Tat Tvam Asi (Devanagari: तत्त्वमसि), a Sanskrit phrase, translated variously as "Thou art that," (That thou art, That art thou, You are that, or That you are, or You're it) is one of the Mahāvākyas (Grand Pronouncements) in Vedantic Sanatana Dharma. It originally occurs in the Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7,[1] in the dialogue between Uddalaka and his son Śvetaketu; it appears at the end of a section, and is repeated at the end of the subsequent sections as a refrain. The meaning of this saying is that the Self - in its original, pure, primordial state - is wholly or partially identifiable or identical with the Ultimate Reality that is the ground and origin of all phenomena. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tat_Tvam_Asi )
I have not read the vedas nor the upanishads. As a Hindu, these texts inspire a lot of pride and phrases like Tat Tvam Asi evoke a certain inquisitiveness.
So, after much reading what I understood is this that, Tattvamasi means "You are Brahmaan" meaning "There is no difference between You and God.
Furthering the interpretation, Tat Tvam Asi means as explained by Uddalaka to his son, You and Brahmaan are same, one doesnt exist without the other. This is also the core of the Advaita philosophy.
This leads us to the knowledge that, with this awareness, one will treat everything and everyone as self for everything and everyone is Brahman. If this awareness comes to humankind then there is no place for ego, pride (as in Svetaketu's case), no war, no conflict, no boundaries.
Tat Tvam Asi is one of the four Mahakavyas. The other three Mahakavyas also lead us humans to the awareness of Brahman.
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