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THE FIVE SHEATHS ARE NOT THE SELF

Posted by Teachings of Swami Sivananda on September 2, 2012 at 7:00pm

Illusion arises in man because of ignorance or the absence of the faculty which discriminates between the eternal Atman and the five illusory sheaths which are falsely superimposed upon the Atman.
The five sheaths are creations of the mind on account of ignorance. They cannot be the pure, self-existent, sell-luminous Atman. The Srutis declare that the eternal Atman is bodiless. Tile changes that occur in the five sheaths do not affect their seer and proprietor, the Atman.

From "Daily Sayings" by Swami Sivananda (1987-1963). More Informations on Swami Sivananda: on the Website of Divine Life Society, Photographs of Swami Sivananda, German Pages on Swami Sivananda

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