What is a spirit?

Question

I have my own opinion, but I want to get other's opinions first.

Answer 1

Spirit is our soul atman within the body. It is celestial energy... that is the real truth of life! It is this spirit... our soul atman within that has manifested the form of a human being and not vice versa. It is not within the capacity of a body to manifest a soul atman within. Spirit is something we cannot see with our eyes. We can only feel the presence of a soul atman... the spirit within our body!

When the body dies... it is this spirit that moves on from one life to another. For the spirit within... the complete cosmic life cycle is one single journey of 8.4 million manifestations (an earthly life cycle of 96.4 million years). The crux of life is the liberation of this spirit from the cycle of birth and death. The moment a human being gains enlightenment (kaivalya jnana) and finally salvation (moksha)... the spirit regains its pure pristine original form.

All dross within having removed... this spirit... the soul atman within leaves for the kingdom of God (aka Baikuntha in Hinduism)... a point of no return! After gaining enlightenment and salvation... every liberated spirit remains in the kingdom of God forever. By proper chanting of mantra and prayers... any human being can invoke these liberated spirits on Mother Earth for the welfare of mankind.

Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed... All gained enlightenment and finally salvation in their lifetime. Their liberated spirits exist in the kingdom of God. Any human being can invoke the spirits of Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed for the benefit of all. Similarly the spirits of enlightened masters Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana can also be invoked by one any time. More on Spirit Soul Atman - http://www.godrealized.com/hinduism_atman_soul.html

Answer 2

In my own personal opinion, a spirit is your memory of a person. The fingerprint that they left behind on your life. It is what many people rely on to get them through after a loved one leaves them.

In the absence of any scientific evidence.. I can't really conform to the idea of a spirit being a ghost. But hey, just because I haven't personally seen one, who am I to rule that option out??

Answer 3

A spirit is a living intelligence that has not yet acquired a mortal tabernacle to live in or has departed a mortal shell at death and is living in the spirit world waiting for the resurrection and judgment of Christ.

Answer 4

Let us look at the good ol' definition and see if that gives us a clue:

spir·it

spir·it [spírrət]
n (plural spir·its)
1. life force of individual: a vital force that characterizes a living being as being alive
2. will: somebody’s will, sense of self, or enthusiasm for living
3. enthusiasm: an enthusiasm and energy for living
4. disposition: somebody’s personality or temperament
She has a generous spirit.

5. attitude: somebody’s attitude or state of mind
in the spirit of compromise

6. group loyalty: a sense of enthusiasm and loyalty that somebody feels through belonging to a group
school spirit

7. important influence: somebody or something that is a divine, inspiring, or animating influence
one of the guiding spirits of the Peace Movement

8. real meaning: the intention behind something such as a rule or decree, rather than its literal interpretation
9. shared outlook: a prevailing mood or outlook characteristic of a place or time
10. paranormal supernatural entity: a supernatural being that does not have a physical body, for example, a ghost, fairy, angel, or demon
11. person: somebody who shows a specific quality
12. soul: somebody’s soul, especially that of a dead person
13. beverages alcoholic drink: a strong alcoholic liquor made by distillation (often used in the plural)
14. chemistry distilled liquid: any liquid produced by distillation, especially a distilled solution of ethanol and water (often used in the plural)
15. chemistry alcoholic solution: a solution of an essence or volatile substance in alcohol (often used in the plural)


npl or spir·its
mood: a particular frame of mind or mood
The group were in high spirits, talking and laughing.



vt (past spir·it·ed, past participle spir·it·ed, present participle spir·it·ing, 3rd person present singular spir·its)
remove secretly: to take somebody or something away quickly in a secret or mysterious way
spirited him out of the room



[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman from Latin spiritus , literally “breath,” from spirare “to breathe,” of unknown origin. The underlying idea is of the “breath” of life.]

out of spirits sad or dejected

The Latin verb spirare , from which spirit is derived, is also the source of English aspire, conspire, expire, inspire, perspire, respire, and transpire.

As you can see the word is highly polymorphic and has many applications

Answer 5

A spirit is a fragment of God that is the whole of both feminine and masculine aspects of the God (i.e. Male & Female as Co-creators). The physical is the manifestation of the spirit's vibration, and the spirit is the manifestation of both halves of God coming together.

Answer 6

good question. A spirit is at {WAR} with you, my dear brother. It is called ARMAGEDDON. Ask yourself this question, What is light without darkness, what is bliss without exquisite pain, or love without any hate which leads down the bottomless pit of {FEAR}??? What is next on the menue of evolution? {MARS} knows, do you?

Answer 7

A distinct, ontological subject that is immaterial by its nature, yet still possesses intellect and will.

Answer 8

Sprite is a soda I love to drink.

Answer 9

try wikipedia

Answer 10

PSYCHE