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The self is Atman, and Atman is the innermost essence of the self whose destiny is to be Brahma in Nirvana.

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Attachment of the self to the material world (maya/illusion) leads to suffering (samsara).

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Reincarnation of the self is a form of suffering because the self keeps coming back to the material-world thinking that it is its real destiny.

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The self has to liberate itself from this ignorance by cultivating an authentic knowledge (self-realization) that the self has is NOT MAYA but ATMAN.

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When the self has been thoroughly cleansed from its illusions, the self is filled with the sense of well-being, and at death, its soul is liberated from endless rebirths (reincarnation) and join the universal spirit Brahma and becomes one with Brahma.

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The doctrine of non-self or annata dictates that the self is subject to the law of changes.

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Everything, including the self, is always in constant change: born, grows, and dies.

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The self is composed of five aggregates: natter, sensation, perception, mental construct, and consciousness.

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Each aggregate is transitory in nature. That is why there is no such thing as permanent self.

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The idea of the self is illusory. This false belief yields harmful thoughts of selfish desire, “me-and-mine” mentality, craving, attachment, ill-will, hatred, conceit, pride, egoism, and any other defilements and social problems.

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