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Soul, 3 Questions

There are 3 main questions when pondering the Soul.

The first question and perhaps the most obvious one is, “What is a Soul”?

Which would lead to the next question, “Do we have a soul”?

And if we do have a soul, then the third question is, “What happens to the soul after we die”?

The first 2 questions, I will deal with later. Right now I want to briefly deal with the 3^nd question; what happens to the soul after we die?

To me, there are 3 possibilities as to what happens to the soul after we move on.

The 1^st possibility as to what happens to the soul after we die is…. NOTHING!

Some people believe that when we die, when our body gives up and no longer functions, then the soul also goes away. That is, it dies too. That’s the end. No more life equals no more soul!

The 2^nd possibility and this one is a widely held belief that is fueled behind the teachings of most religions. That belief is that the soul either goes to Heaven or it goes to Hell to “live” forever based on how “good” you were during that one lifetime.

The 3^rd possibility and one that has grown in acceptance in the West but is an old belief in the East, is that the soul continues, through rebirth, on its journey.  Now this journey, according to the beliefs, is a journey to reach “perfection” or as it’s sometimes referred to as, Nirvana. (No, not the band but a state of mind!) The soul is reborn, in many possible forms, as many times as needed in order to reach that state of mind, whatever you want to call it.

I tend, after years of thoughts on this matter and after having grown up in a Catholic atmosphere during my childhood days, toward believing in the 3^rd possibility. I believe in rebirth and believe that the soul will continue on its so called journey for as long as energy exists. (The soul is a form of energy, by the way)

What are your thoughts?

What do you believe happens to the soul after our human form “dies”?

Do you even believe we have a soul? 

Jon J

Could we be 1 ?

If I were blind,

Would u see me?

If I were deaf,

Would y hear me?

If I were alive,

Would you live for me?

If I were dead,

Would u die for me?

If I were you,

Would you be me?

What if I AM you,

And you ARE me?

Could we be 1?
Like Yin and Yang?
Or something even greater....

Jon J

Winter Hibernation

I feel as if somebody hit a pause button on my quest for knowledge about the soul’s journey.  

It’s as if I pulled into a rest area on the highway to take a short nap, to rest the mind. 

Or maybe I'm just, like a bear, taking a brief Winter Hibernation …

Jon J