Tattvabodha | The Nature of the Self Flashcards
Ātman
The Self
The eternal, unchanging reality that is beyond the body, mind, and intellect.
Sat
Absolute Existence
The aspect of the Ātman that is eternal and unchanging.
Cit
Consciousness
The aspect of the Ātman that illuminates all experiences.
Ānanda
Bliss
The aspect of the Ātman experienced as complete fulfillment.
Saccidānanda
Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
The true nature of the Ātman.
Nirguṇa
Without attributes
Describes the Ātman as free from qualities like form or limitations.
Nirākāra
Formless
The Ātman has no physical or mental form.
Avikāri
Changeless
The Ātman is not subject to modification or transformation.
Anādi
Beginningless
The Ātman exists without origin or creation.
Ananta
Infinite
The Ātman is limitless and beyond space, time, and objects.
Akhaṇḍa
Undivided
The Ātman is whole and not divided by distinctions like body or mind.
Dr̥k
The seer or witness
Refers to the Ātman as the observer of all phenomena.
Dr̥śya
The seen
Objects of perception, which are different from the Ātman.
Upādhi
Limitation
External factors (like the body and mind) that condition the Ātman.
Neti Neti
“Not this, not this”
A method of negation to distinguish the Ātman from what it is not.
