THOUGHTS ON THE ATMAN

The Atman is self-revealing when we transcend the objects in our consciousness that block out the Atman.

Because we objectify the world, we think of the Atman as an “other.”  This is a misreading, for from the very beginning the whole of the world has been only one thing, Atman/Brahman. 

The Atman can never become an object, as it is the ultimate subject.  The Atman can never be known in the way that objects can be known.  Rather must it be realized directly in illuminating experiences.

Those without faith or spiritual experience may be skeptical of the existence of the Atman and the possibility of Atman-realization.  However, those who have experienced the Atman have known no greater joy and are completely fulfilled.