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The interpretation of "Overself" which I have given in my book The Wisdom of the Overself is confirmed by the teaching of a former Sri Shankaracharya of Kolhapur (1912) as told by one of his disciples. He taught Atman--that part of the Absolute which is Man. He interpreted it as "higher self."

-- Notebooks Category 22: Inspiration and the Overself > Chapter 3 : The Overself's Presence > # 254