The Soul of the Embryo: An Enquiry into the Status of the Human Embryo in the Christian Tradition", by David Albert Jones, Continuum Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8264-6296-1 The soul or spirit of the human individual may be characterized variously: by Hinduism as the divine self, by Buddhism as the product of conditions and causes, and in Judaism, Christianity and Islam as the core of the individual person.” Since the dawn of time, philosophers, poets, saints, mystics, and sages have referred to the ultimate purpose of the soul by many names: to achieve Buddha-nature, Enlightenment, Heaven, Christ-Consciousness, Moksha, Illumination, or Oneness.

The lamp of the body is the eye, if, therefore, your eye may be perfect, all your body will be enlightened, We cannot prove a priori the immateriality of the soul, but rather only so much: that all properties and actions of the soul cannot be recognized from materiality. In Helena Blavatsky's Theosophy, the soul is the field of our psychological activity (thinking, emotions, memory, desires, will, and so on) as well as of the so-called paranormal or psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, out-of-body experiences, etc.). However, the soul is not the highest, but a middle dimension of human beings. Higher than the soul is the spirit, which is considered to be the real self; the source of everything we call "good"—happiness, wisdom, love, compassion, harmony, peace, etc. While the spirit is eternal and incorruptible, the soul is not. The soul acts as a link between the material body and the spiritual self, and therefore shares some characteristics of both. The soul can be attracted either towards the spiritual or towards the material realm, being thus the "battlefield" of good and evil. It is only when the soul is attracted towards the spiritual and merges with the Self that it becomes eternal and divine. While the soul is connected to the earth, Spirit is connected with heaven. While soul is a doorway into the mysteries of the personal unknown, Spirit opens a door into boundless Oneness.

Nahyan A.G. Fancy (2006). Pulmonary Transit and Bodily Resurrection: The Interaction of Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in the Works of Ibn al-Nafīs (d. 1288). Electronic Theses and Dissertations, University of Notre Dame (Thesis). University of Notre Dame. pp.209–210. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. On the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, Meteor Heads will no longer drop souls, even when killed in the Underground Hallow. a b Taherzadeh, Adib (1976). The Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, Volume 1. Oxford: George Ronald. ISBN 978-0-85398-270-8. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 23 February 2016. Marius, Richard (1999). Martin Luther: The Christian between God and death. p.429. Luther, believing in soul sleep at death, held here that in the moment of resurrection ... the righteous will rise to meet Christ in the air, the ungodly will remain on earth for judgment,... The search for the soul is seen to have been instrumental in driving the understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, particularly in the fields of cardiovascular and neurology. [131] In the two dominant conflicting concepts of the soul – one seeing it to be spiritual and immortal, and the other seeing it to be material and mortal, both have described the soul as being located in a particular organ or as pervading the whole body. [131] Neuroscience [ edit ]

Aristotle identified three hierarchical levels of natural beings: plants, animals, and people, having three different degrees of soul: Bios (life), Zoë (animate life), and Psuchë (self-conscious life). For these groups, he identified three corresponding levels of soul, or biological activity: the nutritive activity of growth, sustenance and reproduction which all life shares ( Bios); the self-willed motive activity and sensory faculties, which only animals and people have in common ( Zoë); and finally "reason", of which people alone are capable ( Pseuchë). Soul dualism (also called "multiple souls" or "dualistic pluralism") is a common belief in Shamanism, [66] [67] [68] and is essential in the universal and central concept of "soul flight" (also called "soul journey", " out-of-body experience", " ecstasy", or " astral projection"). [69] [68] [70] [71] [72] It is the belief that humans have two or more souls, generally termed the "body soul" (or "life soul") and the "free soul". The former is linked to bodily functions and awareness when awake, while the latter can freely wander during sleep or trance states. [67] [70] [71] [72] [73] In some cases, there are a plethora of soul types with different functions. [74] [75] When our inner room is illuminated by the light of the soul, however, we can see and feel clearly. We don’t need to live in a state of fear – life is vibrant and fully alive.The eye is the lamp of the body. So if your eye is unclouded, your whole body will be full of light. Forgotten Gandhi, Virchand Gandhi (1864–1901) – Advocate of Universal Brotherhood". All Famous Quotes. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Do Embryos Have Souls?", Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, PhD, Catholic Education Resource Center". Catholiceducation.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 . Retrieved 13 November 2011. Spenard, Michael (2011) "Dueling with Dualism: the forlorn quest for the immaterial soul", essay. An historical account of mind-body duality and a comprehensive conceptual and empirical critique on the position. ISBN 978-0-578-08288-2 The spiritual awakening journey is about awakening to our True Nature that goes beyond the individual personality and sense of self. Reconnecting with the soul within (and around) us frees us to operate from a place of Loving Presence. It’s rediscovering this very Loving Presence that is the whole point of the spiritual awakening journey and spirituality in general.