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The Supreme Self
The true identity is the universal Self, not the limited individual you perceive.
What you consider to be your personal self is an illusion. That limited identity is not your true nature. Your essence is the All-Self, the Ātmā of everything. This truth is encapsulated in the mantra. The vibration of "so’ham" affirms "I am That." It is the recognition of non-separation. You are not the small self; you are the totality.
"What you think that 'I am'—you are not that one. That is He."
"The mantra is so’ham. 'I am that,' 'that I am.'"
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4