Dear Srimathi Sangeetha :
You have asked the question:
What is " aham BrahmAsmi " ?
It is one of the four MahA Vaakyams from
BruhadhAraNyaka Upanishad belonging
to Yajur Vedam .
The other three are : " Tath Tvamasi "
from ChaandhOgya Upanishad , Prj~nAnam Brahma from
ItrEya Upanishad belonging to RG Vedam and
"AyamAthmaa BrahmA " from Atarva Vedam .
Each one of them have been intrepreted differently
by Adhi Sankara ( Adhvaitha Darsana SthApakar ) ,
AchArya RaamAnuja ( VisistAdhvaitha Darsana
SthApakar ) and MaadhvAchArya ( Dhvaitha Darsana
SthApakar ).
Based on their views on the nature of Brahman and
its relationship to Jeevan derived from the intrepretation
of the meanings of these MahA Vaakyams , they established
great VedAnthic fortresses.
Adhi Sankara bases his Adhvaitham doctrines on
the strength of his views that Brahman is
identical(abEdha ) with Jeevan .That position
is valid only on the basis of the soundness of
the doctrine of MaayA or avidhyA developed by
Adhi Sankara . VisishtAdhvaitha and Dhvaitha
AchAryAs have soundly established with the power
and support of Brahma SoothrAs that Brahman
( Iswaran) and Jeevan are distinct and different .
You can get a flavor of these discussions
in Saranagathy Journal Volume 3.04 , where
Sriman M.S.Hari discusses the remifications
of the meanings of "Tatthvamasi " , one of
the MahA Vaakyams from the position of
AchArya RaamAnuja .
These central issues of vedantha VichAram
have to be learnt at the sacred feet of
AchAryAs . The monographs of Dr.SMS CHari
( The Philosophy Of the Upanishads and
the easy to read monograph on Vaishnavism)
are very valuable to get an idea of the differences
between the different VedAnthic Schools .
V.Sadagopan
It will be difficult to compress the many
interpretations given to it by different
darsana sthApakAls like AchArya RaamAnuja ,
Adhi Sankara , MadhvAchArya and others .
The subject matter is Brahman , the ultimate reality ,
its true nature and Brahman's relationship to Jeevan .
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From: "sangs5" <sangs5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: Aham Brahmasmi
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> Dear All
>
> What is Aham Brahmasmi?
>
> Thanks
> Sangeetha
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