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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10: Aham Brahmasmi — I Am That
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The Self realizing its own boundless nature. A verse of inner strength for the days you feel small.
“ahaṁ brahmāsmi”
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 · Shukla Yajur VedaI am Brahman — the infinite Self shines within you; you are never small.
A great saying (mahavakya) of the Upanishad — the realization 'I am Brahman'; whoever knows it becomes the very Self of all.
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I am Brahman — the infinite Self shines within you; you are never small.
A great saying (mahavakya) of the Upanishad — the realization 'I am Brahman'; whoever knows it becomes the very Self of all.
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I am Brahman — the infinite Self shines within you; you are never small. (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10 · Shukla Yajur Veda.) Godify shows this verse verbatim from a verified corpus with its exact source, never a paraphrase passed off as the original.
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