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Brahma-vidya

Yoga Brahma-sutrasBrahmin

These two Ashwinikumaras had approached Prajapati seeking Brahma-vidya. Prajapati replied, "You are not fit, if I teach you Brahma-vidya, your head will burst.

 


The removal of Avidya by Brahma-vidya. Advaita claims that Avidya has no beginning, but it is terminated and removed by Brahma-vidya, the intuition of the reality of Brahman as pure, undifferentiated consciousness.

BRAHMA-VIDYA: The science of Brahman, knowledge of Brahman, learning pertaining to Brahman or the Absolute Reality. Click here for an essay on Brahma Vidya.
BRAHMACHARYA: Practice of celibacy. Purity in thought, word and deed.

brahma-vidya: science of Brahman, knowledge of Brahman, learning pertaining to Brahman or the Absolute Reality
brahmatatsat­tva: universal knowledge
brahmin: priest class
buddhi: the discriminating faculty, intellect, understanding ...

See also: Bhakti, Yoga, Karma, Mantra, Meditation