The three points of departure
Aitareya Upaniṣad
Creation, the entry of consciousness into form, and the declaration that awareness is what reality consists of.
c. 600 BCE
- When
- c. 600 BCE
- Where it sits
- The three points of departure
Carries one of the four mahāvākyas: "consciousness is Brahman".
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- Aitareya Upaniṣad teaching — Swami Dayananda Saraswati Where 'prajñānaṁ brahma' is stated, and what that sentence is doing.
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