Introduction to Vedanta Archives - Arsha Bodha Center Introduction to Vedanta – Atma: Discovering the true source of happiness within
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Divinity Belongs To The Inner Self
- Only atma can be called divine because bodies and minds are transient and limited.
- Divinity means sharing the deity's nature: eternality, consciousness, intelligence, and source of goodness.
Ignorance Creates The Sense Of Incompleteness
- Suffering persists because we fail to recognize atma and so search outside for completeness.
- This self-nonrecognition (ignorance) creates a persistent sense of incompleteness that drives desire.
Desire Springs From Misrecognized Lack
- Desire arises from failing to appreciate one's own fullness and completeness.
- If you knew you were already complete, the motivating force for desire would vanish.