The self , I, or atman is the most intimate entity. Whatever one does in life, one does for the sake of the self. Hence the effect of ignorance is devastating, since one mistakes oneself, and runs or bases life upon this mistaken notion around oneself.
Thus the urgency of knowing oneself as limitless and self existent assumes not just importance, but a choice less necessity.
If one were to analyse the self using the shruti, which is the valid means of self knowledge, unfolded by a sampradayavid guru, the self is said to be attributeless, pure consciousness, always the subject, i.e. not available as an object, or non object. This self is purnaH or fullness.
The object is the self itself appearing to have attributes. Self itself appearing with name and forms.
By knowing the self as it is, then alone is a person satisfied with oneself, as one is.
The life is a journey towards gaining, assimilating this knowledge, gained from the right means of knowledge and strengthened using logic and experience.
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