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The Chandogya Upanishad (7/25/2) also says:
Whatever is here (in this creation) is indeed Atman.
The Brhadaranayaka Upanishad further says:
After knowing this Atman all is known
The Brhadaranyaka declares:
This Atman is Brahman (2/5/19). Brahman”!6 (1/4/10).
And “I am
The Chandogya and Mundaka Upanishads also declare that to know Atman is to know all.!?
The Upanishads arrive at the conclusion that the body, senses, mind and intellect, as well as the joys arising from them, are fleeting and ephemeral forms, not the essential experience of the nature of Atman. The Pure Conscious element of Atman is the foundation of all minor joys. Atman is not confined by the boundaries of sense objects. Rather, it is boundless and permeates all, and is omnipresent.
The Knowledge of Atma (Supreme Self)
Atma Jnana, the knowledge of atman (Self), is considered to be the highest knowledge (para vidya). All other forms of knowledge are of a lesser type and therefore are lower
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