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Atman

The eternal Self, beyond body, mind, and death.

Bhagavad GitaSelfAtmaSoulInner SelfAtma
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Atman is the innermost Self. The Gita teaches that the Self is unborn, eternal, and untouched by the death of the body, the ground of Arjuna's courage.

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  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 2
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 10
  • Bhagavad Gita · ch. 13

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