Spiritual Living and the nature of the soul

Dharma – righteous living, is not imposed from the outside, it is a sense of build in integrity. It is essential for man’s inner growth and forms the basis of success and right action.

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     Negating Dharma brings confusion and misery into life.

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     Artha – The means for material wellness states, that money must be acquired righteously, it ought to serve our spiritual growth otherwise materialism may lead to greed, power and misery.

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         Kama, the fulfillment of desires, must also be viewed righteously.

     

     These three ideals belong to the material existence.

Note: It is fine to accept the gift of the Giver, where we may fail is our attachment to them.

Moksha

We must always remember that our aim is freedom and the Bliss that follows it, which can only be realized in the realm of Spirit.

Soul, what is it?

It is the reflection of Spirit.

Difference between soul and Spirit

Spirit is ever existing, ever conscious, ever new joy.

Souls are individualized aspects of Spirit; they co-exist with Spirit and are of the same essence, just as the sun and its rays are one.

The soul is incarnate, but belongs to Spirit, which is none changing in contrast to all material forms, which constantly change.

An analogy for understanding the existence of the soul

The moon is reflected in a cup of water- the cup breaks – the water spills out, where is the reflection of the moon? It can be said, it can be said, that it returned to the in severable identity with the moon.

We can apply the same analogy to the body.

Does the soul retain its identity after death?

The liberated soul even though one with Spirit, retains its individuality in the sense, that it will always remember that it had been ‘ us ‘, but it also realizes that it is Spirit and that there is no longer any assumed separation from the source.

Man’s individualized incarnation can never be erased from him.

In summary:

The Self or soul is unborn, though born in the body;

It is eternal, though its body dwelling is impermanent;

It is changeless, though it may experience change;

It is ever the same;

The soul is not slain when the body dies, and even when it returns to Spirit, it does not lose its identity, but will exist eternally.