Monday 8 April 2013

Atman is the Brahman

“The atman is the Brahman. He is knowledge, he is the mind, he is the life force, he is the eye, he is the ear, he is the earth, he is the water, he is the wind, he is the sky and he is energy. He has no desire or anger, no sense of righteousness or sin. A person who falls prey to desire enjoys the fruits of his past action and then returns to earth to perform more action. But a person, who is free from desire, unites with the Brahman. When all desire is conquered, man becomes immortal. Like a snake sheds off its old skin, the atman then sheds off the physical body. He no longer has a body and becomes the immortal Brahman.”

"Upanishads"

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