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Detailed explanation-1: -Brahman is the eternal and unchanging Self. Shankara explains that Brahman may be known through reading of the scriptures, but that it cannot be perceived by the senses. It cannot be expressed or described, because it transcends names, classifications, or characterizations.

Detailed explanation-2: -As Brahman is identical with the universal Self, and this Self is always self-conscious, it would seem that knowledge of Brahman is Self-knowledge, and that this Self-knowledge is ever present.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Ramanuja’s view, Brahman is differentiated, and is the same as God. According to Shankara, the phenomenal world is real only insofar as it is an appearance of Brahman. According to Ramanuja, however, the phenomenal world is as real as Brahman, and constitutes part of the reality of Brahman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Takeaway: When we say, “Atman is Brahman, ” we’re saying that the individual soul is the same as the universal soul. Atman is Brahman. This is a powerful phrase in yogic circles and I’ve often asked myself what it meant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shankaracharya was an early 8th century Indian philosopher who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. It is a Hindu philosophy which focuses on Brahman, atman, vidya (knowledge), avidya (ignorance), maya, karma and moksha. It refers to the idea that the soul or Atman is the same as Brahman.