Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Advaita Vedanta Basics - Atman

 

210. When all the five sheaths have been eliminated by the reasoning, what remains is the Witness, the Knowledge Absolute – the Atman.

211. This self-effulgent Atman which is distinct from the five sheaths, the Witness of the three states, the Real, the Changeless, the Untainted, the everlasting Bliss – is to be realised by the wise man as his own Self.

Source: Vivek Choodamani by Adi Shankaracharya

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