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Satsaṅg with Moojī

"The question is: 'What is the difference between the Self and the Ātman?' There is no difference."

"It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears."

He repeatedly describes this singular, non-dual reality using a litany of synonymous attributes—the witness, the essence, the source, the goal, and the absolute peace, bliss, love, light, silence, and freedom that underlies all existence.

Filming location: Vienna, Austria

The question is: "What is the difference between the Self and the Ātman?" There is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. 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It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. 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It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. 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It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. 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It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the one that is the truth that is ever-true. It is the one that is the Self that is ever-self. It is the one that is the Ātman that is ever-ātman. So, there is no difference. The Self is the Ātman. The Ātman is the Self. It is the same. It is the one without a second. It is the one that is ever-present, unborn, undying, unchanging. It is the one that is the substratum of all that appears. It is the one that is the witness of all that comes and goes. It is the one that is the essence of all beings. It is the one that is the reality of all that is. It is the one that is the truth of your being. It is the one that is the source of all that is. It is the one that is the goal of all seeking. It is the one that is the fulfilment of all desires. It is the one that is the peace that passeth all understanding. It is the one that is the bliss that is ever-full. It is the one that is the love that is unconditional. It is the one that is the light that illumines all. It is the one that is the silence that is ever-present. It is the one that is the freedom that is absolute. It is the one that is the reality that is ever-free. It is the

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