Atmadhyana

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Atmadhyana

In the raja yoga philosophy of Sankaracharya, Atmadhyana is the fourteenth of the stages necessary to acquire the knowledge of the unity of the soul with Brahman. It is characterized as the condition of highest joy arising from the belief of the identification of the self (Atman ) with Brahman.

Sources:

Mishra, Shri Ramamurti. Self Analysis and Self Knowledge. Lakemont, Ga.: CSA Press, 1977.

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