Chit (consciousness)

Chit (Sanskrit: चित् or Cit) is a Sanskrit word meaning consciousness. It is a core principle in all ancient spiritual traditions originating from the Indian subcontinent, including Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism.

Hinduism

In Upanishads it is referred to as the Drshta or 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 Vedic scriptures.

See also

• Satcitananda
• Citta
• Siddhar

Further reading

• Gupta, Bina (2003), CIT consciousness, Oxford University Press, archived from the original on 20 October 2013, retrieved 9 September 2017

External links

• Arthur Avalon, Shakti and Shâkta. Chapter 14: Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect of the Universe)