Atman and Brahman
Hindu concepts of individual self (Atman) and ultimate reality (Brahman). Atman is the true self beyond ego and personality—unchanging consciousness. Brahman is the ultimate, formless reality underlying all existence. Advaita Vedanta teaches Atman and Brahman are identical: the individual self is the universal self. Realization of this identity brings liberation (moksha). The concept challenges Western subject-object dualism. Self-inquiry reveals one's true nature as Brahman.
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