Aclose friend of martin luther king. he took over the southern christian leadership conference after king's death.

Ralph David Abernathy was a close friend of martin luther king. he took over the southern christian leadership conference after king's death.

Ralph Abernathy (born on 1926) was King's mentor and his closest friend. Together, they founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference which sought to decrease segregation in the American South. When King was assassinated, Abernathy assumed his position as the succeeding president until he resigned in 1977. Abernathy died in 1990.

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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