Comparing Brahman And Atman's Existence In Hinduism

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In Hinduism, the believer is guided to understand the relationship of Brahman and Atman. Brahman is the cause of all existence; it is the force of nature, the cosmos, the everything. Brahman is that which exists before existence, that which sparks before the fire burns. Atman on the other hand deals with the personal entity; it is the soul of the being. Atman exists before existence and exists even after death. Simply put, Brahman is cause of all existence, while Atman is the soul of the individual person. However, does Brahman and Atman exist? Discussed further are Upanishad texts which say so.
“3. Know thou the self (atman) as riding in a chariot,
The body as the chariot.
Know thou the intellect (buddhi) as the chariot-driver
And the mind as the reins
4. The senses they say are the horses;
The objects of sense, whjat they range over. …show more content…

The self combined with senses and mind
Wise men call the enjoyer
7. He, however, who has not understanding
Who is unfaithful and ever impure
Reaches not the goal,
But goes on to transmigration (rebirth)
8. He, however, who has understanding,
Who is mindful and ever pure,
Reaches the goal
From which he is born no more”
This Upanishad text defines the essence of Atman, it expounds on the structure of the Atman and why it exists. Atman exists, because the very essence of our being is a collaboration of the different components of our body. As said in the text, intelligence is the horse, the body is the chariot and Atman is the one riding the chariot. It is said that Atman is neither born nor killed, therefore we can say that Atman exists before the very existence of the person, for the rider can function without the chariot but the chariot cannot function without the rider. Atman is also present in groups of people, it was existing in the Philippine Revolutionary army led by General Luna during the Philippine- American war. The source of their anger, mainly General Luna’s, is the fact that their beloved

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