Brahman

Brahman, in Hinduism, the Absolute and, simultaneously, the omnipresent Reality conceived as pervading the universe. It is the goal of the Hindu to attain, by personal experience through direct revelation, some understanding of the essential being of Brahman. Brahman is beyond all material forms and consists of knowledge and bliss. As eternal, infinite, and conscious Being, it is believed to be the subject, rather than the object, of thought. Thus, as the Absolute of all things known, it is incapable of being characterized or circumscribed by any one thing, or even by the totality of things.