According to the Vedantas (the end of the Vedas), Brahman is the ‘impersonal’ God, the Universal Soul, the Supreme Being, and the Absolute Truth. The philosophy of ‘Advaita Vedanta’ (Advaita means monism or non-dualism) – based on the interpretation of the Vedantas by Adi Shankaracharya, who explained the theory of oneness of all creation – sums up the idea of ‘Brahman’ in three short statements: “Brahma Satyam; Jagan Mithya; Jeevo Brahmaiva Na Parah” – This translates roughly as follows: “God alone is real; The world is unreal; The individual is none other than God”.

This means that there is only one supreme reality, a reality called Brahman, the Supreme Being. Brahman is infinite and omnipresent, therefore nothing can be added to it and furthermore, there cannot be a place where he is not. Therefore, Brahman being non-dual in nature, there is no place for the world or man or any creature outside Brahman. It transcends all pairs of opposites and descriptions.

The Soul (Atman) is not a product like mind, body or sugar-candy. Eternal intelligence constitutes its very nature. The individual soul is identical with the Highest Self (Brahman). Atman (Highest Self) is always the witnessing subject in all cognition, because it is infinite and self-luminous. It is not manifested either by itself or by anything else. It is known or revealed through direct perception or immediate intuitional knowledge.

via The soul is not a product like mind – The New Indian Express.