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] The name, which in later writings is most frequently given to the "one without a second,"[16] is Atman, which properly means self. THE NAME WHICH IN LATER WRITINGS IS MOST FREQUENTLY GIVEN TO THE ONE WITHOUT A SECOND IS ATHMAN WHICH PROPERLY MEANS SELF
eaches absolute idealism.] Every thing else has only a seeming existence, which is in consequence of ignorance (or illusion). Ignorance makes the soul think itself different from God; and it also "projects" the appearance of an external world. "He who knows God becomes God." "When He, the first and last, is discerned, one's own acts are annihilated." Meditation, without distinction of subject and object, is the highest form of thought. It is a high attainment to say, "I am God;" but the consummation is when thought exists without an object. There are four states of the soul--waking, dreaming, dreamless sleep, and the "fourth state," or pure intelligence. The working-man is in dense ignorance; in sleep he is freed from part of this ignorance; in dreamless sleep he is freed from still more; but the consummation is when he attains something beyond this, which it seems cannot be explained, and is therefore called the fourth state. [Sidenote: Doctrine of "the Self." Inconsistent statements. RSE IS GOD GOD IS EXISTENCE OR MORE EXACTLY AN EXTENT THING KNOWLEDGE AND JOY KNOWLEDGE NOT AN OVER JOY NOT ONE WHO REJOICES EVERYTHING ELSE HAS ONLY A SEEMING EXISTENCE WHICH IS IN CONSEQUENCE OF IGNORANCE OR ILLUSION IGNORANCE MAKES THE SOUL THINK ITSELF DIFFERENT FROM GOD AND IT ALSO PROJECTS THE APPEARANCE OF AN EXTERNAL WORLD HE WHO KNOWS GOD BECOMES GOD WHEN HE THE FIRST AND LAST IS DISCERNED ONE'S OWN ACTS ARE ANNIHILATED MEDITATION WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SUBJECT AND OBJECT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF THOUGHT IT IS A HIGH ATTAINMENT TO SAY I AM GOD BUT THE CONSUMATION IS WHEN THE THOUGHT EXISTS WITHOUT AN OBJECT THERE ARE FOUR STATES OF THE SOUL WAKING DREAMING DREAMLESS SLEEP AND THE FOURTH STATE OF PURE INTELLIGENCE THE WORKING MAN IS IN DENSE IGNORANCE IN SLEEP HE IS FREED FROM PART OF THIS IGNORANCE IN DREAMLESS SLEEP HE IS FREE FROM STILL MORE BUT THE CONSUMMATION IS WHEN HE ATTAINS SOMETHING BEYOND THIS WHICH IT SEEMS CANNOT BE EXPLAINED AND IS THEREFORE CALLED THE FOURTH STATE
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