Atman

Definition

That which abides within a being as the ‘particle’ of Brahman in man; not a personality or an ‘I’, but the true nature of man, distinct from mind, memory, senses, perception and mood — unborn, undying, attributeless. The Atma Upanishad distinguishes the outer atman (body), the inner atman (mind and senses) and the highest atman, using the shakha-chandra-nyaya (‘branch and moon’) method.

Episodes

• 164 — History of non-Christian Religions — Topic 5

Related Concepts

• Brahman
• Jiva
• Moksha
• Shakha-Chandra-Nyaya
• Yoga

Biblical References

• Genesis 2:7; 3:19 — The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground,…