| 1 | | Aham Brahmasmi | This is one of the four 'Great Utterances' (Maha Vakya) appearing in the Upanishads. 'Maha'=Great and 'Vakya'=Utterance. At the point of time free moment of realization, a spontaneous exclamation comes forth as 'Aham Brahmasmi'. It means, 'Myself is the ABSOLUTE'. The 'Brahman' is the Absolute and 'Aham' is one's self.
The usual human ignorance is to deeply feel that, one is a separate and a limited "Identity". This notion of "Self-identity" engulfs the physical body, "Within IT'S" identity notion. Thus, 'I AM MY FORM' sense crystallizes. This self-identity is obsessed with a further notion that, ITS self-identity has to be protected and preserved only by struggling with LIFE in general and "Other-Identities" in particular. This in gist is human existence. "I, ME and MINE" as opposed to "Others and Theirs" is the hypnotic divide, in which human consciousness is trapped. At the moment of realization, the all-encompassing TRUTH that dawns, completely unifies, transcending mind's notional divisions. This palpable reality sends out a spontaneous joyful exclamation of 'Aham Brahmasmi' (I AM BRAHMAN).
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