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The Katha Upanishad states that “the knowing self is not born; it does not die. It has not sprung from anything; nothing has sprung from it. birth less, eternal, everlasting and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.” This statement needs to be examined as it beholds the mystery of the self, it is self-sufficient to create and destroy. The rationale debate between the philosophy of “opposite” has always been an integral part of human existence.
No singularity exists in terms of the school of thought. Man’s quest for identifying the highest truth always intrigues curious minds whose only goal is to understand the cause because of which every other cause is in existence. However, before we begin the scrutiny of god's existence, let's try to understand the flaws in our ways of perceiving the truth.
We are highly dependent on our senses to perceive information, and in our process, we forget to accept that senses could be deceived easily due to several reasons that might affect our ability to perceive the truth as it is. In this era of science, we tend to look for the truth outside without even knowing that the roots of truth lie in us only.
In this world which is conquered majorly by the group of ignorant, there are still a few thinkers who understand that life is much more than just enjoying material pleasures. We have been superimposed with subjective truth in the material world, and our mind was continuously polluted with unnecessary desires that halted us from our true nature.
Living without a purpose and accepting whatever has been told in a certain way makes us a blind follower of that objective reality that has no connection with what exactly appears as the highest truths. Numerous dogmas and principles have been marked shrewdly by the controllers at political, religious, or in any community that not only affects a human can mull over the loop in which he is stuck rationally, but the book of consumerism and liberty to put opinion everywhere is challenging our self. Be it the brands, or the services that we are now used to, are of no use and implanted in us in a way to keep us under the cloud so that we can't see the light of the source the sun.
The highest truth lies deeply within us, it's the Atman which is the god particle. Atman is the highest truth and by knowing that we're not just this body but the pure consciousness, we get liberation from the sadness and happiness that surrounds us in our existence. One of the four mahavakyas, “Aham Brahmasmi” explains that the god which we are finding outside this body in the world is an illusion. We are that supreme being, we just need to remove ignorance and ajnāna to realize our true nature. As such, another translation of Aham Brahmasmi is ‘I am divine,’ or ‘I am sacred,’ thereby reflecting an understanding of one’s connection with a Higher Self.
It is extremely important to ponder about the subtle realities of this world, which is ever-changing and impermanent. Nothing is going to survive except the highest truth, which is pure consciousness. We are so much influenced by the bondage of this material world that we do not even try to find ways to excel in knowing the elementary cause. Our ignorance is the barrier to reaching the permanent reality.
Aham Brahmasmi is from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, found in Yajur Veda. As one of the Principal Upanishads, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the oldest scriptures in Hinduism and is considered to be an ancient source of spiritual wisdom. This text represents the Advaita Vedanta branch of Hindu philosophy and provides a treatise on the concepts of Atman and Brahman.
Representing a central theme of Advaita philosophy, Aham Brahmasmi unites the macrocosmic ideas of God and universal consciousness with the microcosmic individual expression of the Self. This mantra highlights the notion that all beings are intimately connected to universal energy and cannot be separated from it. To recite Aham Brahmasmi is to recognize that Brahman and Atman are one, and as such, there can be no ego or sense of separation.
This not only destroys our false sense of self but also allows us to tap into the cosmic reality that inspires our understanding. Mundaka Upanishad explains that this atman, resplendent and pure, whom the sinless sannyasins behold residing within the body, is attained by the unceasing practice of truthfulness, austerity, right knowledge, and continence.
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