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I teach Sanskrit in different govt. colleges of Orissa. I am interested in Indian Philosophy and Spiritualism.

Monday, January 22, 2007

The self revealing Self

The greatest discovery of man is the discovery of the Self. This self is the Absolute, the all pervasive Consciousness that is termed as Atman (soul) from the individual point of view and Brahman from the cosmic stand point. This Atman cannot be expressed by speech, cognized by the five sense organs and the mind, which are the instruments of all worldly knowledge, but are incapable of doing their work unless they are activated by Atma (self). This self is equally present in a fly,a mosquito and in an elephant. It can neither be illuminated by the sun nor the moon nor the fire.
It is eternal, omnipresent,immovable, constant, everlasting and free from birth and death. Even though the body perishes, the self (soul) doesn't.

Through many months, years, ages, world-cycles, past and future, it is always the same.
It is self revealing.

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