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What does atman mean?

Atman means a Hindu 'soul'. :)The spiritual life principle of the universe, especially whenregarded as inherent in the real self of the individual.

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In Hinduism

What is the difference between Atman and atman?

atman - is individual self with ego, and ignorance which unable to discriminate unreal to real. Atman is true Self (capital "S") and your true essence which is eternal … (MORE)

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What is atman and moksha?

Atman - The true self Moksha - The liberation from samsara (the endless cycle of death and rebirth)

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In Religion & Spirituality

What does the ATMAN look like?

No one knows, because you cannot see the Atman. The Atman is the observer which no one can observe. Therefore, it is impossible to answer your question.

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What is the relationship between brahman and atman?

The Brahman is the original, spirit of the world, it is effectively the creator. The Atman is basically our soul, and it is immortal. The atman is part of the Brahman, that … (MORE)

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In Religion & Spirituality

What religion is atman assosiated with?

Atman is the Hindu concept of "real self", or the purest essence of an individual. A person's emotions, feelings, and thoughts are not considered atman - those are Maya, or … (MORE)

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In Hinduism

What is the difference between atman and brahman?

Atman is the part of Brahman that lives in all living beings, the soul or inner spirit. Brahman is the one true God of Hinduism, who encompasses all in the universe. All the… (MORE)

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What role does Maya play in the relationship of Brahman and Atman?

To understand the role played by Maya in the relationship between Atman and Brahman we must know what these are. BRAHMAN: Brahman is the one and only omnipotent Hindu …god. Brahman is made of a facilitating force ( Saguna Brahman /moving force) and a retarding force ( Nirguna Brahman / resting force). The two never co exist, making activity and rest 100% efficient and reliable. ATMAN: All the seven Hindu gods viz. Indra, Shakti, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama, are made of Saguna and Nirguna Brahman. However, in these the two coexist, making both our activity and rest inefficient. In these gods, greater the efficiency lesser is the reliability. Thus, Yama is the most efficient for activities but so unreliable that he is supposed to play a role after our death only. The facilitating force of the Hindu gods is what we call Atman. It is not under our control. The remaining retarding force of the seven basic Hindu gods is what we call 'I/ Aham'. It acts as the controlling unit, giving us indirect control over the facilitating force. Since there are seven gods, there are seven different Atman. This is due to the presence of the retarding force in seven different positions of Purusha (Manu Smriti 1. 20). Saguna Brahman is pure/ supreme Atman or Paramatma. It is pure facilitating force, with no retarding force. MAYA: Maya means illusion. It is produced by Shakti, the second of the seven basic gods. Under chaotic conditions Indra keeps us in a cosy dream world. As living conditions become a bit better we surrender to the next god, Shakti. Like Indra, Shakti can't enable us to make a move in the real world. However, unlike Indra it enables us to observe the real world for opportunities. Shakti abolishes all movements, creating an illusion of extreme interest and courage. It creates an illusion that we are omnipotent. However, our bluff gets exposed if we try to do any thing. Small achievements enable us to make our illusion look real. People around us would be amazed by our simplicity, inspite of our 'greatness'. They would be glad to associate with a person as 'great' as we are. They convince everyone that our greatness is not an illusion. Thus, without making a single move we achieve omnipotence, though a false one. We live in a world of Maya. We start feeling that Brahman and real greatness are not worth the effort. Maya is a means to tide over a crisis. It is not an end in itself. We can't achieve Moksha and become one with Brahman until we get rid of this Maya. For that, we must appease the remaining gods viz. Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Shani and Yama. (MORE)

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In Buddhism

What is the Buddhists belief about the Atman?

Buddhists believe Anatman (no atman). It is the belief that we are nothing more than the five skandhas (Form, Sensation, Perception, Impulse, Consciousness)

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In Movies

What are the release dates for Atman - 1975?

Atman - 1975 was released on: Japan: 1975 (limited) USA: 30 March 2012 (Ann Arbor Film Festival)