Is it the soul that makes you who you are?

Answer 1

Of course! But to experience this yourself you need to be a believer seeking truth not a sceptic seeking proof. If you have ever really loved and lost someone and you believe their soul exists, you will know this.

Soul (Self) is the uncontrollable part of our mind. In other words, it is the part of our mind that controls us. However, we often feel that we can neither control our soul nor does it control us. Therefore, we must understand our soul completely, so that we can have immaculate control over our mind and body.

The human mind:

All the skeletal muscles of our body can isometrically contract and relax (harden and soften) as a single unit called Unified Skeletal Muscle (USM), popularly known as mind.

The seven basic forces:

There are seven kinds of forces we can use to control our mind. They are,

1. Dreaming force

2. Illusory force

3. Voluntary force (Upper half of the Semi voluntary force)

4. Semi voluntary force/ Default force

5. Involuntary force (Lower half of the Semi voluntary force)

6. Status altering force

7. Compulsive force.

Each of the seven forces is associated with a distinct mind. We lose control over our mind because we associate forces and minds the way we like.

We can consider the seven minds as transformations of the same mind.

Components of the basic forces:

The basic force are made of two opposite elements.

They are,

1. Pure Voluntary (Manual) force - small, transient, controllable, divides life and works on reasoning.

2. Pure Involuntary (Automatic) force - mighty, eternal, uncontrollable, merges life, works on logic

Difference between 'I' and Soul (Self):

Our 'I' divides our life into infinite, independent, transient, controllable actions.

Our soul merges them into a single, uncontrollable and eternal action.

When our soul is beneficial to us we can't be sure whether we are using our 'I' or soul. This makes understanding soul more difficult.

The default Semi voluntary force:

The default Semi voluntary force has a layer of Voluntary force trapped between two layers of Involuntary force. Beyond the layers of Involuntary force are the positive and negative attitudes. The central voluntary force is what we call 'I'. The Involuntary forces are the 'Self' (Soul), in two halves. This arrangement is necessary to give us bi directional control over our mind.

Transformation of soul:

If we start with the dreaming force and keep changing the seven basic forces in the above mentioned order, we would realize that our control over our mind is decreasing. This is due to our soul taking control. The nature of soul too keeps changing.

The 'eternal' soul:

Soul is mightier than 'I'. However, being involuntary it may not be available when we are desperately in need of it. Therefore, we believe that the soul is eternal and continues to function even after our death! This belief makes it available to us always.

The 'virtual' soul:

When the soul is not under our control and is not under our control we try to put it out of action by making it virtual. This makes us believe that soul is virtual.

The Real soul:

The soul is nothing but Involuntary, Isometric component of our Unified Skeletal Muscle. Therefore, it has scientific existence.

Answer 2

No, there is no such thing as a soul. The Abrahamic concept of a soul, that lives on after death and suffers reward or punishment for deeds in the present life, appears to have originated in Zoroastrianism.

Answer

There is no such thing as a soul, and yes, just because we can't see it doesn't necessarily mean that it's not there, but then again, it doesn't mean it is there. The term 'soul' is basically who a person is, like personality for example, what makes you, you. In truth, what makes you who you are is purely influence. One example is that your parents tell you all your life that drinking alcohol is bad and why it is, then you'll grow up thinking that it is bad, but you might also think that anyone else who drinks is a bad person, depending on other influences like personal experiences or Propaganda. Influence can also have effects on other influences. For example, if you are raised to know that racism is bad but find yourself talking to a racist, you will most likely not agree with his views, but if you're brought up to believe that racism is the way to go, then you'd probably agree with him.

Answer 3

Your soul is what you are. We can't see it. What we see is the husk which dies but your soul lives forever. I found it to be interesting that in the book of Genesis, at the creation of man, God states that ' the man became a soul'. Additionally animals are called 'souls' prior to the creation of man. It appears to indicate that both man and animals 'are' souls, that the living being is a soul. When you die, your body dies, your soul doesn't die. That's not what the Bilbe say's...? Genesis 35:18 - And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-Oni; but his father called him Benjamin.[She died; her soul "was departing."] 1 Kings 17:20-22 -Then he cried out to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?" And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, I pray, let this child's soul come back to him." Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived. [The child was physically dead; his soul had departed, and "came back."] Psalm 16:10 - For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. [A Messianic prophecy, speaking of the soul apart from the body.] Psalm 49:15 - But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me.Proverbs 23:14 - You shall beat him with a rod, And deliver his soul from hell. Ecclesiastes 12:7 -Then the dust [physical body] will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.Matthew 10:28 - And do not fear those [men] who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ---- Look a little closer....According to the Bilbe: Genesis 2: 7-- And Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and "the man came to be a living soul"

( Man 'is' a Soul, God did not 'give' him a Soul, no more than God 'gave' the animals a Soul- Gen. 1: 20,21.....The only thing that God 'put' into man is..."the breath of life', which caused man and animals "to become" animated, living beings.) What was to happened to Adam/ Eve after they sinned...?

Genesis 3:19 states- " In the sweat of your face you will eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For dust you are and to dust you will return." ( They returned to the condition in which they existed before they were created- Non-existance. God does not state that he sent them to Hell, nor that their 'spirt' returned to him?) Further, at Genesis 2:4 it states --- "This is a history of the heavens and the earth in the time of their being created, in the day that Jehovah God made earth and heaven." Where, however, does God state when he made or created a 'place' called Hell? Ecclesiastes 9:5,10--- 5 For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten. 10 All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in She´ol, the place to which you are going. ( It is kind of hard to feel or think of anything when you're not aware of nothing?) Ezekeil 18:4- Look! All the souls-to me they belong. As the soul of the father so likewise the soul of the son-to me they belong. The "soul that is sinning-it itself will die."

Answer 4

A common religious tradition, first expounded in the Classical Greek philosophies, is that the soul makes you who you are. However, there is no proof that the soul really exists. Psychologists consider someone's character and personality to be the result of a combination of genetic inheritance and environment.

Answer 5

The concept of the soul is subjective and varies among different belief systems. Some people believe that the soul is responsible for defining one's essence and identity. Others may attribute individuality to a combination of biological, psychological, and environmental factors. Ultimately, how one defines the essence of an individual depends on personal beliefs and perspectives.

Answer 6

It is were your feelings and kind thought are at.It is also the part of you that passes on at death.