2 How Is Our Soul Different from Siva?- Nature of Souls

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subtle body. 26. What is the gross body? A body with a shape formed by the

combination and change of form of the five "elements", namely, earth, water,

fire, air and space and may be esteemed according to caste, family and descent.

["Parinamiththal" = Change of form] 27. What is a subtle body? It is made of

sanskars - thoughts 28. How do souls suffer by undergoing births and deaths?

Human souls - By taking births as human beings and dying as befitting their

good actions and bad actions in the four classes of births. 35. What are the

8,400,000 species? 1. Devas

....... 33 crores 2. Human

beings ....... 5.5

Billion 36. What is the place where souls can perform karma (actions) and reap

the effects of their actions? The place where the two types of action

(good and bad) can be performed and the two types of effects can be experienced

is the earth. The places where the effects of the good deeds can be experienced

are heaven on Earth

itself. 37. What will the souls which have taken birth on earth do immediately

after leaving their gross bodies? The souls which had acquired the original

qualities of soul at the end of kaliyug will, immediately after leaving their

gross bodies, proceed with their subtle bodies taking on the bodies as Devas

after staying for a shortwhile in Soul world and reach heaven and enjoy the

effects of their good deeds. The souls which had committed evil deeds at the

end of kaliyug will, immediately after they leave their gross bodies, proceed

with their subtle bodies, feel for their misdeeds in the form of mental

sufferings and reach the Soul world after purifying themselves in the form of

mental suffering(hell). Then they come again on Earth once the

Heavenly life condition on Earth disappear. 38. What will the souls which have

enjoyed pleasures in heaven (Heavenly earth) do afterwards? Because they

have balances of the effects which they had not yet experienced of their

actions they will take birth as human beings on earth. 40. Which is the

precious category of birth out of the seven categories? Birth as a human

being is the most precious category because such a birth is the means for

understanding Shivaperuman who is the Lord of the souls and thereby attaining

"moksha". (moksha = meeting of soul with God). 42. Who will give results to

persons who act according to outer religions? Every action ahs got its

equal and opposite reaction 45. What is "yoga"? It is controlling the mind

from thinking of worldly matters but to meditate on Siva, and thereafter losing

consciousness of the meditator himself and meditation and being aware of Siva

only who is the subject matter of the meditation. 46. What is "jnana"? It

is to study the essence of Vedas and Shastras given by God Shiva Himself. 47.

What are the benefits to be derived from yoga? The benefit from yoga is

"Sivasaaroopam", i.e., acquiring the very qualities of Shiva.

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