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'''Cit''' ({{lang-sa|चित्}} or '''Chit''') is a [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]] word meaning [[awareness]]<ref name="SDchit">{{cite web|url=https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/index.php?mode=3&direct=au&script=hk&tran_input=chit|title=Sanskrit Dictionary, ''chit'|access-date=2021-04-16}}</ref> or [[consciousness]],<ref>{{cite nameweb|url="Maharishi">[httphttps://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/maharishi/videos/sat-cit-ananda Maharishi's Teaching, ''|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> "to understand",<ref name="SDchit" /> "to comprehend".<ref name="SDchit" /> It is a core principle in all ancient spiritual traditions originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], including [[Hinduism]], [[Sikhism]] and [[Jainism]].