Atma (ātmā or ātman ; आत्म‍ा)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: ātmā, Atmā, Âtma, Âtmâ, Atman

Short Description: the real or true “Self,” underlying the ego and its manifestations

Long Description: the real or true “Self,” underlying the ego and its manifestations; in the perspective of Advaita Vedānta, identical with Brahma.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger