VEDANTAM FOR BEGINNERS - 43. SWAMI SIVANANDA
===================================================================== Saturday, February 04, 2023. 06:00. TAT TVAM ASI = That Thou Art : The Maha-Vakyas : Post-43. ========================================================================= The Identity Between Tat And Tvam : In discussing the Bhagatyaga Lakshana, it was observed that Isvara and Brahman, and Jiva and Kutastha, respectively become the Vachyartha and Lakshyartha of the two words Tat and Tvam. Now it is proposed to establish the unity that exists between the two Lakshyarthas, that is, between Kutastha and Brahman. Both of them refer to unassociated Pure Consciousness. Both of them are of the nature of Pure Consciousness. Consciousness is Consciousness wherever it be. Therefore, they are identical. That identity can be explained through the following examples : There is difference between Ghatakasa (ether in a pot) and Mahakasa ether in the vast expanse outside). The difference in this case is not born out of any difference