The Journey of Self Discovery

Goal of Everyone

Atyantika Dukha Nivrtti

Cessation of all miseries for ever

Atyantika Sukha Pravrtti

Flourishing of happiness for ever

Our environment(kshetra) around us
House, society, country etc
Our Material body

Mind
Intelligence
False Ego
Two Types of Environments

Different types of
kshetra(environment)

Completely
Controllable Limited control
environment
Body, job, spouse,childen
Mind and Intelligence society, politics
Nature of Material Happiness

➢ Missing the most valuable resource in

human form of life

➢ Risky (One Uncontrolled sense can

lead us astray).

➢ Faced with three kinds of miseries.

➢ Futile (ridden with four real problems).

➢ Limited Control over achieving material

happiness.
Body : Time Cycle

1. Born
Body : Time Cycle

2. Growth
Body : Time Cycle

3. Maintain
Body : Time Cycle

4. Produce
Body : Time Cycle

5. Dwindle
Time – Cause
Bodyof: Time
Six Transformations
Cycle

6. Death
What are the –
Time changes
Cause of
that
Sixyour
Transformations
mind goes through?
 Time :– Who
Exercise Cause
is of
theSix
Constant
Transformations
experiencer?
 The soul is covered by
gross and subtle coverings

Gross body :
Earth,
Water, Subtle body :
Fire, Mind
3 Air Intelligence
Ether False Ego

B
o
Soul :
di
Eternity
e Knowledge
Bliss
s
 Proof for existence of Soul
1. Logic
Common Sense

Introspection

2. Science
P Near Death Exp
R Reincarnation
O
O
3. Scripture
F
 LOGIC : Common Sense

P
R When a person dies, we say, “He has passed away.”
O Who has passed away? The body is still there.

O Actually, THE SOUL HAS PASSED AWAY.

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 LOGIC : Common Sense

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 1. LOGIC : Introspection

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 Exercise

How many of us want to die as soon as

we can?

How many of us want to sit still like a

PP stone in a comatose situation?
RR
OO How many of us are planning what to do
to be sad next?
OO
FF
L2
 Proof for existence of Soul
1. Logic
Common Sense

Introspection

2. Science
P Near Death Exp
R Reincarnation
O
O
3. Scripture
F
 Science : Near Death Experience

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O Dr Michael Sabom

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 Science : Near Death Experience

P A sense of being dead.

r A sensation of floating above one's body and seeing the surrounding area.

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A sensation of moving upwards through a tunnel or narrow passageway.

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 Science : Near Death Experience

P
r Encountering a being of light, or a light

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A feeling of being returned to the body, often accompanied by a reluctance.

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 Science : Reincarnation

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O Dr. Ian Stevenson
Prof of Psychiatry,West Virginia USA
F Thesis Proved 2000 cases of Reincarnation

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 3 year old boy solves his own murder

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 Science : Reincarnation

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Dr. Satwant Paschricha
O National Institute of Mental Health &
Neuro Science, Bangalore
F (350 cases)

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 Science : Reincarnation

Mana Chakravarty

P
R
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O Sukla

F
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Science : Reincarnation
 Science : Reincarnation

Titu Singh

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 Proof for existence of Soul
1. Logic
Common Sense

Introspection

2. Science
P Near Death Exp
R Reincarnation
O
O
3. Scripture
F
 Scripture

Bhagavad Gita 2.13

dehino asmin yatha dehe
kaumaram yauvanam jara
tahtha dehantara praptir
dhiras tatra na muhayati

W
H “As the embodied soul
O continuously passes, in this
body, from boyhood
A to youth to old age,
M the soul similarly
passes into another
I body at death”

S
Scripture

acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam

akledyo ’śoṣya eva ca
nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur
acalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ

This individual soul is unbreakable and

insoluble, and can be neither burned
nor dried. He is everlasting, present
everywhere, unchangeable,
immovable and eternally the same.

Bhagavad Gita 2.24

Scripture

nāsato vidyate bhāvo

nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ
ubhayor api dṛṣṭo ’ntas
tv anayos tattva-darśibhiḥ

Those who are seers of the truth have

concluded that of the nonexistent [the
material body] there is no endurance
and of the eternal [the soul] there is no
change. This they have concluded by
studying the nature of both.
 Matter(Asat)
(Body)

Vedas 2 Entities
Spirit(Sat)
(Soul)

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 Car = Body : Driver = Soul

W Body Car
H
O MOUTH TO SPEAK HORN TO SOUND
EYES TO SEE HEADLIGHTS TO SEE
A HEART TO PUMP BLOOD RADIATOR TO SUPPLY WATER
M HANDS & LEGS TO MOVE FOUR WHEELS TO MOVE
I
The Car cannot budge one inch without the driver;
The body cannot function even for a second without the soul.
 Cage = Body : Parrot = Soul

Just as the bird is

trapped in the cage,
the soul is trapped in
the body made up of
five elements –
earth, water, fire,
Air, ether.
W
H Not knowing their
O real identity as the soul,
the people spend all
A
M their life in polishing
the cage – pampering
I the body, without
feeding the soul.
 Different manifestations of illusion

Country

Society

Family

Body
W
H
O

A
M

I
To think of ourselves as something
that we are not means
We are CRAZY…..
 How many bodies do you have?

3
B
o
di
e
s
 We have three bodies

Inferior Superior
Material Spiritual
Body Body
3
2. Subtle Body
1. Gross Body
B
1. Mind 3.Spiritual Body (Soul)
o 1. Earth 2. Intelligence
2. Water
di 3. False Ego 1. SAT (Eternal)
3. Fire
4. Air 2. CIT
e (Knowledge)
5. Ether
s 3. ANANDA (Bliss)
 We have three bodies

B
o
di
e
s
 We have three bodies

B
o
di
e
s
 1. SAT (Eternal)
2. CIT (Knowledge)
3 3. ANANDA (Bliss)

B
o
di
e
s
 INTELLIGENCE

NOSE
MIND

EYES SKIN

I – THE SOUL
EARS

TONGUE
 The Soul is an individual

Bhagavad Gita 2.12

na tv evaham jatu nasam
na tvam neme jandhipah
na caiva na bhavisyamah
sarve vayam atah param

F
A
“Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these
Q
kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.”

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 Perfect Definition of the soul

We are not God ; We are God’s

mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke
jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhānīndriyāṇi
prakṛti-sthāni karṣati

The living entities in this conditioned world are

My eternal fragmental parts. Due to
conditioned life, they are struggling very hard
with the six senses, which include the mind.
F
A
Q Bhagavad Gita (15.7)

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 Atma and Paramatma

We are not God ; We are God’s

dvA suparNA sayujA sakhAyA samAnaM

vRukShaM pariShasvajAtE | tayOH anyaH
pippalaM svAd atti anashnan anyO
abhicAkashIti ||

On one same tree, two birds are perched,

associated as a pair. Of these, one eats and
tastes the fruit (atma). The other of the pair is
F that which does not eat, but just looks
A on.(paramatma)

Q 3.1.1 Mundakopanishad.

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What happens when the soul comes in
Touch with matter?
DESIGNATIONS
(upAdhis)
STRUGGLE FOR
EXISTENCE
(karshati)
 The Good News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. We are ETERNAL.

2. We are not our problems.

3. We are in a certain circumstance

but we are not the circumstance.

4. We might have bad habits but we

can choose to be above them.

and many more….

 What do the Doctors feel about us?

Late Dr. Harry Monsen

Prof of Anatomy, Illinos College of Medicine

Human Body Contains

Mostly water

In a 60 Pound person there are

W Calcium = 5 Pounds
H Phosphate = 1.5 Pounds
Potassium = 9 Ounces
O Sulphur = 6 Ounces
Sodium = 6 Ounces
A Magnesium = 1 Ounce
Iron = 1 Ounce
M
Copper = 1 Ounce
Iodine = 1 Ounce
I
 Problems with Modern theories of consciousness

1. How can brain cells, which are

themselves unconscious dead
matter, produce consciousness?

2. How do our memories stay intact

despite the constant regeneration
of our brain cells?

3. How can consciousness change

the structure of the brain as
observed in neuroplasticity?
 What do the authorities say on this?

“Science’s biggest mystery is the

nature of consciousness. It is not that
we possess bad or imperfect theories of
human awareness; we simply have no
such theories at all. About all we know
about consciousness is that it has
something to do with the head, rather
than the foot.”

Physicist Nick Herbert, Quantum

Reality: Beyond the new physics.
 What do the authorities say on this?

“In my search for life, I ended up with

atoms and electrons, which have no
life at all, and somewhere along the
line, life has run out through my fingers.
So, in my old age, I am now retracing
my steps.”

Nobel Laureate : Albert Szent-Gyorgi

 What do the authorities say on this?

“If I’ve ever seen an incompatible pair

of concepts, it’s a configuration of
molecules and a conscious
experience! Life ‘emerging’ out of lots
of molecules; consciousness
‘emerging’ out of lots of nerve cells.
Well, why not consider time as
‘emerging’ out of clocks? Without
clocks, no accurate time
measurements. And a good clock
provides excellent correlations with the
flow of time. But time surely does not
‘emerge’ out of a clock.”

Bas van Fraassen:

Professor of Philosophy
Princeton University
 What is the worth of our body ?

Dr. Harry Monsen

Total Worth of Human Body is 8.37$

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O

A
M

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 Other Defects of thinking I am this body

1. No morality or absolute standard of good and bad

possible since everything is just an interaction of
atoms.

2. If I were matter, I would be comfortable getting

W diseased, old and dying.
H
O
3. No explanation of finer emotions of why we feel
A
M kindness, love and affection eg: detachment from
Matter produces all good qualities
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And Many more …
FAQ’s on the SOUL?
 Reincarnation –Why don’t we remember
Our past lives

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A
M

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 What happens to us after death?

Bhagavad Gita 2.22

vasamsi jirnani yatha vihaya “As a person puts on new dresses,
navani grhnati naro aparani giving up old ones, the soul similarly
tahtha sarirani vihaya jirnany accepts new material bodies, giving
anyani samyati navani dehi up the old and useless ones.”

F
A
Q The soul leaves the gross body behind and is taken to another

1 womb based on the quality of desires stored in his subtle body

at the time of death.
 What happens to us after death?

Bhagavad Gita 2.23

nainaà chindanti çasträëi
nainaà dahati pävakaù
na cainaà kledayanty äpo
na çoñayati märutaù

F
“The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire,
A nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind.”
Q

1
 Is the Soul in every body the same person ?

No

F
A
Q

2
 Does the Soul have a form?

Yes

F
A
Q

3
 The Soul gives form to matter

F
A
Q

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 Where does the Soul reside?

F
A
Q

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 Soul resides in the region of the heart

F
A
Q

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 What is the size of the Soul?

F
A
Q

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 Size of the Soul is 1/10000th tip of the hair

bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya
śatadhā kalpitasya ca
bhāgo jīvaḥ sa vijñeya
iti cāha parā śrutiḥ

‘If we divide the tip of a hair into one hundred

parts and then take one part and divide this
into another one hundred parts, that ten-
thousandth part is the dimension of the living
entity. This is the verdict of the chief Vedic
F mantras.’
A
Q Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad(5.9).

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 Size of the Soul is 1/10000th tip of the hair

F
A
Q

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 How can we see the SOUL?

F
A
Q

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 How can we see the SOUL?

Can we see oil in the oil seeds?

Yes
Can we see ghee in the milk?

F
Can we see sugar in the sugarcane?
A
Q

6 Yes through a procedure

 Material science:
Different branches have different apparatus

Physics

Chemistry

F
A Biology
Q

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 Material Science : Spiritual Science

Aim:- To see the soul

Apparatus:- Spiritual Apparatus

Theory:- Study of the Vedas

Procedure:- Bhakti Yoga

Observation:- To see the Soul

F
A Conclusion:- Yes Soul can be seen
Q By Spiritual Practices

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 What are the advantages of knowing about the
SOUL?

Fearlessness

Forgiveness
(Insults are only to the body)

Forbearance(Tolerance)

Genuine Self Esteem

F
A Freedom from all false desires
Q
Always happy
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Exercise

1) Please enlist and distinguish the qualities of the soul

and the body from the Gita 2.17 to 2.25

2) Two arguments in your own words why you think

I am of the nature of spirit and two points why
I cannot be this body.
 Course Contents

Day 1: Who am I
Day 2: Does God Exist?
Day 3: One God or Many Gods?
Day 4: Why do bad things happen to
good people?
Day 5: Applied Spirituality
Thank You