THE ONE THING

The Atman is the personal aspect of the Brahman.  The Atman is aware of each of us and, to the tiniest detail, the functioning of each of us.  It knows when we are well and not well.  It does not, however, interfere with us, just watches, witnesses us.

The Atman is aware of our environment, and while it knows that we see ourselves as separate from our environment, it knows that it is all one thing.

The Brahman is the source of the Atman.  It is aware of everything that the Atman is aware of.

At the same time, it is aware of the stars and planets, and the environment of the stars and planets, space, but does not interfere with them.  The stars and planets, and space, are not, however, separate from each other, as we perceive them to be, but are all one thing.  The Brahman knows all too well that it is all one thing, for the simple reason that it is the one thing that all things are.