A New ‘YOU’ in the New Year
Here are 10 concepts from India representing the power of universal spirituality which can help you realize your personal development goals this year! 1. Atman (Manobuddhyahaṅkāra cittāni nāhaṃ from Shankaracarya’s Nirvana Shatakam) You are not the mind or the body. You are not your thoughts, feelings, ideas, labels, concepts, memories, identities. These are mental objects that arise and fade within you - the Atman (Soul). Entanglement within the mesh of these mental objects is what creates attachment, desire, and suffering. You are the Witness of all mental and physical objects. This realization is central to your development so that you don’t get caught up in your thoughts and emotions and can then create enough distance between them and your true Self (Atman — the awareness or Consciousness within) in order to become more clearly identified with your true Self. Identification with your true Self (self-realization) leads to freedom from suffering. Simply remind yourself that you are