The Self

Originally Posted by Pterodactyl

The self is illusory. The self conscious feelings are an illusion. The universe is one. The entity that is you is a fragment of this universe, whether it realizes it or not.

"He is all-encircling, resplendent, bodiless, spotless, without sinews, pure, untouched by sin, all-seeing, all-knowing, transcendent, self-existent; He has disposed all things duly for eternal years.-"Isha Upanishad

Deep down the soul is pure

"It is within because It is the innermost Soul of all creatures; and It is without as the essence of the whole external universe, infilling it like the all-pervading either."-Isha Upanishad

The universe is within you as it is without you as your surroundings.

*Hinduism is a beautiful religion, with brilliant beliefs, but I cant say I practice it.*

One (1) is a mysterious number.

Originally Posted by Pterodactyl

The self is illusory. The self conscious feelings are an illusion. The universe is one. The entity that is you is a fragment of this universe, whether it realizes it or not.

"He is all-encircling, resplendent, bodiless, spotless, without sinews, pure, untouched by sin, all-seeing, all-knowing, transcendent, self-existent; He has disposed all things duly for eternal years.-"Isha Upanishad

Deep down the soul is pure

"It is within because It is the innermost Soul of all creatures; and It is without as the essence of the whole external universe, infilling it like the all-pervading either."-Isha Upanishad

The universe is within you as it is without you as your surroundings.

*Hinduism is a beautiful religion, with brilliant beliefs, but I cant say I practice it.*

A very beautiful post.

We are always discovering ourself, because the self can be moulded and manipulated into the shape that we want it to be. A teacher I once had said that we should remain true to ourselves, but that does not mean we cannot change. We can change our outlook, personality, values and behaviour for the better, but the core of our self will always remain the same.