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In Hindu philosophy, the Sanskrit sentence - Aham Bramhāsmi (Devanagari: अहं ब्रह्म अस्मि) - means "I am Brahman" (''Aham Brahman Asmi'') or "I am the Infinite Reality". It is one of the four Mahavakyas used to explain the unity of macrocosm and microcosm. ==Meaning== Literally, ''Aham'' (अहं) means "I"--that which cannot be deserted or abandoned on account of being constant, unavoidable, ever present; ''Brahman'' (ब्रह्म) means ever-full or whole; and ''Asmi'' (अस्मि) means "am," the first-person singular present tense of the verb "अस्," "to be." This ''mahāvakya'' belongs to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad of the Shukla Yajurveda. Brahman is the Infinite Reality, only when the ego dies can this be realized. In this sentence the "I" is not the limited transmigrating ego, the doer and the enjoyer within, and also not the body and the mind. Man (who is a conscious entity) alone has the capacity for improving his present state, guide his future, to enquire and know the truth, and free himself from the cycle of birth and death (''vidya adhikāra'') through thoughtful actions (''karma adhikāra''). Vidyaranya in his Panchadasi (V.4) explains: : स्वतः पूर्णः परात्माऽत्र ब्रह्मशब्देन वर्णितः | : अस्मीत्यैक्य-परामर्शः तेन ब्रह्म भवाम्यहम् || : "Infinite by nature, the Supreme Self is described here by the word ''Brahman''; the word ''asmi'' denotes the identity of ''aham'' and ''Brahman''. Therefore, (the meaning of the sentence is) "I am Brahman." This realization is gained through true enquiry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aham Brahmasmi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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