Spirit soul and body definition. The difference between soul and spirit

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  • Spirit- 1) an incorporeal personal being ( (), (), the soul of a deceased person () or human in general (); 2) the highest power of the human soul, through which a person cognizes God (the human spirit contains Divine grace in itself, is its conductor for all soul forces) 3) spiritual and moral disposition; spiritual and moral mood (see); 4), disposition () (example: a person with a strong spirit = a person with a strong character); 5) mood (example: warlike spirit); 6) the essence (example: the spirit of the work).

    “In every person there is a spirit - the highest side of human life, a force that draws him from the visible to the invisible, from the temporal to the eternal, from the creature to the Creator, characterizing the person and distinguishing him from all other living creatures on earth. This force can be weakened to varying degrees, its demands can be misinterpreted, but it cannot be completely silenced or destroyed. It is an integral part of our human nature "(St.)

    Following St. Fathers, the human spirit is not an independent part of the soul, not something different from it. The human spirit is inextricably linked with the soul, always connected with it, abides in it, constitutes its highest side. According to St. Theophan the Recluse, the spirit is “the soul of the human soul”, “the essence of the soul”.

    According to St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov, the human spirit is invisible and incomprehensible, like the invisible and incomprehensible Mind of God. At the same time, the human spirit is only an image of its Divine Archetype, and is not at all identical to Him.

    “Created according to the image, of course, in everything has likeness to the Prototype, mental to mental and incorporeal to incorporeal, free from all time, like the Prototype, like it avoids any spatial dimension, but by the property of nature, there is something different with it”, - says St. . Unlike the uncreated Spirit of God, the human spirit is created and limited. In its essence, the Spirit of God is completely different from the spirit of man, for the very essence of the latter is limited and finite.

    Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov on the human spirit

    “All mankind, which does not enter into a deep examination of the nature of the soul, content with superficial, generally accepted knowledge, indifferently calls the invisible part of our being, living in the body and constituting its essence, both soul and spirit. Since breathing is also a sign of the life of animals, they are called by human society animals from life, and animated from the soul (animales). Other matter is called lifeless, inanimate, or soulless. Man, unlike other animals, is called verbal, and they, unlike him, dumb. The mass of mankind, entirely occupied with cares about the earthly and temporal, looking at everything else superficially, saw the difference between man and animals in the gift of words. But sensible men understood that man differs from animals by an inner property, a special ability of the human soul. This ability they called the power of literature, in fact the spirit. This includes not only the ability to think, but also the ability to have spiritual sensations, such as a sense of high, a sense of grace, a sense of virtue. In this regard, the meaning of the words soul and spirit is very different, although in human society both words are used indifferently, one instead of the other ...

    The teaching that a person has a soul and spirit is found both in Holy Scripture () and in the holy fathers. For the most part, both of these words are used to refer to the entire invisible part of the human being. Then both words have the same meaning (; ). Differs from the spirit of the soul, when it is required to explain the invisible, deep, mysterious ascetic feat. Spirit is the verbal power of the human soul, in which the image of God is imprinted and in which the human soul differs from the soul of animals: Scripture also ascribes souls to animals (). The monk to the question: “Is the mind (spirit) different, and is the soul different?” - replies: “Just as the members of the body, many being, are called one person, so the members of the soul are many, mind, will, conscience, thoughts condemning and justifying; however, all this in one united literature, and the members are spiritual; but one soul is the inner man” (Conversation 7, ch. 8. Translation of the Moscow Theological Academy, 1820). In Orthodox theology we read: “As for the spirit, which, on the basis of some Scriptures (;), is revered as the third component of a person, then, according to the saint, it is not something different from the soul and like it independent, but is the higher side of the same soul; as the eye is in the body, the mind is in the soul.”

    St. Theophan the Recluse on the human spirit

    “What is this spirit? This is the power that God breathed into the face of man, completing his creation. All kinds of terrestrial creatures were persecuted by the command of God by the earth. Every soul of living creatures also came out of the earth. The human soul, although similar to the soul of animals in its lower part, is incomparably more excellent in its higher part. What it is in man depends on its combination with the spirit. The Spirit, breathed in by God, combined with her, so exalted her above every non-human soul. That is why within ourselves we notice, in addition to what is seen in animals, also what is characteristic of the spiritual soul of a person, and even higher, what is characteristic of the spirit itself.

    The Spirit, as a force that has come from God, knows God, seeks God, and finds rest in Him alone. Ascertaining his origin from God by some kind of spiritual innermost instinct, he feels his complete dependence on Him and recognizes himself obliged to please Him in every possible way and live only for Him and Them.

    The more tangible manifestations of these movements of the life of the spirit are:

    1) Fear of God. All people, no matter what stage of development they are at, know that there is a supreme being, God, who created everything, contains everything and governs everything, that they depend on Him in everything and must please Him, that He is the Judge and the Giver to everyone according to his works. Such is the natural creed, written in the spirit. Confessing it, the spirit reveres God and is filled with the fear of God.

    2) Conscience. Conscious of being obliged to please God, the spirit would not know how to satisfy this duty if it were not guided by conscience in this. Having communicated to the spirit a piece of his omniscience in the indicated natural creed, God also inscribed in it the requirements of His holiness, truth and goodness, instructing him to observe their fulfillment and judge himself in serviceability or malfunction. This side of the spirit is conscience, which indicates what is right and what is not right, what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing, what should and should not be done; pointing out, he imperiously compels him to do that, and then rewards him with consolation for his performance, and punishes him with remorse for non-performance. Conscience is the legislator, the guardian of the law, the judge and the vindicator. It is the natural tables of the covenant of God, which extends to all people. And we see in all people, along with the fear of God, the actions of conscience.

    3) Thirst for God. It is expressed in the general striving for the all-perfect good and is also more clearly seen in the general dissatisfaction with anything created. What does this dissatisfaction mean? That nothing created can satisfy our spirit. Having come from God, he seeks God, he desires to taste Him, and, being in a living union and combination with Him, he calms down in Him. When he reaches this, he is calm, but until he reaches it, he cannot have rest. No matter how many created things and blessings anyone has, everything is not enough for him. And everyone, as you have already noticed, is looking and looking. They seek and find, but, having found it, they abandon it and begin to search again, so that, having found it, they also abandon it. So endless. This means that they are looking for the wrong thing and the wrong place, what and where to look for. Doesn't this tangibly show that there is a power in us, from the earth and the earthly, grief that draws us to the heavenly?

    I do not explain to you in detail all these manifestations of the spirit, I only direct your thought to its presence in us and ask you to think more about this and bring yourself to the full conviction that there is definitely a spirit in us. For it is the mark of a man. The human soul makes us a small something higher than animals, and the spirit shows us a small something reduced from the Angels. You, of course, know the meaning of the phrases we use: the spirit of the writer, the spirit of the people. It is a collection of distinguishing features, real, but in some way ideal, intelligible to the mind, elusive and intangible. The same is the spirit of man; only the spirit of the writer, for example, is seen ideally, and the spirit of man is inherent in him as a living force, testifying to his presence with living and tangible movements. From what I have said, it would be desirable for you to draw the following conclusion: in whom there are no movements and actions of the spirit, he does not stand on a level with human dignity ...

    The influence of the spirit on the human soul and the resulting phenomena in the realm of thought, activity (will) and feeling (heart).

    I take up what was interrupted—namely, what entered the soul as a result of its union with the spirit, which is from God? From this, the whole soul was transformed and from an animal, as it is by nature, became human, with the forces and actions that are indicated above. But that's not what we're talking about now. Staying as described, it reveals, in addition, higher aspirations and ascends one degree higher, being an inspired soul.

    Such inspirations of the soul are visible in all aspects of its life - mental, active and feeling.

    In the mental part of the action of the spirit is in the soul the desire for ideality. Actually mental mentality is entirely based on experience and observation. From what is learned in this way, fragmented and without connection, it builds generalizations, makes inferences and, in this way, extracts the basic propositions about a known range of things. On this she would stand. Meanwhile, it is never satisfied with this, but strives higher, seeking to determine the meaning of each circle of things in the totality of creations. For example, what a person is is known through observations of him, generalizations and inductions. But not satisfied with this, we ask ourselves the question: “What does a person mean in the totality of creations?” Looking for this, another will decide: he is the head and crown of creatures; different: he is a priest - in the idea that the voices of all creatures, praising God unconsciously, he collects and praises the Supreme Creator with a reasonable song. This kind of thoughts about every other kind of creatures and about their entire totality, the soul has a desire to generate. And it gives birth. Whether they answer the case or not is another matter, but it is certain that she has the urge to look for them, seeks them and gives birth. This is the striving for ideality, for the meaning of a thing is its idea. This desire is common to all. And those who do not give a price to any knowledge, except for experienced ones - and they cannot refrain from becoming idealistic against their will, without noticing it themselves. Ideas are rejected with language, but in practice they are built. The conjectures which they accept, and without which no circle of knowledge is complete, are the lowest class of ideas.

    The image of the ideal view is metaphysics and real philosophy, which, as they have always been, will always be in the field of human knowledge. The spirit, which is always inherent in us as an essential force, contemplating God itself as the Creator and Provider, and beckons the soul into that invisible and boundless region. Perhaps the spirit, in its likeness to God, was destined to contemplate all things in God, and it would have contemplated if it had not been for the fall. But in every possible way, even now, anyone who wants to contemplate everything that exists ideally should proceed from God or from that symbol that God has written in the spirit. Thinkers who do not do this are, for that very reason, no longer philosophers. Not believing in the ideas built by the soul on the basis of the suggestions of the spirit, they act unjustly when they do not believe what constitutes the content of the spirit, for that is a human product, and this is Divine.

    In the active part of the action of the spirit is the desire and production of selfless deeds or virtues, or even higher - the desire to become virtuous. Actually, the work of the soul in this part of it (the will) is the arrangement of the temporary life of a person, may it be good for him. Fulfilling this appointment, she does everything according to the conviction that what she does is either pleasant, or useful, or necessary for the life she arranges. Meanwhile, she is not satisfied with this, but leaves this circle and does deeds and undertakings not at all because they are necessary, useful and pleasant, but because they are good, kind and fair, striving for them with all zeal, despite the fact that that they give nothing for a temporary life and are even unfavorable to him and harmful to him. In another, such aspirations are manifested with such force that he sacrifices his entire life for them in order to live detached from everything. Manifestations of this kind of aspirations are ubiquitous, even outside of Christianity. Where are they from? From spirit. The norm of a holy, good and righteous life is inscribed in the conscience. Having received the maintenance of it, through the combination of the spirit, the soul enjoys its beauty and grandeur of the Unseen and decided to introduce it into the circle of his own works and his life, and transforming it according to its requirements. And everyone sympathizes with such aspirations, although not everyone completely surrenders to them; but there is not a single person who does not from time to time devote his labors and his property to works in this spirit.

    In the feeling part, from the action of the spirit, there appears in the soul the striving and love for beauty, or, as they usually say, for grace. The proper business of this part in the soul is to perceive by feeling its favorable or unfavorable states and influences from the outside according to the measure of satisfaction or dissatisfaction of mental and bodily needs. But we see in the circle of feelings, along with these selfish - let's call it that - feelings, a number of selfless feelings that arise completely apart from the satisfaction or dissatisfaction of needs - feelings from the delight of beauty. One does not want to tear one's eyes away from the flower and turn one's ears away from singing, simply because both are beautiful. Everyone arranges and decorates his dwelling one way or another, because it is more beautiful that way. We go for a walk and choose a place for that alone, because it is beautiful. Above all this is the pleasure delivered by paintings, sculptures, music and singing, and above all this is the pleasure of poetic creations. Graceful works of art delight not only with the beauty of the external form, but especially with the beauty of the inner content, the beauty of the intelligently contemplated, ideal. Where do such manifestations in the soul come from? These are guests from another area, from the area of ​​the spirit. The spirit that knows God naturally comprehends the beauty of God and seeks to enjoy it alone. Although he cannot definitely indicate that it is, but, since he secretly carries within himself its predestination, he definitely indicates that it is not, expressing this indication by the fact that he is not content with anything created. To contemplate, taste and enjoy the beauty of God is the need of the spirit, there is its life and the life of paradise. Having received knowledge about it through a combination with the spirit, and the soul is carried away after it and, comprehending it in its own spiritual image, then in joy rushes at what in its circle seems to it to be its reflection (amateurs), then it itself invents and produces things in which wants to reflect her, as she introduced herself to her (artists and artists). That's where these guests come from - sweet, detached from all sensual feelings, elevating the soul to the spirit and inspiring it! I note that of the artificial works, I include in this class only those whose content is the divine beauty of invisible divine things, and not those that, although beautiful, represent the same ordinary mental and bodily life or the same terrestrial things that constitute the eternal environment of that life. The soul, guided by the spirit, is not only looking for beauty, but the expression in beautiful forms of the invisible beautiful world, where the spirit beckons it with its influence.

    So this is what the spirit gave to the soul, being combined with it, and this is how the soul is inspired! I don’t think that any of this will make it difficult for you, but I ask you, however, not to skim through what has been written in passing, but to discuss it thoroughly and attach it to yourself.

    The personality of any person is integral and consists of three components: body, spirit and soul. They are one and interpenetrating. Often the last two terms are confused and considered to be. But the Bible separates the two, though they are often confused in religious literature. Hence the confusion that leads to doubts on this issue.

    The concept of "soul" and "spirit"

    The soul is the intangible essence of the individual, it is enclosed in his body and is the driving force. With her, a person can exist, thanks to her, he knows the world. If there is no soul, then there will be no life.

    The spirit is the highest degree of human nature, it attracts and leads him to God. According to the Bible, it is precisely its presence that puts the human person above other beings in the existing hierarchy.

    Differences between soul and spirit

    In a narrow sense, the soul can be called a horizontal vector of a person's life; it connects his personality with the world, being the area of ​​feelings and desires. Theology divides its actions into three lines: sentient, desirable, and thought. In other words, it is characterized by thoughts, emotions, feelings, a desire to achieve a goal, a desire for something. She can make a choice, even if not always the right one.

    The spirit is a vertical reference point, which is expressed in the aspiration to God. His actions are considered more pure, since she knows the fear of God. He aspires to the Creator and rejects earthly pleasures.

    According to theological teachings, it can be concluded that not only a person has a soul, but also animals, fish, insects, but only a person owns the spirit. This fine line needs to be understood, and even better felt on an intuitive level. This will help the knowledge that the soul helps the spirit enter the human body in order to improve it. It is also important to know that a person is endowed with a soul at birth or conception. But the spirit is sent precisely at the moment of repentance.

    The soul makes the body alive, akin to blood penetrating into the cells of the human body and penetrating the whole body. In other words, man possesses it, as well as the body. She is his essence. As long as a person lives, the soul remains in the body. When he cannot see, feel, speak, although he has all the senses. They are inactive because there is no soul. The spirit, by its nature, cannot belong to a person; it easily leaves him and returns. If he leaves, then the person does not live on. But the spirit animates the soul.

    Many of us asked questions of deep knowledge of all that multifaceted being, which we conditionally call a person.

    The ancient Hindus came up with the idea of ​​calling the human energy centers chakras and identified 7 main ones from them. Subsequently, occultists introduced the concept of human subtle bodies, which, together with the physical, are also 7, and associated them with the chakras. As a result, a theory appeared that a person, in addition to the physical, consists of 6 more subtle bodies.

    On the other hand, various teachings and religions introduce concepts such as soul and spirit. At the same time, if there are usually no problems with the definition of the physical body of a person, then the idea of ​​its subtle structure is very much distorted by various religious movements.

    For example, Christianity defines the spirit as an integral part of the soul, and defines the soul as an independent, immortal, personal, rationally free entity created by God, different from the body. In other words, according to the Holy Fathers, the soul consists of the spirit and something else that is not entirely clear. And, after the death of the physical body, Christians are called to pray for the repose of the soul.


    So what do we really pray for and light candles in church?


    Let's analyze this presentation in more detail. We see that Christianity calls "soul" all the subtle bodies of man. However, all the same highlights the mental body (mind) and calls it "spirit". On the other hand, it is known from the religious philosophy of Hinduism that the soul is also immortal, but at the same time it has the ability to reincarnate. And if the mental body of a person, that is, his mind, reincarnates along with the soul, then why do only a few remember their previous incarnations?


    Why does no one remember their previous incarnations?


    Who is right? Who is wrong? Let's try to figure it out.

    So, we know about the presence of 7 human bodies.

    1. Physical
    2. Essential
    3. Astral (emotional)
    4. mental
    5. Causal (event)
    6. buddhial
    7. Atmanic

    Somewhere in these subtle bodies are the soul and spirit of a person. Recall that Christianity singles out the concept of the spirit and associates it with the mind or, speaking in terms of subtle bodies, with the mental body. This is true, but not all, but only part of it. In addition to logic, emotions and ethereal sensations belong to the spirit. It is the inclusion of all these bodies that constitutes the concept of intuition, wisdom and intelligence.

    So, we have decided on the concept of spirit. This is the Etheric, Astral and Mental body of a person.

    Where is the soul then?

    The soul is above the spirit. Her bodies are Causal, Buddhial and Atmanic.

    It is easiest to understand the interaction of the body, spirit and soul, if we analyze the moment of death. After the physical body finishes its earthly journey, the subtle bodies are separated from the physical body. But the process does not end there.

    On the third day the etheric body disintegrates. Why? But because the etheric body serves as a bridge from the spirit to the physical body. There is no physical body and the bridge is also no longer needed. As a result, the spirit has only two bodies - Astral and Mental. These bodies store the memory of the entire life lived, along with the emotions that surrounded the person. The spirit in the composition of two bodies remains in the space of spirits. You can turn to it and read information about the life lived, its events, which were known only to the person himself.

    Then the following happens. Within 40 days, the soul chooses where it will reincarnate. Since the spirit after 9 days has already separated from the soul and gone into the space of spirits, the Causal body disintegrates. Everything is in likeness. And if the Etheric body serves as a bridge from the spirit to the physical body, then the Causal body also serves as a bridge from the soul to the spirit. The spirit is gone and the bridge is not needed.

    The immortal soul consists of two bodies - Atmanic and Buddhic. It is there that the experience of the soul accumulates, which it will carry into the next incarnation.

    As a result, by not separating spirit and soul, Christianity actively interferes with the understanding of the processes taking place on Earth. Believers pray and light candles, in fact, not for the repose of the soul - she had already reincarnated by that time - but for the repose of the spirit. Which will indeed from now on reside in the space of spirits. How long? Long enough, from the point of view of our short earthly life - forever. And the quality of his existence in the space of spirits directly depends on how often and with what words his descendants remember. That is why there is an expression about the dead either good or nothing", and it is customary to remember the ancestors with a kind word.

    The soul comes to the next incarnation as part of two bodies - Buddhic and Atmanic, and begins to rebuild its spirit. Thus, each time a new spirit is formed by the soul to fulfill its mission and tasks in each specific incarnation. And the spirit itself, in turn, determines what kind of physical body it needs. So not "a healthy mind in a healthy body", but quite the opposite. The spirit determines the physical parameters of the body, and through the ethereal bridge keeps in touch with it. It is the spirit that will drive the body into the cold, pour ice water over it as hardening, but not vice versa.

    Now that we understand that the border of the soul runs along the lower border of the Causal body, we can realize how the soul affects our lives. The causal body is responsible for the event plan, for the qualities and features of the world that surrounds each of us, for its friendliness or, on the contrary, hostility. The soul builds events for us, brings certain people to us, attracts or repels any incidents, pleasant or not pleasant stories. If someone steps on your foot in public transport, pours water on you or gives you flowers, this is a direct manifestation of the soul in your life.

    Let's introduce a new concept - personality. From the point of view of Christian philosophy, personality corresponds to the concept of "spirit", there are no discrepancies here. Personality is really a spirit. Namely, the Mental, Astral and Etheric bodies of a person. The personality solves the problem of gaining life experience, ponders the tasks set by the world (that is, the soul through the causal plan), finds and makes decisions. It is the interaction of the individual with the world and its development that we tend to call the concept of "life". But the spirit, and therefore the personality, is separated from the soul at the moment of death. And in the new birth, a new personality will be formed.

    That is why we do not remember our previous incarnations at the level of personality. The Astral and Mental bodies are new and do not contain any memory of the previous life. All the experience collected in the previous life remained with the soul in the Buddhic and Atmanic bodies, and in order to receive information about past lives, it is necessary to rise to the level of these bodies, or to gain access and communicate with your own spirit from a past life.

    (to be continued)

    In many situations, "spirit" and "soul" are synonymous, but, despite this, the concepts are different components of one person's personality. For this reason, it is desirable to understand what the difference is.

    The concepts of "soul" and "spirit"

    The soul is an intangible entity that must be contained in the human body. In each case, it is assumed that the soul governs the life and actions of the individual. It is required not only for life, but also for the knowledge of the world around us. If there is no soul, there will be no life.

    The spirit is the highest degree of the nature of any person, which paves the way to the Lord. Spirit allows a person to be placed above all in the hierarchy of living beings.

    Soul and spirit: comparison of concepts

    What is the difference between soul and spirit?

    The soul is the main vector of the life of any person, because it is it that connects the personality and the world around it, allows desires and feelings to manifest. The actions of the soul can be sentient, desirable and thoughtful, but in each case, the appearance of a thought process, emotionality, a desire to achieve any goal is expected.

    Spirit is a vertical landmark which allows a person to aspire to God. Actions depend on the fear of God, the thirst for Him and conscience.

    Any inspired object can have a soul, and a person cannot possess a spirit. Life begins only because the soul allows the spirit to infiltrate the physical forms of life, and then go through the process of improvement. The soul can be received at conception or birth (opinion regarding the moment of its appearance is different among theologians). The Spirit can only be received after passing numerous trials and sincere repentance.

    The soul must revitalize the human body, penetrating it to the fullest extent. Thus, a person must have a soul and a body, the soul being the essence. Throughout life, the body continues to be animate. However, after death, a person cannot see, feel, speak, despite the fact that he still has all the senses. The absence of the soul leads to the inactivity of all the senses, as a result of which life stops and the knowledge of the surrounding world turns out to be an impossible process.

    The spirit cannot belong to man by his natural nature. For this reason, he is able to leave the body and then return. The spirit can revive the soul, promote the active development of any person, but cannot signal human death.

    The soul can hurt even if the physical health is full. This happens if the desires and circumstances of a person are not docked. The spirit is always deprived of any sensations, therefore it cannot feel and experience any emotions.

    The spirit is only an intangible component of any person, but at the same time, a close connection with the soul is assumed, since it is he who represents the highest side of the development of each person. The soul can be not only non-material, but also material, because it has close contact with the knowledge of the world, the actions of the body, emotions and desires.

    Among the sensual spheres of life of any person - this is a strong craving for sin. The soul can obey the body, resulting in a sad encounter with sin. The spirit must personify only Divine beauty and lay the foundation for the development of the soul, the purification of thoughts, the appearance of disinterestedness in character, sincerity in feelings. The soul cannot exert any influence on the human spirit.

    What is the difference between soul and spirit: theses

    • The soul implies a person's connection with the outside world, the spirit - aspiration to God.
    • Any living being can have a soul, including pets, wild animals, birds, and reptiles. Only a person can have a spirit.
    • The soul must revitalize the human body and provide an opportunity for knowledge of the surrounding world, the possibility of vigorous activity. The spirit must be personified by the soul.
    • The soul is always given at the birth of a person or other living being. The Spirit can only be received through sincere repentance.
    • The spirit is responsible for the mind, the soul - for the feelings and emotional component of a person.
    • The soul can experience physical suffering, the spirit is not ready for any sensual, emotional sensations, experiences.
    • The spirit is non-material, therefore contact only with the soul is supposed. At the same time, the soul can be connected with the spirit and body of a person.
    • A person can control the soul, but any power over the spirit is completely absent.
    • The soul runs the risk of encountering sin. The spirit must contain Divine grace, so any contact with sin is successfully prevented.

    Soul Development Levels

    1. A young soul can be compared to an animal: a person is driven by instinct and becomes absorbed in the struggle for life. There is no mental, cultural development, the ability to evaluate oneself.
    2. The educational class of the soul is represented by people of not very high culture, but with the presence of certain interests.
    3. At the next level, the desire for culture and art, spiritual development, the deepening of morality, the emergence of morality is manifested.
    4. At the highest level of the soul, there is the possibility of working for evolution and in-depth influence on the history of all mankind.

    Developing the soul, each person becomes a full-fledged personality.

    Hypnologist session

    Question. Please tell me, what is the difference between Spirit and Soul?
    Answer. The soul incarnates, changes, but the Spirit is eternal.

    Q. In what sense does the "soul change"?
    A. The soul, it is plastic. Imagine a Star. Here are its rays, this is the Spirit, and the light that comes from it is the Soul. The Spirit is the basis, more rigid, more unshakable, the Soul is more plastic. If the Spirit is represented as a beam, then the Soul will be its slightly blurred glow, in other words, the Spirit is a beam, and the Soul is an image of the Spirit and the glow is closed in it.

    Q. Is a particular Spirit associated with a particular Soul? Is this couple permanent?
    A. Yes, they are connected and they mutually penetrate each other, only one Spirit, as a rule, has several Souls. And by and large, everything is a manifestation of one Spirit.

    Q. What is the difference between the Soul of a person and the Soul of a representative of any other civilization?
    A. What kind of person do you have to introduce? People here are different and many different civilizations are embodied in People.

    Q. We had information that all beings incarnating on Earth in the bodies of people, if they came from somewhere else, are paired with the Soul of an earthly person. It can be with experience or even a completely pure matrix, with basic experience recorded on it ... Isn't it?
    A. Practically so. But it’s not just that they are “issued as a couple”, but they seem to merge together, but at the same time retain their individuality. It turns out one soul.

    Q. After passing the Earth experience, these Souls are separated, or will they be together forever?
    A. Everything here is according to their desire, according to the tasks, depending on where they are going, there are many different moments.

    Q. What is the difference between the Earthly Human Soul and other Souls, is there any specific feature?
    A. Yes, you can call it a special flavor... We hope you understand that "flavor" in this case is a metaphor.

    Q. Maybe only from the Human Soul can a real Creator come out?
    A. No, each Soul can become a Creator, only they create in different ways.

    Q. Well, the Souls of Reptilians, can they also become Creators?
    A. They are rather destroyers, but at the same time they create something, although they destroy.

    Q. So how do they fundamentally differ?
    Oh. The teachers are already roaring over us, they say “tail, tail”!)))
    But seriously…. They have less Love… Rather, it is even better for them to call it “care”, they have no Love. This is partly due to their physiology. In fact, their Souls could also develop this quality in themselves, and they seem to feel this and are somewhat complex because of this.
    Those. this Unconditional Love, which is inherent in the Human Soul, is one of the key differences from the Souls of representatives of other civilizations.

    Q. What other key differences are there?
    A. Now I perceive this as a blue light and feel it as a mixture of nobility and sacrifice, the ability to act on principle, sometimes even to the detriment of oneself. All other civilizations are practical enough.

    Q. Are there other civilizations with similar characteristics elsewhere?
    A. Yes, but only with similar ones. This special aroma of the Human Soul is formed by a whole complex of special sensations that you experience when you are close to this Soul. There is no one key moment, there is a sum of signs.
    There are people who do not experience Unconditional Love, but they are still people.

    Q. But why can't they manifest this Love?
    A. This is a question for these people, not for us.

    D_A I will add from myself:

    The human spirit is the same Spark of the Creator. The soul is those layers, matrices and bodies that the Spark "puts on" itself in order to experience such worlds as the Earth. The matrix of the soul is unstable, they often change, depending on the tasks, lessons and decisions made during the incarnation. This does not mean that the soul itself changes completely, but its cells can change (activate or "fall asleep"), thereby often changing the character. Coming out of the incarnation, the Spark gives up most of the shells to those systems for which the accumulated experience was intended (eg the Earth, family, native civilizations). One colleague described the process as follows:

    When my grandmother passed into the other world, I saw how she rose above the planet and there she took on the form of a flower. The petals of this flower began to disintegrate and depart, as a result, only the Spark remained, which went into its higher dimension, I did not have the opportunity to follow it further.

    From external:

    What is soul and spirit

    The soul is the intangible essence of a person, enclosed in his body, a vital motor. With it, the body begins to live, through it it learns the world around. No soul, no life.
    Spirit is the highest degree of human nature, attracting and leading a person to God. It is the presence of the spirit that puts a person above all in the hierarchy of living beings.

    What is the difference between soul and spirit?

    The soul is a horizontal vector of human life, the connection of the individual with the world, the area of ​​desires and feelings. Its actions are divided into three directions: feeling, desirable and mental. These are all thoughts, feelings, emotions, the desire to achieve something, to strive for something, to make a choice between antagonistic concepts, all that a person lives by. Spirit is a vertical reference point, striving for God.

    The soul animates the body. Just as blood permeates all the cells of the human body, so the soul permeates the entire body. That is, a person possesses it, as he possesses a body. She is his essence. While a person is alive, the soul does not leave the body. When he dies, he no longer sees, does not feel, does not speak, although he has all the senses, but they are inactive, because there is no soul. Spirit does not belong to man by nature. He can leave it and come back. His departure does not mean the death of a person. The spirit animates the soul.

    The soul is what hurts when there is no reason for physical pain (the body is healthy). This happens when a person's desires run counter to circumstances. The spirit is devoid of sensual sensations.

    From early

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