Posts by Tyler Scott3

First off; if there is an "I" (how can we even prove an "I" exists?), then is that "I" actually the Soul?
How does one actually experience the soul? What specific tool or faculty is capable of recognizing it?
Is it the ego? Intelligence?

The Grizzly boiled his answer down to: I AM.

Here is my take on the answer:
Let me give you an example. In almost every religion, God forbids lying.
A person finds themselves in a situation where they feel they "have" to lie. Before the lie leaves their mouth, a voice of reason kicks in and pushes back. This creates a struggle between the soul and the intellect. Whoever wins, rules the person.😬 😉

A question for the Grizzly. Who is the "I AM" in this scenario? Is it the person about to tell the lie, or the part of them resisting it?

A kid grows up. It happens.

...but he's still got baby food on his face.😁

Look, I don't want the theologians getting bent out of shape with me—I’m just searching, just like you all are. Just stating my thoughts.

As far as I'm concerned, keep commenting. Like I said, we know next to nothing about the soul. Or the spirit, for that matter. So go ahead—you, Dragan, and everyone else—keep trying to grasp the ultimate meaning of it all alongside us.🙂

Besides, Dragan is the one driving this topic, and he isn't even an official believer. So, keep it coming.

If we’re breaking down the actual definitions of soul and spirit, you're spot on. But at the end of the day, it all comes down to what you believe and how you choose to believe it.

Exactly. Some people won't even admit a soul or spirit exists. But hey, that's why this forum exists—to dive into these kinds of interesting topics.

A breath that isn't used to remember or speak the holy name of God Allah HU is just a wasted breath.

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I'm running out of time here. Just a quick note: we really don't know nearly enough about the soul in general. So feel free to jump in with your own thoughts.

So, we've established that breath equals spirit.

The Islamic RUH.
It ties right back to breathing. There's a lot of symbolism there.🙂

Can I go with these?😁

Quincy:

The soul is just a localized spark of God located within a living being's heart.

Not quite.
The soul occupies the entire body. It spends its time fighting for control over the heart, which acts as the KING of the physical frame.
As a person progresses spiritually, the soul shifts. It eventually steps down from the throne of the heart to make room for the spirit to take charge.
Jesus was pure spirit. It was as if his soul didn't even exist.
When God reveals Himself to a person, it happens through the heart. For that to work, the heart has to be clean.

The soul is the centrifugal expansion of the I within a person.
It’s what people latch onto when they take an inward look.

The spirit, on the other hand, comes from God. It carries life itself, making it a total mystery to the average person. Only the rare spiritual giants really get to experience the spirit as a clear, defined concept.

Of course, these are just more entries in the endless marketplace of definitions.

Think about it this way: when someone reaches a state of true nirvana, the spirit takes over life and consciousness, while the soul either vanishes or its influence becomes virtually undetectable.

Geza, just stay bold. Don't let yourself get stuck while you're out there searching. Go ahead and explore, even if you trip up once in a while. Hard work, guts, and being daring—mixed with a bit of humility and selflessness—those are the traits worth having.