Suresh, In western usage the word 'soul' usually has a Christian connotation or definition as something goes to heaven or hell after death. We westerners general use the world 'spirit' for what you are describing...
Edgar On Jun 5, 2013, at 7:59 AM, SURESH JAGADEESAN wrote: > Dear Joe and all, > > I saw discussion on 'soul' in the forum since I have mentioned it. > > I want to know how you describe that my experience or that female in > the New science article, that seeing one's own body separate from the > body? > > A formless "I", the awareness seeing or aware of the body separately, > what you call this? > > Soul is just a word to indicate "awareness" or Consciousness. Our main > problem is that we don't know how to integrate knowledge. We got > distracted by different sounded words. Since I mention "soul" you > identify with Hinduism and separate it. > > Over words humans are separated, is it not some great mistake we do? > > Why we could not integrate knowledge? > > What Buddha spoke may be similar of Upanishad / shrutis, Advaita > Vedanta. But he did not refer to it, since his knowledge of his own, > born of his own experience, and found mistakes in following old Hindu > scriptures, he developed new way, but essentially what he found was > same as any Hindu rishis found and made it in Upanishad. > > Like wise every religious founders and many who has not founded any > religion, but found the ultimate truth has taught as pure philosophy > such as Socrates, Gurdjieff, JK, OSHO etc., > > Can we able to stop fighting over words? > > What is this word? > > A sound? > > Am I sound? > > From where this sound arises? > > I am also seeing, even eyes closed, there is seeing > > If seeing, am I light? > > Yes I am light > > From light sound arises > > From then whole cinema goes on. > > -- > best regards > Suresh > > Thanks and best regards > J.Suresh > New No.3, Old No.7, > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > Alwarpet, > Chennai - 600018 > Ph: 044 42030947 > Mobile: 91 9884071738 >
