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According to the teachings of the Semimad-Bhagavatam, Srila Prabhupada taught that the Absolute Truth is an unlimited and indivisible supposed spiritual entity, the source of all existence. This Absolute Personal Truth is understood and realized in three distinct phases: Brahman – the omnipresent impersonal wave. Paramatma – the presence of God localized within the heart of each living being. Bhagavan – the Supreme Personality of God, the original svagavan, the personal and complete form of God. Though the Absolute Personal Truth is one, it is progressively enhanced according to the spiritual advancement of each individual. In the initial stage, it is perceived as Brahman. As one advances, it is supposed to be understood as Paramatma, and in the high
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