Atma & Svaroopa 1/12/25
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Let’s look at the word aatmaaa, a very ancient term in Sanskrit, meaning Self, your own Divine Essence. I also use the word svaroopa, as in Svaroopa® Vidya Ashram and in Svaroopa® yoga. Today I’m focusing on aatmaa. We will walk through the layered meanings in the term. The earliest use is in the Rg Veda, over 4,000 years ago. Well, the scholars give the Rg Veda 4,000 years, though the astronomical observations recorded in the text date to 30,000 years ago…
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