Atman
translated "Soul," but better rendered Self," and meaning in the Hindu religion the union of the soul Aura with God. It is believed that the soul is neither body nor mind, nor even thought, but that these are merely conditions by which the soul is clouded so that it loses its sense of oneness with God. In the Upanishads it is said Self, smaller than small, greater than great, is hidden in the heart of the creature;" and "In the beginning there was Selt." "The Atmic or Nirvanic Plane: (See Spiritual World).