Do all living beings have an Atman? Are all living things interconnected
because of Atman?
Yes, all living beings have an Atman. Atman is the essence, the
core, the very truth, and the very being of all living beings. Atman is saccidänanda
and is present everywhere. It is not that everything has Atman.
Rather, Atman is everything. Do not separate Atman from things. It is not that
I have a self; rather, I am the Self. All that exists is but the manifestation
of Atman and, therefore, everything is interconnected; everything is one. The
many things that we see are the manifestation of the One. The one Atman
manifests as all beings, sentient and insentient, and living and non-living.
All are manifestations of this one Self just as all ornaments are
manifestations of gold, or all waves are manifestations of water. Everything in
creation is the manifestation of the one Self, Atman. Atman is present
everywhere and is the connecting link. All beings spring from the Self, and
that is why we have order or harmony that connects or sustains everything. This
very order or harmony is Atman, which sustains everything.
By Sri
Swami Viditatmananda Saraswati, Arsha Vidya Gurukulam
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