D.: What is the difference between “” (I am Brahman) and “Brahmaivāham” (only Brahma I am).
M.: The former is “Pratyaksha vritti” (direct experience), whereas the latter is “Paroksha jnāna” (indirect knowledge). The first begins with the realisation of “” (‘I’), whereas the latter starts with the hearsay Brahman which cannot be apart from the Self, if the same has been realised.