Tat tvam asi
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
"The one Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally engaged in many, many transcendental forms in relationships with His unalloyed devotees." This Vedic version is confirmed in this verse of the Gītā personally by the Lord. He who accepts this truth on the strength of the authority of the Vedas and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and who does not waste time in philosophical speculations attains the highest perfectional stage of liberation. Simply by accepting this truth on faith, one can, without a doubt, attain liberation. The Vedic version tat tvam asi is actually applied in this case. Anyone who understands Lord Kṛṣṇa to be the Supreme, or who says unto the Lord "You are the same Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead," is certainly liberated instantly, and consequently his entrance into the transcendental association of the Lord is guaranteed. In other words, such a faithful devotee of the Lord attains perfection, and this is confirmed by the following Vedic assertion:
- tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti
- nānyaḥ panthā vidyate 'yanāya
"One can attain the perfect stage of liberation from birth and death simply by knowing the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and there is no other way to achieve this perfection." (Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 3.8)
| Page Title: | Tat tvam asi |
| Compiler: | Mangalavati, RupaManjari |
| Created: | 27 of Mar, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=2, SB=3, CC=7, OB=5, Lec=10, Con=5, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 32 |