SOUL / MIND / BODY
If the modern scientists tell us that human body consists of billions of living cells and also has millions of germs, bacteria, etc., if so,
Do all these tiny living creatures have souls?
In that case, has the human body one soul or billions of souls or these merge into one big soul?
What is the size of the soul- is it of the size of a thumb (angush matra अन्गुश मात्र ) or the entire body or just a just a subtle tiny particle?
Why do many scriptures say that the highest birth on this earth is as a human being?
Why in Bhagavad Gita भागवत गीता it is mentioned that God is the procreating Father and the Supreme Mother is the divine Nature i.e., Prakrti प्रकृति ?
Has it any thing to do with the concept of soul and spirit?
Why the ancient Greeks did referred to the energy principle as “Thumos” akin to mettle or eagerness and called it mortal?
If the modern scientists tell us that human body consists of billions of living cells and also has millions of germs, bacteria, etc., if so,
Do all these tiny living creatures have souls?
In that case, has the human body one soul or billions of souls or these merge into one big soul?
What is the size of the soul- is it of the size of a thumb (angush matra अन्गुश मात्र ) or the entire body or just a just a subtle tiny particle?
Why do many scriptures say that the highest birth on this earth is as a human being?
Why in Bhagavad Gita भागवत गीता it is mentioned that God is the procreating Father and the Supreme Mother is the divine Nature i.e., Prakrti प्रकृति ?
Has it any thing to do with the concept of soul and spirit?
Why the ancient Greeks did referred to the energy principle as “Thumos” akin to mettle or eagerness and called it mortal?
An inward thinking mind can raise hundreds of more such questions।
This brief introduction of soul and spirit is likely to lead to a large number of questions। These questions could vary depending on the degree of knowledge an individual possesses What is the “self”? Is it the gross body, human personality or some thing else? Like human body, the personality of a person is different in child hood, youth, middle age and old age. It changes very fast after marriage and arrival of children in the individual's family and on the type of a job a person accepts as his/her permanent vocation.
Hence, personality is a Flux and as such, it cannot be the real self. The same with human body that undergoes continuous change cannot be considered as real self. Is the human Ego or the Mind the real self? Life is short, human Ego is sweet and mind is powerful but creates different and divergent thoughts at different times and situations. Is it the Will - part of our impulse or desire of self-preservation? How do we know that soul is immortal and is not affected by Flux? Is the concept of soul and spirit varies with the growth of material prosperity, when one does not find any use of soul, spirit and formless God. This is a stage when concepts like “all due to my efforts develop” and only those - real or mythological deities with form are acceptable which can give blessings for permanent material prosperity even by sharing some of the ill gotten material wealth.
It is the stage when concepts of false ego, status and power develop and a person becomes his/her own enemy. Is the human being like other animals, if not what makes him/her different? What makes a person different and distinct than other human beings? Is he divine, social or material animal or all combined?
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