Brahman

Brahman Brahman Metaphysical concept, unchanging Ultimate Reality in Hinduism Not to be confused with Brahma (the Hindu god), Brahmin (varna), Brahmana (a layer of text in the Vedas), Para Brahman (the "Supreme Brahman"), Brahmanism (the religion), or American Brahman (cow raised for meat). For other uses, see Brahman (disambiguation). In the Vedic and Hindu religions, Brahman (Sanskrit: ब्रह्मन्; IAST: Brahman) has a "variety of meanings," but in the Upanishads and later Indian philosophies it connotes 'That' from which all existence proceeds, and to which everything returns,[1][a] the origin and cause of all that exists.[2][3][4] In contemporary Hindu metaphysics it is the highest universal principle, the Ultimate reality of the universe.[5][2][6] Om signifies the essence of Brahman, the ultimate reality. A…

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