This work presents certain basic principles of Svaminarayana's philosophy of self. According to Svaminarayana, self is real. It is one of the five realities accepted by him. The other four realities are Parabrahman (God), Aksarabrahman (eternal abode and first servant of God), Maya (matter) and Isvara (cosmic God). Self is never created. It is eternal. It is neither before nor after God. It is co-eternal with God. It is different and distinct from God. It cannot ...
