Brahman

Ignatius Donnelly

The Indentity of the Civilizations of the Old World and the New

To this day the Brahman of India "churns" his sacred fire out of a board by boring into it with a stick; the Romans renewed their sacred fire in the same way; and in Sweden even now a "need-fire is kindled in this manner when cholera or other pestilence is about." (Tylor's "Anthropology," p.

In India a Brahman is not allowed to marry a wife whose clan-name (her "cow-stall," as they say) is the same as his own; nor may a Chinaman take a wife of his own surname.

Ramana Maharshi

Ramana Maharshi’s Final Truth

Ramana's teachings belong to the tradition of Brahmavidya, which translates to "the science of the absolute" or "knowledge of Brahman." Teaching Brahmavidya can be challenging, especially for those who are not ready for it.

I am purely Brahman, beyond all qualities.

The Jiva represents the ego or persona, while Brahman is the underlying reality.

From the non-dualist perspective, only Brahman exists.

Maya (illusion) clouds the realization of Brahman by creating the false sense of separation, which leads to the belief in a personal identity.

Ramana repeatedly emphasized that only Brahman exists.

The speaker mentions the famous Sanskrit phrase Brahma Satyam Jagat Mithya, meaning "Brahman alone is real; the world is an appearance." Everything perceived through the senses, including the ego, is an illusion.

Ramana's focus was on the Self (Atman), which he described as undifferentiated consciousness, identical to Brahman.

Only Brahman exists."

By doing so, they can reconnect with the oneness of Brahman, which is beyond both free will and destiny.

Credo Mutwa

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Rituals and Ceremonies: He describes rituals performed by sangomas (traditional healers), such as mating on the back of a Brahman bull to unite heaven and earth, and various other ceremonies that were part of the spiritual fabric of ancient African societies.

This is a Brahman bull.13:19On the back of this bull, rituals were performed as recently as 1941.

Creation Stories

From this primordial state, the universe is created through the actions of Brahman, the ultimate reality, or through the cosmic egg (Hiranyagarbha) that appears from this nothingness.