Atma
(ātmā or ātman ; आत्मा)
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ātmā, Atmā, Âtma, Âtmâ, Atman |
| Short Description: |
the real or true "Self," underlying the ego and its manifestations |
| Long Description: |
the real or true "Self," underlying the ego and its manifestations; in the perspective of Advaita Vedānta, identical with Brahma. |
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The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger |
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