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Atman
The eternal Self, beyond body, mind, and death.
ConceptBhagavad Gitaआत्मन्
Definition
The true Self, eternal consciousness beyond body and mind.
Meaning
Krishna teaches that weapons cannot cut the Self, fire cannot burn it; grief over death of bodies is born of ignorance of atman.
Etymology
Sanskrit atman, breath, self, essence; the reflexive "oneself".
Primary sources
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 2
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 10
- Bhagavad Gita · ch. 13
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- Gita 2, the Self does not die with the body
- "I am the Self seated in the hearts of all" (10.20)
- Knower of the field (kshetrajna) as Self
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