True Nature


Definition

  • True Nature or simply nature (Skt. स्वभाव Svabhava or तत्व Tatva) is the essential, unchanging nature of the self as distinct from the temporary modifications of the body-mind. It is what you are when all conditioning is removed.

Key Teachings

  • Your True Nature is the experiencer not the body, not the mind, not thoughts, not emotions, not roles.
  • It is ever-present and requires no improvement or attainment only recognition.
  • All spiritual practices ultimately aim at the recognition of one's True Nature, which was never lost.

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