An Ocean of Awareness

Originally Posted by Miss Hepburn

JASG - may I ask where you have seen Satcitananda?
And not chit?
This is news to me.
Unseeking Seeker? Is either correct? is it according to region ...as in,
anand and ananda? Thanks.
While you're at it, being in India....how do you translate Satchitananda
Especially the word sat...more than one meaning?
I know it as true or truth --as used in Sat Naam (or Nam) and Satsang, for example.
I do think different regions, and there are so many - make a big difference.

I've seen it as both Chit and Cit. Take your pick.

As for the definitions we give to the various components of the word, it's just words. One can say Sat is Existence is Truth. I think "Is"ness might convey it better?

https://advaitasadhana.wordpress.com...t-chit-ananda/

1. Asti (Existence or Sat): The ‘is’ ness e.g. book ‘is’, desk ‘is’, I ‘am’.
2. Bhaati (Consciousness or Chit): Awareness, Knowledge e.g. I ‘know’ .
3. Priya (Bliss or Ananda): Joy, happiness, pleasurable ness e.g. there is joy when agitation or tension is removed
4. Naama (Name): label given to an entity in order to indicate it and to distinguish it from other entities e.g. Rama, Computer, Desk, Book etc.
5. Rupa (Form): characteristics which make an entity distinct from other entities e.g. shape, color, sound, texture, smell, concept