sridatta1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: Brahman stands for the greatest item in a category |
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Brahman stands for the greatest item in a category
MahaavaakyatrayaBrahma na tat jnanavargottamatvaat .
(The three great statements of Vedas speak about the soul to be Brahman and here Brahman is not God. The soul being greatest in the items of the creation due to its characteristic of knowledge is called as Brahman).
The first three great statements of Vedas (Mahavaakyas) say that the soul in the first person, second person and third person is Brahman. As already said, Brahman stands for the greatest item in a category. The soul is greatest among all the items of the creation due to its special characteristic of knowledge and can be called as Brahman. As already said, Brahman means God as well as any greatest item in a category. Hence, the word Brahman here need not be taken as God because the soul being greatest in the entire category of items of the creation due to its specific characteristic knowledge, is called as Brahman. Therefore, these great statements cannot be taken as authority for the soul to be God. |
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