Mar 14, 2015atma is a general term used to indicate the ultimate reality. Atma can be (for lack of better word) classified into two. One is jivatma, another is paramatma.
Jivatma refers to the ultimate. It's important to note that the english word 'soul' isn't the equivalent of atma. Mar 28, 2024in hinduism, specifically authentic advaita, shankhya, yoga schools, atman (soul) or purusha, individual is itself a brahman.
There's no separate god apart from own atman. Apr 23, 2019the atma resides in the body and the body is made up of billions of cells. May 3, 2021first, atma is generally translated as self, with a capital 's' to refer to the pratjagatman, or brahman or supreme person at the core of every jiva.
Feb 16, 2021the cowherd, believed to be god ganesha in disguise, ran away with the atma-linga, with ravana in pursuit. Jul 17, 2019atma is a spark of thoughts called mind like a fire, a fire cant be extinguished as long it is given oil in the form of thoughts. Jan 19, 2025in dvaita vedanta (and other dualistic vedanta systems) the jiva atma (individual soul, not the ahamkara "i" notion that floats in the head) is different from the supreme being and eternally.
Sep 21, 2017hypothetically, if atma had to control something, then why would it let anything come out of it in the first place. The problem is that you perceive atma as something, but in reality it is nothing..