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Paramatman (Sanskrit: परमात्मन्, IAST: Paramātman) or Paramātmā is the absolute Atman, or supreme Self, in various philosophies such as the Vedanta and Yoga schools in Hindu theology, as well as other Indian religions such as Sikhism.
Ātman is a central concept in the various schools of Indian philosophy, which have different views on the relation between Atman, individual Self , supreme Self (Paramātmā) and, the Ultimate Reality , stating that they are: completely identical (Advaita, Non-Dualist), [2] [3] completely different (Dvaita, Dualist), or simultaneously non ...
The inner self discriminates and distinguishes between philosophies such as Nyaya, Mimamsa, Puranas and various Dharmashastras. [10] [11] These abilities, the mind (Manas) and consciousness (Cit) constitute the inner self, defines the Atma Upanishad. [10] [11] [1] The highest Self is the one who is venerated by syllables of the Om, and adored ...
The knowers of Truth declare knowledge alone as the Reality——that knowledge which does not admit of duality (the distinction of subject & object), in other words, which is indivisible & one without a second, & which is called by different names such as Brahman (the Absolute), Paramatma (the Supreme Spirit or Oversoul) & Bhagavan (the Deity).
The Tree of Jiva and Atman appears in the Vedic scriptures concerning the soul.. The Rig Veda samhita 1.164.20-22, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1-2, Svetasvatara Upanishad 4.6-7, and Annapurna Upanishad 4.32 speak of two birds, one perched on the branch of the tree, which signifies the body, and eating its fruit, the other merely watching.
The atma or soul according to Sikhism is an entity or "spiritual spark" or "light" in the human body - because of which the body can sustain life. On the departure of this entity from the body, the body becomes lifeless – no amount of manipulations to the body can make the person make any physical actions.
Where Brahma-tattva tends to be perception oriented and Paramatma-tattva, the tattva of Bhagavan expands into explorations of quality, including and especially the superlative quality of glory which is the feature that reveals the Kingdom of Heaven, known to the Vaishnavas as Vaikuntha. [7]
Sat Sandarbhas (Six Sandarbhas, a.k.a. Bhāgavata-sandarbha) is a 16th-century Vaishnava Sanskrit text, authored by Gaudiya Vaishnava theologian Jiva Goswami.The six treatise are Tattva-, Bhagavat-, Paramatma-, Krishna-, Bhakti-, and Priti-sandarbha.