Guest guest Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 On 20/12/2007, Richard <richarkar wrote: > Hello group, > > It's been said in the Vedas that Atman is Brahman. Does this mean > Atman is total Brahman or a piece of Brahman, like the wave is the > same water as the ocean but only a small part of it? > Brahman is beyond any notion of parts, so Atman = Brahman in totality. The wave-ocean analogy may be understood as follows: wave = jiva ocean = collection of many waves = world (Hence, the jiva is a part of the world) essence of the wave = water = Atman essence of the ocean = water = Brahman Hence Atman = Brahman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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