What is SOUL?

Question

Look at your eyes, it helps for your vision. Similarly , your every organ has some reason.... But where is the soul? And what is its purpose?

Answer 1

It is very difficult to answer this simple question.Science may not be able to give laboratory proof for this. However Religeon may help you to make an attempt to get the answer. Even then one may not get the satisfactory answer.Only belief may guide. I may share my views on the subject raised.,yet i know it is not all conclusive, and not acceptable to many.But i reserve the right to share my thoughts.
Souls are infinite in number.
It is a conciousness,or spirit as you may call it.
One soul is different from another soul.
There are different types of souls broadly classified in three different groups.
They are (a)best souls (b)worst souls (c)mediocre sometimes best sometimes worst souls.
Each soul has its own intrinsic charecteristics, which are different for different souls.The true nature of the soul come out only when it is placed in testing situations.Experience has showed how each person is different from one another.
The true nature of the soul is not known to it-self.Only the souls which has a flair for improvement will make the necessary effort.
We do not have the right or the capacity to idendify a soul's true nature.
Souls are under the control of a super most soul called the LORD. who is common for the entire humanity ane the universe.
For our day to day activities all souls are inter-dependent but for the ultimate emancipation all souls dependent on the super soul called the LORD.
There is no destruction of the soul.
Each soul gets a body for its activity and emancipation.The body is destroyable but not the soul.
There are many things to know further.
You may choose any religeon which gives you satisfactory answer and try to get more information

Answer 2

The soul is the spiritual entity living in your body. The soul and you are non different. The body is just an external garment that you wear on the soul.

When the garment become old you change it to a new one. The soul is atomic in size and cannot be perceived by material eye as it is spiritual in nature.

The symptom of soul is consciousness. Soul is not an organ but it is you, yourself. The soul, that is you, has the organs to help to exploit the material world for your enjoyment.

Answer 3

First of all, accept the idea that there may not even be a soul, because no one can prove it exists or doesn't exist.

That said, I believe in the soul.

I think that the soul is everything you are. Why must there be a division between the soul and the mind, or the soul and the body? Can't the soul be everything you are? Your senses, your body, your thoughts, your imagination? Can't you just be a soul?

Perhaps when you die, the transient parts of your soul fall away, and all that remains is the eternal flicker of your little home in the universe .

Answer 4

Genesis 2:7 " And Man became a living Soul"

The American heritage Dictionary defines the word soul as:
1. The animating and vital principle in man(kind) credited with the faculties of though, action,and emotion and often conceived as an immaterial entity (an invisible or Spiritual being)

The On-line Medical Dictionary;
1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and rational powers; sometimes, in distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from intellect; sometimes, the intellect only; the understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished from feeling. In a more general sense, "an animating, separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual personal existence." "The eyes of our souls only then begin to see, when our bodily eyes are closing." (Law)

2. The seat of real life or vitality; the source of action; the animating or essential part. "The hidden soul of harmony." "Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul." (Milton)

3. The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart; as, the soul of an enterprise; an able gemeral is the soul of his army. "He is the very soul of bounty!" (Shak)

4. Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other noble manifestation of the heart or moral nature; inherent power or goodness. "That he wants algebra he must confess; But not a soul to give our arms success." (Young)

5. A human being; a person; a familiar appellation, usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul. "As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country." (Prov. Xxv. 25) "God forbid so many simple souls Should perish by the sword!" (Shak) "Now mistress Gilpin (careful soul)." (Cowper)

In reality: Based upon the Scripture Genesis 2:7
The Soul is the "the living being inside the body of the Human Being."

Answer 5

The soul is the fruit desired by God. The flesh counts for not. We are grown from birth, we are a soul. The spirit entwines itself into us, the soul. Greater is he who is in us than he who is in the world. The soul could possibly be the divine body raised up in the resurrection to meet Jesus in the air. Anyway don't let anybody fool you about reincarnation or that bull ! Once the flesh is ripe the soul is ready for the picking. The good will go to everlasting life and the wicked into eternal torment were their will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Answer 6

Your soul is actually what you are. It is an energy of beautifual and unique colours for each person (this is how you are recognised in the real (spirit) world).

It is outside and surrounds your body. Each soul extends out forever and intermingels with all others, so really we are all one. Your soul slows down part of itself and brings you into physical.

The difference between you and your soul is that you are both a part of GOD, but your soul knows it.

Your soul's purpose is to provide you continually with opportunities to allow you to show the Universe (GOD) who you are. It is continualy trying to get you to remember that you are a part of GOD.

So when someone does something to you and you complain about it, it was an experience presented to you (by your soul) to give you the opportunity to show unconditional LOVE to others (in this case forgivness), and thereby, bit by bit, remember that you are a beautiful spiritual being (a part of GOD) having a human experience.

Peacefromken.

Answer 7

Soul! it is good question every regon has the same idea of soul and what's its purpose ! soul is our part of feelings if you feel you will find in your body a person who always give you the rights ways......as you want to do something wronge the person in your body says don't do somthing wronge must choose right ways it is just a life purpose. when you will do the same as you want then you will geos in ignorense and if you do something truth you will feel a little deeds of heppiness and confidents it is truee story of Life and about the soul.one day the body of life will died but the soul will always alive and carry your virtues and wronge it will become a part of your realness.

Answer 8

A good place to start is to look for the origins of the world "soul", this will give you a grasp on the concept. I will give you a link to an etymological dictionary below that can start some good research as to the original idea of a soul. Good luck!

Answer 9

The soul is the breath of life contained within us all. When we die the soul leaves the body. The soul is then judged and the body returns to dust.

Many Hebrews believe that the soul is contained in a tiny indestructible bone in the head called the Luz bone. It is supposedly the size of a grain of rice.

The Hebrew word for soul is "nephesh" meaning:

1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion

a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man

b) living being

c) living being (with life in the blood)

d) the man himself, self, person or individual

e) seat of the appetites

f) seat of emotions and passions

g) activity of mind

1) dubious

h) activity of the will

1) dubious

i) activity of the character

1) dubious

Answer 10

A SOUL is a combination of A SPIRIT AND A BODY. Most people mis-use the term, and say soul when they mean spirit. Your spirit is you...your intellect, mind, eternal personhood. You also have a physical body, which is like a suit of clothes for the spirit. When your spirit is inside your body, you are said to be a living soul. When your spirit is absent from your body, people say you are dead...but God says you are asleep.