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ATMAN

A symbol of the Supreme. The Logos or Self which enters upon manifestation and indwells in the universe and soul.

"Brahman Atman, that is, Brahman, the power from which all worlds proceed, in which they subsist, and into which they finally return; this eternal, omnipresent, omnipotent power is identical with our âtman, with that in each of us which we must consider as our true Self, the unchangeable essence of our being, our Soul. This idea alone secures to the Upanishads an importance reaching far beyond their land and time; for whatever means of unveiling the secrets of Nature a future time may discover, this idea will be true for ever, from this mankind will never départ ;- if the mystery of Nature is to be solved, the key of it can be found only there where alone Nature allows us an interior view of the world, that is, in ourselves." - P. DEUSSEN, Outlines of Ind. Phil., pp. 22-3.

“This is my Self in my innermost heart." - Sata. Bráh., X. 6, 3.

 

See Also

ARCHETYPAL MAN
BRAHMA, OR BRAHMAN
COSMOS (Higher Aspect)
FIG-FRUIT
GOD, HIGHER
MACROCOSM
MICROCOSM
MONAD
SELF