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Though we know that the Self exists, yet we do not know what it is, for knowledge it self follows the Self and is due to and because of the Self. The true Nature of the Self may however be comprehended by the Self, if It could be stripped of all the enshrouding sheaths of senses, mind understanding and will , in which it is clothed and covered. What is then left is variously described as “undifferentiated consciousness,” “Eternal knowledge” or “pure Awareness,” Awareness,” and is characterized by the Light of the Great Void. It is the supreme principle whose essential nature is self – effulgence. It is the infinite, transcendental and the essence of absolute knowledge. It has three attributes of Sat, Chit and Anand, i.e., pure existence, pure knowledge and pure bliss. As the Self is complete in Itself, and by Itself, It has no activity of It's own, nor, has any need for it, nor requires any outside agency . All- pervading and self – existent, It knows no limits and no motives. |