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Hi Bobby,

 

here they are:

 

tat tvam asi - thou art that,

aham brahmasmi - I am Brahma,

prajnanam brahma - the ultimate truth is Brahma, and

ayamatma brahma - the extension of the Self is Brahma.

 

This seems to be the standard tradition. By extension, some people also call

Sri Krishna's "so ham" ("I am He") from the Gita a mahavakya.

 

Best wishes,

 

Michael

 

 

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----

> Von: texasbg2000 [bgbbyg]

> Gesendet: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 18:10

> An:

> Betreff: Mahavakyas?

>

>

> Hi Everybody:

>

> I read this in "Atma Bodhi" from the Collected Works of Ramana

> Maharshi.

>

> 30. On the strength of the Vedic teaching, 'Not this, not this',

> eliminate all the adjuncts (upadhis) and with the help of the

> mahavakyas, realize the identity of the jivatman (individual self)

> with the Paramatman (the supreme Self).

>

> In the glossary:

>

> mahavakya: the four main sentences, proclaining the truth of Brahman,

> one each from the Itareya (Aitareya) Upanishad of Rig Veda,

> Brihadaranyaka of Yajur Veda, Chhandogya of Sama Veda and Mandukya of

> Atharva Veda; one of the 108 Upanishads explaining the mahavakyas.

>

> I would be interested in knowing the one sentence from each of these

> sources if any one out there knows them.

>

> Thanks

> Love

> Bobby G.

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, MikeSuesserott@t... wrote:

 

Thank you Michael. I will use these.

 

Love

Bobby G.

> Hi Bobby,

>

> here they are:

>

> tat tvam asi - thou art that,

> aham brahmasmi - I am Brahma,

> prajnanam brahma - the ultimate truth is Brahma, and

> ayamatma brahma - the extension of the Self is Brahma.

>

> This seems to be the standard tradition. By extension, some people

also call

> Sri Krishna's "so ham" ("I am He") from the Gita a mahavakya.

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Michael

>

>

>

> > -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----

> > Von: texasbg2000 [bgbbyg@a...]

> > Gesendet: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 18:10

> > An:

> > Betreff: Mahavakyas?

> >

> >

> > Hi Everybody:

> >

> > I read this in "Atma Bodhi" from the Collected Works of Ramana

> > Maharshi.

> >

> > 30. On the strength of the Vedic teaching, 'Not this, not this',

> > eliminate all the adjuncts (upadhis) and with the help of the

> > mahavakyas, realize the identity of the jivatman (individual self)

> > with the Paramatman (the supreme Self).

> >

> > In the glossary:

> >

> > mahavakya: the four main sentences, proclaining the truth of

Brahman,

> > one each from the Itareya (Aitareya) Upanishad of Rig Veda,

> > Brihadaranyaka of Yajur Veda, Chhandogya of Sama Veda and

Mandukya of

> > Atharva Veda; one of the 108 Upanishads explaining the mahavakyas.

> >

> > I would be interested in knowing the one sentence from each of

these

> > sources if any one out there knows them.

> >

> > Thanks

> > Love

> > Bobby G.

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