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'''Cit''' ((चित्) is a [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] word meaning awareness and is pronounced 'chit'. It is a core principle in all ancient religions originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the Sense of all the physical and mental senses. In [[Upanishads]] it is referred to as the Drishta or the Seer. The Sense that makes sense of all other sense experiences.
'''Chit''' ({{lang-sa|चित्}} or '''Cit''') is a [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] word meaning [[consciousness]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/maharishi/videos/sat-cit-ananda|title=Meaning of the word "Satcitananda" (Sat Cit Ananda)|publisher=[[Humboldt State College]]|access-date=2021-04-16|date=27 August 1970|author=[[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]]|website=bienfaits-meditation.com}}</ref> It is a core principle in all ancient spiritual traditions originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], including [[Hinduism]], [[Sikhism]] and [[Jainism]].
==Hinduism==
 
In [[Upanishads]]{{which|date=April 2021}} it is referred to as ''the Drshta'' or ''[[Sakshi (Witness)|the Seer]]'', and the sense that makes all other sense experiences possible. Chit is one of three aspects forming the [[satcitananda]] nature of the Absolute, according to the [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[Shastra|scriptures]].
In [[Hinduism]] it is consciousness in [[satchitananda]]
 
==See also==
In [[Sikhism]] it is that which is to be meditated on in "Chit Aavai Chit Avan"
* [[Satcitananda]]
* [[Citta]]
* [[Siddhar]]
 
==References==
In [[Buddhism]] it is the way of life and being
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==Further reading==
In [[Jainism]] it is the Supreme Self
* {{Citation | last =Gupta | first =Bina | year =2003 | title =CIT consciousness | publisher =Oxford University Press | url =https://www.scribd.com/doc/45604507/Cit-Consciousness | access-date =9 September 2017 | archive-date =20 October 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20131020075414/http://www.scribd.com/doc/45604507/Cit-Consciousness | url-status =dead }}
 
==External links==
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* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/sas/sas14.htm Arthur Avalon, ''Shakti and Shâkta. Chapter 14: Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect of the Universe)'']
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