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Atman

Atman

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A person's first or family name
  • proper noun
: Atman
  • Atman is one with God—Brahman, the existent reality which is pure consciousness.
  • Atman and Brahman
  • Atman, the ultimate self

So basically I agree with Atman bring up the small modular reactors.

Examples

  • Yoga practices transform and renew the mind, spiritualizing one's consciousness so that the Atman may be revealed.

    Academic text (2001)

  • From birth, the infant ego is falsely superimposed upon the Atman, pure Spirit.

    Academic text (2001)

  • To make this clear, a distinction needs to be drawn between the Brahman and the Atman.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Following this, the identity of the self, the Atman, and the Brahman can be contemplated.

    Academic text (2018)

  • What you see when you look into another person's eyes, that is the Atman, immortal, beyond fear, that is Brahman.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Atman is the position from which we perceive objects or anything other than Atman, such as experience, whether sensory, emotional, or intellectual.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Concealed in the heart of all beings is the Atman, the Spirit, the Self; smaller than the smallest atom, greater than the vast spaces.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Our divinity is the Atman—the higher Self—unborn and undying.

    Academic text (2001)

  • My friend's name is Atman, and he is an artist in our community.

  • Many cultures celebrate individuals named Atman as symbols of spirituality.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Atman comes from the Sanskrit word ātman, which means 'self' or 'soul'. That's why people choose Atman as a given name or surname—to call to mind the person's 'inner self' or spirit.