Viswanatha Thalakola summarizes that according to the principal Upanishads, Brahman is the foundation of all things in the universe. There is nothing beyond Brahman. There is nothing that can exist independently of Him. Brahman is described in many ways.He is:
- That is self-existent. That is without beginning and end.
- That has no parent or master. That has no origin.
- That is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent.
- That is beyond name and form and beyond the five senses.
- That is beyond the reach of words and thoughts.
- That is beyond time, space, and causality.
- That is inexhaustible, eternal, and immutable.
- That is pure and bright.
- That is Truth.
- That is pure consciousness.
- That is boundless joy.
- That is both immanent and transcendent at the same time.
- That is both having form and formless.
- That is both personal and impersonal.
- That is both the manifested and the unmanifested.
- That is stationary and moving.
- That is far and also very near.
- That is an eternal reality.
- That is the creator of time and master of Nature.
- That is diversely manifesting.
- That shines and everything shines after Him (sun, stars, etc).
- That cannot be seen or seized.
- That dwells in the hearts of all creatures as Atman.
- That is the eternal witness who watches our work from within.
- That is the bridge to immortality.
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