Rami Sivan
Priest, Dharma teacher, counsellor, Gov. Advisor (1998–present)1y
Brahman is clearly defined by the Sage Varuṇa in Taittiriya Upanishad when he teaches his son Bhrigu.
taguṁ ho̍vāca | yato̱ vā i̱māni̱ bhūtā̍ni̱ jāya̍nte | yena̱ jātā̍ni̱ jīva̍nti | yat praya̍nty-a̱bhisaṁvi̍śanti | tad viji̍jñāsasva | tad brahmeti̍ | sa tapo̍’tapyata | sa tapa̍s ta̱ptvā ||
Then he said again to him: “That from whence these beings are born, that by which, when born, they live, that into which they enter at their death, try to discover that. That is Brahman.” “He (Bhrigu went away to meditate…….)
This is the description of Brahman from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
8. sa hovaca, etad vai tad aksaram, gargi, brahmana abhivadanti, asthutam ananu, ahrasvam, adirgham, alohitam, asneham acchayam, atamaḥ, avayv anakasam, asangam, arasam, agandham, acaksuskam asrotram, avak, amanaḥ, atejaskam, aprāṇam, amukham, amatram, anantaram, abahyam; na tad asnati kim cana, na tad asnati kas cana.
Yajñavālkya said: “That, O Gargi, the knowers of Brahman call it the Imperishable. It is neither gross nor subtle, neither short nor long, neither colored nor associated with anything; It is light without shadow free from darkness, neither air nor space; It is unattached; It is without taste or smell, without eyes or ears, without tongue or mind; It is non-effulgent, without vital breath or mouth, without measure and without exterior or interior. It does not consume anything, nor is It consumed by anyone.
And this is from Chandogya Upanishad.
yad vai tad brahmetīdaṁ vāva tad yoyaṁ bahirdhā puruṣādākāśo yo vai sa bahirdhā puruṣādākāśaḥ || 3.12.7|| ayaṁ vāva sa yo’yamantaḥ puruṣa akāśo yo vai so’ntaḥ puruṣa ākāśaḥ || 3.12.8|| ayaṁ vāva sa yo’yamantarhṛdaya ākāśastad etat pūrṇamapravarti pūrṇam apravartinīṁ śriyaṁ labhate ya evaṁ veda || 3.12.9||
3:12:7-9: That which is (designated as) Brahman, even that is this ākāśa (space) outside the body. That which is the ākāśa outside the body, even that is the ākāśa inside the body. That which is the ākāśa inside the body, even that is this ākāśa within the (lotus of the) heart. This Brahman is all-filling and unchanging. He who knows (Brahman) thus, gets all-filling and unchanging glory.
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