Mahāvākyas
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The Mahavakyas are the six "Great Sayings" of the Upanishads, the foundational religious texts of Hinduism.
These sayings encapsulate the central Truth of Hinduism.
The Mahavakyas are:
- Prajnanam Brahma - "Conscious is Brahman" (Aitareya Upanishad 3.3)
- Ayam Atma Brahma - "This Self (Atman) is Brahman" (Mandukya Upanishad 1.2)
- Tat Tvam Asi - "Thou art That" (Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7)
- Aham Brahmasmi - "I am Brahman" (Brhadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10)
- Sarvam kalvidam Brahma - "All of this is Brahman" (Chhāndogya Upanishad 3.14.1)
- Sachchidānanda Brahma - "Brahman is existence, consciousness, and bliss"
All six of these, in one way or another, indicate the unity of the individual human being with Brahman. Brahman is Absolute Reality, Cosmic Consciousness, the fundamental God-stuff from which all divinities and all worlds arise and Hinduism asserts that each human being, in her or his innermost self, is this ultimate transcendent God-Reality. It is through practices like yoga, and meditation that the individual can realize her or his unity with the Divine and escape the bonds of this world.
