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'''Cit''' ({{lang-sa|चित्}} or '''Chit''') 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]].<br />
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==Hinduism==<br />
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In [[Upanishads]]{{which|date=April 2021}} it is referred to as ''the Drishta'' or ''the Seer'', and the sense that makes all other sense experiences possible. Cit is one of three aspects forming the [[satcitananda]] nature of the Absolute, according to the [[Vedas|Vedic]] [[Shastra|scriptures]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Satcitananda]]<br />
* [[Citta]]<br />
* [[Siddhar]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{Citation | last =Gupta | first =Bina | year =2003 | title =CIT consciousness | publisher =Oxford University Press | url =https://www.scribd.com/doc/45604507/Cit-Consciousness}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/sas/sas14.htm Arthur Avalon, ''Shakti and Shâkta. Chapter 14: Cit-Shakti (The Consciousness Aspect of the Universe)'']<br />
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