Currently Browsing: Soul

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December 2016

• 53) In Gita 6.5, can both atma be translated as the mind – elevate the mind with the mind?
• 52) Why do we say that we think with the mind and not with the soul?
• 51) If the soul gets a body through the semen what happens to it when conception doesn’t occur?

November 2016

• 50) What are the sizes of the soul and the mind?
• 49) What is more powerful – the soul or the mind?
• 48) Can the soul experience anything other than what is displayed on the mind’s screen?
• 47) Does the level of consciousness indicate the strength of the soul?
• 46) How are the soul, mind and body brought together?
• 45) ​Is the golden cord that goes with the soul permanent or temporary?
• 44) ​When does the soul get connected with the body?

October 2016

• 43) Does the soul choose its parents in its next life?
• 42) Is bhakti meant for setting things right in our life or for liberating our soul?
• 41) Does the soul of those who die prematurely come back?
• 40) ​How can we help the souls of those people who have committed suicide?
• 39) Does the soul age?
• 38) ​Is the form of the soul similar to our present form?
• 37) ​When the soul is beyond identity, why do devotees put identification marks such as tilak?
• 36) How is the soul immoveable?
• 35) Does the Supersoul go with the soul or is the all-pervading Supersoul already there where the soul goes?
• 34) ​Is thinking done by the mind or by the soul?
• 33) ​How do we differentiate between the mind’s desires and the soul’s desires?
• 32) ​Do our present natures reflect our soul’s nature or our upbringing?

September 2016

• 31) ​The soul is always happy – what does this mean?
• 30) ​How is one soul different from the other?
• 29) ​Is there a time when the soul says – I don’t want any more bodies?
• 28) ​On leaving the body, does the soul retain its identity or merge with the cosmic whole?
• 27) ​Can the soul exist without the body?
• 26) ​Where is the soul located in the body?
• 25) ​Can soul and consciousness exist separately from each other?
• 24) Does anger arise in the mind or in the soul?
• 23) Can the soul be conscious of itself?
• 22) ​Does detachment from the body and mind come only after full spiritual realization?
• 21) ​How is the soul’s consciousness transmitted at the liberated stage?
• 20) ​What is the weight and the size of the soul?

August 2016

• 19) ​Where is the soul present in plants?
• 18) Balaram Jayanti class – Balaram acts as the via media between Krishna and the Vrajavasis as well as the conditioned souls

July 2016

• 17) If the soul immovable, how do the Yamadutas drag the soul?
• 16) Why did Krishna’s protecting Draupadi’s honor not change the Kauravas’s evil intention?

January 2012

• 15) 02.29: Life’s amazing secret
• 14) Is the size of the soul literal or metaphorical?
• 13) Has science disproved the Bhagavad-gita – does consciousness come from the brain, not the soul?
• 12) What is the difference between mind, heart and soul?
• 11) What is the difference between mind and consciousness?

December 2011

• 10) 02.17: Is that me?
• 9) As we don’t remember our past lives, how do we learn anything from them?

November 2011

• 8) Does genetics disprove reincarnation?

October 2011

• 7) What is the Vedic perspective on the creation of artificial life?
• 6) Isn’t the claim that the soul is the source of energy in the body disproved by the bodily need of food?

March 2011

• 5) Is there any scientific proof for the existence of the soul?
• 4) What is the source of consciousness: the brain or the soul?

January 2011

• 3) Don’t neuronal correlates of consciousness disprove the soul theory?
• 2) If consciousness comes from the soul, then why do brain states affect consciousness?

July 2010

• 1) Why discuss unscientific things like God, soul and rebirth in this scientific age?