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" | "Verily, all this is Brahman."<ref>Brahmananda, Swami. ''Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda''. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 5</ref> | ||
"Brahman connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes. Brahman as a metaphysical concept is the single binding unity behind diversity in all that exists in the universe. ..The Vedas conceptualize Brahman as the Cosmic Principle. In the Upanishads, it has been variously described as Sat-cit-ānanda (truth-consciousness-bliss) and as the unchanging, permanent, highest reality."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman May 26, 2019</ref> | "Brahman connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes. Brahman as a metaphysical concept is the single binding unity behind diversity in all that exists in the universe. ..The Vedas conceptualize Brahman as the Cosmic Principle. In the Upanishads, it has been variously described as Sat-cit-ānanda (truth-consciousness-bliss) and as the unchanging, permanent, highest reality."<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman May 26, 2019</ref> | ||
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Brahman
Brahman (ब्रह्मन्) is a Hindu/Vedic term syncretic with the LP concept, god with a little "g" and with the wider Fabric of Consciousness in toto. As syncretic with god with a little "g", it refers to the original instantiated monad, the original spark of self-awareness which, because it was bored, unfolded/created all of physical creation. When referring to The Fabric, it refers to the Fabric in totality.
Syncretic Terms
God with a little "g"> Ancient One, Brahman, Govinda, Grand Architect, Grand Geometrician, Great Architect, Paramatman, Supreme Spirit
Notes
"Verily, all this is Brahman."[1]
"Brahman connotes the highest Universal Principle, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists. It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes. Brahman as a metaphysical concept is the single binding unity behind diversity in all that exists in the universe. ..The Vedas conceptualize Brahman as the Cosmic Principle. In the Upanishads, it has been variously described as Sat-cit-ānanda (truth-consciousness-bliss) and as the unchanging, permanent, highest reality."[2]
"Brahma (ब्रह्म) (nominative singular), root bṛh-, means "to be or make firm, strong, solid, expand, promote."[3]
The term may also refer to someone who has knowledge/experience of Brahman (a brahmin priest (The Unfolding and its source.
Brahmana (ब्रह्मण): A brahman priest, one who has knowledge of Brahman, related or given by Brahman.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Brahmananda, Swami. Spiritual Teachings of Swami Brahmananda. 2nd ed. Mylapor, Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1933. p. 5
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman May 26, 2019
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman May 26, 2019