Guest guest Posted March 8, 2000 Report Share Posted March 8, 2000 Definition ATMAN: Brahman manifested as an individual spirit Note: Brahman assumes the beingness as a creator in order to create. That beingness as a creator is Atman. Again, what we perceive is the creation and not the creator. We never perceive the Atman because Atman is not something created. Atman may be understood only in terms of what it is creating. Thus, there are as many Atmans as there are independent creations at any moment. Whenever there is creation that is contributing to the progress of Mankind, we have a manifestation of Brahman as Atman. A creation that is simply persisting without change is a " mechanical creation. " There is no Atman there. Atman is Brahman manifested at the moment of a dynamic creation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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