The Western philosophers are known to have lived in a cocoon of their making! Absolutely devoid of Wisdom... most played with the thoughts of masses. Their assumptions... their deliberations... their derivations... their conclusions were all vague as they were far away from absolute truth!

There is no confusion at all regarding the body of a living being. If I say, I am a body... it is wrong! If I conclude I have a body... I am still wrong as only an enlightened soul... one who gained enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) can make this statement! Normal human beings are all living beings... a living form... a body with a soul atman within.

Our soul atman within is the master and controller of the body. It is our soul atman within that is on its cosmic journey and not the body! The moment one gains enlightenment... one becomes a Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or prophet Mohammed. One can finally say, "I have manifested a body"... never otherwise!

Under no circumstances any living being can say, "I am a body" as it would be wrong to say that! Every living form is a cluster of a soul atman that has manifested a body to eradicate the impurities... the dross within! The moment complete dross within removes... the soul atman regains its original pure pristine form.

One finally reaches the end goal of cosmic life... the 8.4 millionth manifestation! The moment that happens... one gains salvation (moksha)! Reaching the stage of salvation moksha announces liberation from the cycle of birth and death forever. Henceforth it is a direct journey into the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism).

The ego within every human being makes us believe that the body is the absolute owner of the self! This is not absolute truth! The concept of ego was inserted by God Almighty so that the process of karma continued uninterrupted! Devoid of ego... no living being would have worked for the soul atman within.

Bhagavad Gita... the most sacred Scripture of Hinduism makes it absolutely clear that the fruits of karma always belong to the soul atman within and never the body. In the circumstances... the role of the body of every living being is simply to abide by the wishes of soul atman within. The sweet small inner voice of our soul atman that seems to come from within our heart always guides us on the right path!

Essay by: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

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Define Awareness
Awareness is being aware of the presence of a higher power... a spirit within our body! Our soul atman that resides in our heart is the real essence of life. It is our soul atman within that has manifested the body and not vice versa. We must always remain aware that the fruits of all karma performed by us always belong to our soul atman within... the ultimate governor of life!

Define Inner Self
Our inner self... is the real self of us... our soul atman that resides within our heart! As long as the soul atman resides in the heart... it keeps on beating. The moment the soul atman leaves the body... it decays and dies! It is our inner self... our soul atman within that has manifested the present body and not vice versa. It is not within the competence of a body to manifest a soul atman.

Define Soul
Soul is that spark of life within every human being that makes life go full circle. It is the soul that has manifested the body and never otherwise.
If people say that black man have no soul, we need not run after the literal meaning. It simply implies that black man is more ruthless in their dealings compared to others. Rather the spark of life within black human beings remains inactive because of their lowly dealings.

Soul and Death
The liberated soul shall manifest a body in the next manifestation. This new body... this new manifestation would not have any connection with the previous manifestation... unlike what happened in the case of Jesus Christ. The rising of the Jesus Christ on the third day after the crucifixion is no simple deed... such deeds can be exercised by enlightened beings alone... those who have reached the stage of salvation.

Enlightenment and Soul
To find an enlightened soul in the present Kali Yuga is extremely difficult for the only reason... the manifest phase of life we are passing through is more inclined towards wanton desires and materialistic reaches.
Imagine a situation if 24 Jesus Christ manifested today... how we would recognize the seniority... whom to pray or not!

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