Soul
SOUL = the spiritual principle embodied in human beings; substantial entity in each person which lives, feels, thinks, and wills; the moral nature of human beings
QUESTION: Are you aware of the part of you that is your Soul?
STORY: My student, Angel, kindly sat for this quick portrait before class in 2012. She helped me in so many ways. She and a few other students helped me paint a large mural at our school. I kinda felt that she was an evolved SOUL because she has a special way of connecting with others. In my own life, I have learned to “WORK” with my three different selves. Do you know that we all have three selves? Self #1: Our physical body is our personal, conscious ego-self. Self #2: Our memories, beliefs, prejudices and mechanical habits are part of our personal unconscious self. (NOTE: Selves #1 & #2 can be digitized and controlled by AI technology.) Self #3: Our formless, Impersonal Self or SOUL - is ever present, always with us and constantly, lovingly connects us with others and with the ONE Universal Consciousness that we all are. It takes “WORK” to release ourselves from our personal selves and to connect with our impersonal SOUL Self. Learn more: https://www.drawingtogether.com/bookclub
QUOTES
“SOUL is our BEINGNESS. It is attention or Consciousness, undeveloped in ordinary life - developed only through special effort.” ~ Red Hawk
“To be born in a physical body is a clue that man is in Soul ignorance - and has not realized his identity as the formless Spirit.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
“I believe in the Absolute Oneness of God and, therefore, also of humanity. Though we have many bodies - we have but one Soul. The rays of the sun are many through refraction. But they have the same source.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
EXERCISE
STOP.
Sit quietly.
Assume an erect posture. Sense the breath. Feel the SOUL Self in you - the formless ONE Life Energy flowing constantly.
Get your pen and paper and write words expressing what your SOUL Self Energy feels like. And draw lines expressing the powerful flow of SOUL - connecting you with others and with the Universe.