[Advaita-l] What is the Self?

Suresh mayavaadi at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 27 08:32:58 CST 2014


Friends,

Why is the Self equated with Brahman? It is confusing because we only know the personal self, the ego, so why is Self always used interchangeably with Brahman? 


I am not sure if my question is clear. I can understand saying, "You are Brahman" etc., but 'You are the Self' doesn't make sense. The self, by definition, can only be a personal self - an individual thing with names and forms - so equating it with a formless Brahman is also confusing..

Some insights, please .............

Suresh



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