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The soul is a concept from Christianity, which describes that aspect of the person, which separates from the body upon death, and goes to heaven or hell.
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Definition of SOUL
The soul has been defined as “the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being, regarded as immortal.” It is an entity distinct from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body. The soul is believed to survive death and be subject to happiness or misery in a life to come.
In Hinduism, the concept of soul does not exist. Instead, there are karmic impressions that are active during one’s lifetime, and become latent after death. Such impressions become active once again when they find a body with which they can resonate. These impression can become exhausted, or they can build up during lifetimes; so, they don’t remain constant.
Looking at this concept, scientifically, the soul would describe an intelligent thought pattern that appears as the individuality during a person’s lifetime. However, after death, it reduces to a latent thought pattern containing tendencies, which becomes part of space. It reverts to being an intelligent thought pattern after joining with a body just before birth.
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Notes
The soul represents the identifications with the universe. Its pattern changes as the identifications change. The soul disappears when identifications are gone. Only the eternal Self remains.
The soul is an expression of the body-mind system. It reduces to a latent thought pattern upon death when the body disintegrates. This thought pattern exists in its own space. It attaches itself to a body just before birth, with which it can resonate.
The SOUL is an entity. The SPIRIT is what activates that entity. It is hoped that future research in this area shall provide more data.
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Key Misconception
It is a key misconception to think that the soul, after the death of the body, maintains the same identity of the person as when the body was alive. The soul also becomes dead.
In Scientology, the soul is called the “thetan” which remains active after separating from the body even in death. This is a misconception.
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More Misconceptions
You may discover more misconceptions on your own, if you contemplate on each sentence of the above definition with mindfulness. Please see:
Or, you may end up improving upon this definition.
Good luck!
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