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In Hinduism, Brahman (ब्रह्मन् brahman) is "the unchanging reality amidst and beyond the world",[1] which "cannot be exactly
defined".[2] It has been described in Sanskrit as Sat-cit-ānanda (being-consciousness-bliss)[3] and as the highest reality.[4][note 1][note 2]
Brahman is conceived
as Atman,[note 3] personal,[note 4] impersonal[note 5] or Para Brahman,[note 6] or in various combinations of
these qualities depending on the philosophical school.
According to Advaita, a liberated human
being (jivanmukta) has realised Brahman as his or
her own true self.
The Isha Upanishad says:
Auṃ
– That supreme Brahman is infinite, and
this conditioned Brahman is infinite.
The infinite proceeds from infinite. If you subtract the infinite from the
infinite, the infinite remains alone.
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