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"That Thou Art" (Tat Tvam Asi)
The most famous sentence in the Upaniṣads: 'That — the ground of all things — thou art.'
Literally 'that thou art,' this is the most famous of the Upaniṣadic 'great sayings.' A father, Uddālaka, repeats it nine times to his son to teach that the subtle essence underlying all things is also the very self of the listener. Advaita Vedānta makes it the textual cornerstone of its non-dualism; other Vedāntins accept the saying but read its 'identity' in a qualified way.
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- Chāndogya UpaniṣadKuru-Pañcāla region · -700explains
- VivekacūḍāmaṇiŚṛṅgeri (Sringeri) · 1400explains
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 251↗explains
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi · Śaṅkara (traditionally ascribed; authorship doubted)
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Vivekacūḍāmaṇi 260↗explains
Vivekacūḍāmaṇi · Śaṅkara (traditionally ascribed; authorship doubted)
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Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad · Vedic Revelation (śruti)
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