On Spirituality - 3: Soul, and, its existence, Is GOD a metaphysical abstraction?

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Give

me a very simple, but very impressive proof for the existence of the

soul.You

say in daily life, "My body", "My Prana (energy)", "My mind", "My Indriya

(senses)".

This clearly denotes that the Self or Atman is entirely different from the body,

the mind, the Prana and the Indriyas.

The mind and the body are your servants or instruments. They are as much outside

of you as these towels, chairs, cups are. You are holding the body just as you

are holding a long walking stick in your hand. You are the possessor or

proprietor of this body. The body is your property or possession. The body, the

senses, the mind, the, etc., are not the soul, but belong to it.

 

 

If

God is beyond the reach of the senses, He should be a non-entity, a mere void, a

negative concept, a metaphysical abstraction. Something beyond the senses ? How

could this be ? I cannot believe such things. I am a scientist. I want accurate

laboratory

proofs.You

want laboratory proofs ? Very fine indeed ! You wish to limit the illimitable

all-pervading God in your test-tube, blowpipe and chemicals.

 

God is the source for your chemicals. He is the substratum for your atoms,

electrons and molecules. Without Him no atom or electron will move.

 

He is the Inner Ruler (Antaryamin). He is the Niyanta. Without Him the fire

cannot burn, the sun cannot shine, the air cannot move. Without Him you cannot

see, cannot talk, cannot hear, cannot think. He is the maker of all scientific

laws, the law of gravitation, the law of cohesion, the law of attraction and

repulsion, etc.

He is the law-giver. Bow to Him with faith and devotion. You will have a

thorough knowledge of the Science of sciences, Brahma Vidya (the science of the

Self), through His grace and you will attain Moksha (liberation).

 

...ContinuedOn

Spirituality - 1: What's God, Why should we believe HIM, What's the harm, in not

believing HIM?On Spirituality - 2: About Religions, Prophets and their

teachings, Politics and ReligionOn Spirituality - 3: Soul, and, its existence,

Is GOD a metaphysical

abstraction?Continued...(From

Swami Sivananda's Book, "May I Answer

That?")