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Two atmas are being introduced – jivatma and paramatma in the form of Chidabhasa and Chit respectively. Traveller is the jivatma – he can travel outwards towards anAtma or can travel “inwards” towards paramAtma (by bhyagaa-tyaga-lakshana) . Rtam pibantau Sukrtasya loke Guhaam pravishtau parame paraardhe Chayatapau brahma vidovadanti panchagnayo ye cha trinachiketah We will 1st give the gist. Within the body there is a heart (physical heart) – within this physical heart there is a subtle mind which belongs to sookshma shareeram; in that mind there are two consciousness’ – chit the OC and the chidabahasa the RC the mind being the reflecting medium. Chit is paramatma or saakshi and is nontravelling and chidabhasa is jivAtma or ahanakara and travelling – and these two diagonally opposite entities – like light and shadow – are co-located in the mind. This pair is talked about in the karmakanda by karmis and in jnanakanda by the wise as well – the only difference is in the former the destination is outside and the latter has its destination inside. --------------------------- self-knowledge as shown in Katha Upanishad is explained wonderfully well....you are a real master in this subject...keep writing