The Self & the Absolute · Anchored at ChU 6.8.7, BG 13.27.
Are You the Self, or Are You God?
Tat Tvam Asi — 'You are That.' Does it mean your soul IS the Absolute, or only that it utterly depends on it?
Concepts and schools in this debate
Questions to explore
- Steelman the Advaita reading of 'tat tvam asi' that the Self IS Brahman, then give Ramanuja's reply.
- If the soul is literally God, why does it suffer and forget? How does each school answer?
