Tree of Jiva and Atman

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title: Tree of Jiva and Atman
text: The Tree of Jiva and Atman appears in the Vedic scriptures concerning the soul. The Rig Veda samhita 1.164.20-22, Mundaka Upanishad 3.1.1-2, and Svetasvatara Upanishad 4.6-7, speak of two birds, one perched on the branch of the tree, which signifies the body, and eating its fruit, the other merely watching. Rig Veda samhita says: The first bird represents a Jiva, or individual self, or soul. Shiva Samhita presents briefly the nature and the function of Jiva. It says: When the Jiva becomes distra
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