Atman, the Higher Self, soul, Bhagavad Gita, Self-knowledge

Difference between body (Higher Self, spiritual soul, deathless) Self-knowledge, Bhagavad Gita

In Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita (Sankhya / Jnana Yoga), Sri Krishna explains to Arjuna the difference between body (not self) and the Atman the Higher Self, the Spiritual soul), the body dies, the Atman is immortal. Verse 22 is one of the most quoted in the Bhagavad Gita:

Bhagavad Gita 2.22 Atman discards bodies like man discards clothes

The Atman is fundamental to understanding the profound message of the Bhagavad Gita, its use is ubiquitous throughout the Bhagavad Gita and is based on Kapila's Sankhya philosophy.

“Sri Krishna: A firm conviction about the nature of the Atman, the perception of the goal of knowledge of the Truth. All this is Knowledge and the opposite is ignorance” Bhagavad Gita 12-11 (The Yoga of Devotion).

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Related verses of the Bhagavad Gita

Selected Verses on the Atman:

Bhagavad Gita 6-15. With the mind controlled, the yogi unites with the Atman
Yoga of Renunciation of action

Bhagavad Gita 6-19. Yogi trying to unite with the Atman
Yoga of Divine Inheritance

Bhagavad Gita 6-29. Man focused on Yoga (Philosophy). Equanimity

Bhagavad Gita 6-19. Stop thinking with Yoga (Philosophy)

Atman and Soul

The Atman, the divine portion that resides inside everyone according to many Hindu schools, something similar, but different, to Western concept of soul, is key to understanding Hinduism, which is why the Bhagavad Gita teaches that evil resides within us and not on the outside:

For Atman (Self) alone is the friend of self, and Self alone is the enemy of self Bhagavad Gita 6-5
Bhakti Yoga (Devotion to the Lord)