"अहं ब्रह्मास्मि" is the pith of all the Hindu scriptures, philosophical treatises that I have studied till date. Simply put, the phrase means "I'm Brahma". In other words, there is no difference between जीव (soul) and परमात्मा (supersoul or god). A drop of seawater has the same saltiness, minerals as is found in the Sea itself! However, under the influence of "माया" (illusion), a soul has forgotten it's true identity, nature. It considers this काल्पनिक संसार (imaginary world) as real. Under the sway of मायाशक्ति (illusions), a soul gets itself attached to all the mundane things, beings. This fondness for the transitory world brings nothing except miseries, glooms and dejections. I opine that the whole purpose of spirituality is to wake a soul out of deep hypersomnia, to make it realize that सुकून (peace) can only be found by freeing oneself from the clutches of मायाशक्ति (illusions). There are only two ways to unshackle oneself from ...
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