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Episode 01 - The Four MAHA VAKYAS.

The Four MahA VAkyas (fromthe Upanishads)

 

The four Maha Vakyaas that form the core of the later-day discussions on Vedanta are all found in the Upanishads:

prajñAnam brahma - "Consciousness is Brahman" (aitareya Upanishad 3.3 of the Rig Veda)

ayamAtmA brahma - "This Self (Atman) is Brahman" (mAndookya Upanishad 1.2 of the Atharva Veda)

tat tvam asi - "Thou art That" (chAndogya Upanishad 6.8.7 of the SAma Veda)

aham brahmAsmi - "I am Brahman" (BrhadAraNyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 of the Yajur Veda)

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