Who am I ?

The science of the soul

Who am I ?

My real identity

isNOT this temporary BODY,

but...

the eternal SOUL !!!

Proof for the existence of the Soul

•Common sense

•Intuitive understanding

Difference between the dead body and the living person

The real self “I” distinct from body, mind and intelligence

•Astral body travel

•Consciousness - the symptom of the existence of the soul

•Near Death Experiences (NDEs)

•Past-life memories

Eg. Sun rays are sympton of sun

Consciousness distinguishes a dead body from a living one

Conciousness gives the proof of the soul

Knowledge of the Soul

The Soul is :

•indestructible

BG 7.7

nainam chindanti sastraninainam dahati pavakah

na cainam kledayanty apona sosayati marutah

The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind

•individual

BG 2.12

na tv evaham jatu nasam

na tvam neme janadhipah

na caiva na bhavisyamah

sarve vayam atah param

Never was there a time

when I did not exist, nor

you, nor all these kings;

nor in the future shall any

of us cease to be

BG 15.7

na tv evaham jatu nasam

na tvam neme janadhipah

na caiva na bhavisyamah

sarve vayam atah param

Never was there a time

when I did not exist, nor

you, nor all these kings;

nor in the future shall any

of us cease to be

•sat-cid-ananda

Body is asat, acit, nirananda

•situated in the region of the heart

Soul gives the energy to the heart to flutter

•changes bodies

BG 2.22

vasamsi jirnani yatha

vihaya

navani grhnati naro 'parani

tatha sarirani vihaya jirnany

anyani samyati navani dehi

As a person puts on new

garments, giving up old

ones, the soul similarly

accepts new material

bodies, giving up the old

and useless ones

BG 2.13

dehino 'smin yatha dehe

kaumaram yauvanam jara

tatha dehantara-praptir

dhiras tatra na muhyati

As the embodied soul

continuously passes, in

this body, from boyhood

to youth to old age, the

soul similarly passes into

another body at death. A

sober person is not

bewildered by such a

change

•infinitesimally small

Kesa agra sata bhagasya

Satadha kalpitasyaca

The size of the soul is 1/10,000 the

size of the tip of hair.

•inconceivable

BG 2.25

avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam

avikaryo 'yam ucyate

tasmad evam viditvainam

nanusocitum arhasi

It is said that the soul is

invisible, inconceivable

and immutable. Knowing

this, you should not

grieve for the body.

Matter is formless, The Soul gives form to matter. Eg Shirt

Matter is dead, spirit gives life to matter Eg. Car

Matter undergoes tranformations

Takes Birth

Grows

dwindles Dies

stays Produces offsprings

Spirit soul does not undergo these tranformations

BG 2.20

na jayate mriyate va

kadacin

nayam bhutva bhavita va na

bhuyah

ajo nityah sasvato 'yam

purano

na hanyate hanyamane

sarire

For the soul there is

neither birth nor death at

any time. He has not

come into being, does not

come into being, and will

not come into being. He is

unborn, eternal, ever-

existing and primeval. He

is not slain when the

body is slain

Gross body Subtle body

Earth Mind

Water Intelligence

Fire False ego

Air

Ether

If one gives up his subtle body before the time of death, he gets liberated

Is man just a powerful computer or a robot ?

• Machines are designed and programmed by humans.

• Humans have an independent consciousness.

(comparison between a camera and a panel of judges watching a drama)

•can never become GOD

Am I GOD ?

We are :

•not GODS

•GOD’s

Soul

•Humans (jivatmas)

•Infinitesimal (anu)

•Cognizant of one’s body

•A loving servitor

Supersoul

GOD (paramatma)

Infinite (vibhu)

Cognizant of everyone and everything

Eternally a loving master

We are one in quality with GOD, but different in quantity. Our salvation depends on the acceptance of this reality.

Simply saying is not enough, one should act accordingly

Eg of Birds and the sage

By chanting mantra,Person becomes “Brahmabhuta prasannatma”