman's relationship to Jeevan . <BR> <BR> ----- Original Message ----- <BR> From: "sangs5" <sangs5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 8:22 AM<BR> Subject: Aham Brahmasmi<BR> <BR> <BR> > <BR> > Dear All<BR> > <BR> > What is Aham Brahmasmi?<BR> > <BR> > Thanks<BR> > Sangeetha<BR> > <BR> > <BR> > <BR> ><BR> </tt> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size="-1" color=#003399><b>Yahoo! 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