Atman Quotes

• This is the secret of spiritual life: to think that I am the Atman and not the body, and that the whole of this universe with all its relations, with all its good and all its evil, is but as a series of paintings...scenes on a canvas...of which I am the witness.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Spiritual, Thinking, Evil

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• The word Atman (Soul) means the "breath of life". Atman is the principle of man's life, the Soul that pervades his being, his breath, his intellect and transcends them. Atman is what remains when everything that is not the self is eliminated. It is the unborn and immortal element in man, which is not to be confused with body, mind or intellect.

  Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

  God, Spiritual, Confused

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• Enquire: 'Who am I?' and you will find the answer. Look at a tree: from one seed arises a huge tree; from it comes numerous seeds, each one of which in its turn grows into a tree. No two fruits are alike. Yet it is one life that throbs in every particle of the tree. So, it is the same Atman everywhere.

  Anandamayi Ma

  Two, Tree, Soul

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• Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspiring, Rocks, Self

  "Pearls of Wisdom". Book by Swami Vivekananda, edited by the Ramakrishna Mission, 2010.

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• After every happiness comes misery; they may be far apart or near. The more advanced the soul, the more quickly does one follow the other. What we want is neither happiness nor misery. Both make us forget our true nature; both are chains-one iron, one gold; behind both is the Atman, who knows neither happiness nor misery. These are states, and states must ever change; but the nature of the Atman is bliss, peace, unchanging. We have not to get it, we have it; only wash away the dross and see it.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Peace, Iron, Soul

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3104, Manonmani Publishers

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• Advance like a hero. Do not be thwarted by anything. How many days will this body last, with its happiness and misery? When you have the human body, then rouse the Atman within and say-I have reached the state of fearlessness!...and then as long as the body endures, speak unto others this message of fearlessness: 'Thou art That', 'Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached'

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, Art, Hero

  Swami Vivekananda (1953). “Complete Works”

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• There is, so I believe, in the essence of everything, something that we cannot call learning. There is, my friend, only a knowledge-that is everywhere, that is Atman, that is in me and you and in every creature, and I am beginning to believe that this knowledge has no worse enemy than the man of knowledge, than learning.

  Hermann Hesse

  Believe, Men, Essence

  Hermann Hesse (2015). “Siddhartha: An Indian Tale”, p.18, Om Books International

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• By listening to your higher self, or Atman, you can return to the truth that's already inside of you and in the process change not only yourself, but the entire world, through positivity and love.

  Russell Simmons

  Spiritual, Positivity, Self

  Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow (2007). “Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success”, p.252, Penguin

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• So long as there is desire or want, it is a sure sign that there is imperfection. A perfect, free being cannot have any desire.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Long

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.130, editionNEXT.com

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• You're all Buddhas, pretending not to be. You're all the Christ, pretending not to be. You're all Atman, pretending not to be. You're all love, pretending not to be. You're all one, pretending not to be. You're all Gurus, pretending not to be. You're all God, pretending not to be. When you're ready to stop pretending, then you're ready to just be the real you. That's your home.

  Marcus Thomas

  Real, Home, Christ

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• We can see the same spirit in everybody only when we know we are that spirit, Atman or Self. Only a person who has understood his own Self can see that Self in everybody.

  Swami Satchidananda

  Yoga, Self, Spirit

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• All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom of heaven is within you.' Quakers call it the ‘still small voice within.’ This is the space of full awareness that is in harmony with all the universe, and thus is wisdom itself.

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  Ram Dass

  Buddhism, Voice, Space

  Ram Dass (2012). “Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook”, p.202, Bantam

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• According to this philosophy, each man consists of three parts - the body, the internal organ or the mind, and behind that, what is called the Atman, the Self.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Philosophy, Men, Self

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge”, p.168, Advaita Ashrama

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• The mystic and the physicist arrive at the same conclusion; one starting from the inner realm, the other from the outer world. The harmony between their views confirms the ancient Indian wisdom that Brahman, the ultimate reality without, is identical to Atman, the reality within.

  Fritjof Capra

  Science, Reality, Views

  Fritjof Capra, Pier Luigi Luisi (2014). “The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision”, p.286, Cambridge University Press

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• All beings exist in an invisible state and then come to a state of visibility. Change occurs only on the surface, for the self-existent glory remains unchanged; changing form does not affect the self-existent Reality. Atman, Soul or the Self, dwells in all that is perishable, yet it remains imperishable.

  Rama Swami

  God, Spiritual, Reality

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• Stand upon the Atman, then only can we truly love the world. Take a very, very high stand; knowing our universal nature, we must look with perfect calmness upon all the panorama of the world.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Knowing, Perfect, Looks

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3104, Manonmani Publishers

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• That which is nearest is least observed. The Atman is the nearest of the near, therefore the careless and the unsteady mind gets no clue to it. But the person who is alert, calm, self-restrained, and discriminating ignores the external world and, diving more and more into the inner world, realizes the glory of the Atman and becomes great.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Self, Mind, World

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• Two ideas are psychologically deep-rooted in man: self-protection and self-preservation. For self-protection man has created God, on whom he depends for his own protection, safety and security, just as a child depends on its parent. For self-preservation man has conceived the idea of an immortal Soul or Atman, which will live eternally. In his ignorance, weakness, fear, and desire, man needs these two things to console himself. Hence he clings to them deeply and fanatically.

  Walpola Rahula

  Children, Ignorance, Men

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• The impermanent, which is the body, is given too much importance. The permanent, which is the Atman, is completely forgotten. This should change.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Body, Too Much

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• The Perennial Philosophy is expressed most succinctly in the Sanskrit formula, tat tvam asi ('That art thou'); the Atman, or immanent eternal Self, is one with Brahman, the Absolute Principle of all existence; and the last end of every human being, is to discover the fact for himself, to find out who he really is.

  Aldous Huxley

  Art, Philosophy, Self

  Aldous Huxley (2012). “The Perennial Philosophy: An Interpretation of the Great Mystics, East and West”, p.2, Harper Collins

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• Even the lowest of the low have the Atman (Soul) inside, which never dies and never is born, immortal, without beginning or end, the all pure, omnipotent and omnipresent Atman!

  Swami Vivekananda

  God, Spiritual, Soul

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• Pray all the time, read all the scriptures in the world, and worship all the gods there are ...but unless you realize the Truth, there is no freedom.

  Swami Vivekananda

  World, Scripture, Praying

  Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1648, Manonmani Publishers

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• Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

  Swami Vivekananda (1951). “Complete Works”

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• Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Inspirational, Motivational, Hurt

  Swami Vivekananda (1953). “Complete Works”

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• Proclaim the glory of the Atman with the roar of a lion, and impart fearlessness unto all beings by saying, 'Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached'!

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, Goal, Lions

  Swami Vivekananda (1953). “Complete Works”

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