Tat Tvam Asi
तत्त्वमसितत् (tat — that, Brahman) + त्वम् (tvam — you, the individual) + असि (asi — are) — Chāndogya Up. 6.8.7
tat tvam asi
Fundamental Concepts
You are That — the great sentence revealing the identity between ātman and Brahman
Tat tvam asi is one of the four mahāvākyas (great sentences) of the Upaniṣads, found in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.8.7). Father Uddālaka teaches his son Śvetaketu: 'you are that' — the essence that sustains everything (tat/Brahman) and your essence (tvam/ātman) are one and the same. The direct understanding of this identity, not as a concept but as lived recognition, is mokṣa (liberation).
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Vishva Vidya (2026). Tat Tvam Asi (तत्त्वमसि). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/tat-tvam-asi
Vishva Vidya. "Tat Tvam Asi (तत्त्वमसि)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/tat-tvam-asi.
Vishva Vidya. "Tat Tvam Asi (तत्त्वमसि)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/tat-tvam-asi.
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