WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -In Hinduism the atman (“breath, ‘’ or “soul”) is the universal, eternal self, of which each individual soul (jiva or jiva-atman) partakes. The jiva-atman is also eternal but is imprisoned in an earthly body at birth.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Hinduism, the Atman, or soul, is one’s eternal Self. The Atman resides in all living creatures, the Atman itself gives the materialistic body life. The Atman is all-knowing; it comes from the supreme God, Brahman. Thus, it is essentially a part of the supreme soul, God.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Hindu thought, Atman is the true Self of each individual, which is at one with the Divine, Brahman, the Absolute.

Detailed explanation-4: -Atman in Hinduism is the universal, eternal Self, the individual soul, that resides within the essential Self. The Self is the witness, or observer, of an individual’s actions and deeds. Atman is the microcosm essence of Brahman, the macrocosm essence of the universal spiritual force that permeates all things.