231. Om Tat Sat
T he seventeenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is titled ‘ Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga’ where Krishna explains about the three sides of each aspect of life and existence. Krishna says, ‘Om Tat Sat’ is considered the threefold representation of the Supreme Absolute Truth - Brahma . From them came the knowers of truth ( Brahmins ), scriptures ( Vedas ), and sacrificial rites ( yajna )” (17.23). ‘Om Tat Sat’ is the most used phrase in the context of Vedanta . Om is a fundamental sound or vibration but not a word and hence, no meaning is assigned. It is believed that the world was created out of these vibrations and science confirms that every matter is in the state of vibration which is called frequency. This vibration of Om consists of three syllables of A-U-M. ‘Tat’ is translated as ‘That’. ‘ Tat ’ is also interpreted as the ‘All’, the All-pervading Reality. It looks natural to address Paramatma as ‘you’ - either the singular or plural form. Accepting Paramatma as ‘you’ impl...