Self

Self may refer to:Self (sociology), the socially-constructed aspect of a personSelf (psychology), a key construct in several schools of psychologySelf (Jung) a variation of the psychological concept of self, as put forth by Carl JungSelf (philosophy), a unified being which is the source of an idiosyncratic consciousnessSelf (spirituality) - the egoic self and the Witnessing Self in spirituality.Soul, a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being (some alternative, physically-based definitions for 'soul' are also popular, sometimes referred to as 'Eisteinian soul')Atman (Buddhism), the individual impermanent self in Buddhism, also the eternal, changeless, blissful and pure Self of the Buddha, immanent within all beings. See also Anatta.Atman (Hinduism), the individual self in Hinduism. See also Jiva.Paramatman, within Hinduism this describes the Supreme Soul of perfect consciousness.Organism, a living complex adaptive system of organsSelf (novel), by Yann MartelSelf (magazine), a US magazineWill Self, an English novelistWilliam Self, an American organist and choirmaster.William Self, an American actor and producer.Solar Electric Light Fund, a non-profit charitable organizationSelf (car)Self, a sculpture by Marc Quinn
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(n.)
The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality.
  

(n.)
Personification; embodiment.
  

(n.)
Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.
  

(a.)
Same; particular; very; identical.
  

Self Theosophical literature distinguishes between self and ego: self is a purely spiritual unit, divine in essence, the same in every being, expressed as "I am"; egos are many, different in different beings, and expressed as "I am I." Egos are indirect or reflected consciousnesses, seeing themselves as apart from other egos, each having its own individualized characteristics. But the self or atman is the purest and strongest intuition of being as a universal principle and as the summit of the hierarchy called man. It is pure consciousness, the essential principle which gives to every person knowledge of selfhood. As it has no egoic consciousness, it seems to our reason to be unconsciousness. To become self-conscious, a vehicle is needed, so that the self may see itself reflected as in a mirror.
In humans what is called the personal self is a compound, in which the true selfhood or atmic ray shines dimly through many screens. This causes our various mental states to be regarded as pertaining to our own individuality, though they are actually influences which flow into and out of the mind, and to which we attribute a false sense of ownership, as when we say, "I am angry," instead of "I am experiencing anger." The path of liberation frees us progressively from these false selves; we abandon the heresy of separateness, and at last see the true self within us as being identical with that self in all beings.