Devotee: Why Brahman is said to be sacchidananda, but not God?
Ramana Maharishi: Sat denotes being beyond sat and asat; Chit beyond chit and achit; Ananda beyond bliss and non-bliss. What is it then? Even if not sat nor asat, It must be admitted to be
sat only. Compare the term jnana. It is the state beyond knowledge and ignorance. Yet jnana is not ignorance but knowledge. So also with Sat-chit-ananda.
Ramana Maharishi: Sat denotes being beyond sat and asat; Chit beyond chit and achit; Ananda beyond bliss and non-bliss. What is it then? Even if not sat nor asat, It must be admitted to be
sat only. Compare the term jnana. It is the state beyond knowledge and ignorance. Yet jnana is not ignorance but knowledge. So also with Sat-chit-ananda.
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