Vivekam (discrimination) is spiritual wisdom consisting of 7 elements.

1. Knowing the difference between soul and body. (Soul is eternal and body is mutable and subject to decay and death.)
2. Knowing the difference between Sat and Asat (Paramatman is Sat; matter is Asat; Jiva is Sat-Asat.)
3. Knowing the Agonists and the Antagonists of spiritual progress (Sattva is Agonist; Rajas and Tamas are antagonists.) Agonist = facilitator.
4. Knowing the difference between the Real and the unreal. (Self is Real and non-self is unreal.)
5. Knowing the soul belongs to Him.
6. Knowing the soul's yearning to interact with its source (Atma Nivedanam /samarpanam = dedication of soul.)
7. Knowing the Supreme objective of human pursuit (Parama purushArtham) is bliss with Paramatman (Bliss).