Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 Hi, my question is, why is the soul always considered "female"? As for my humble self, I am a person in a female body but I think I am a transsexual person because I perceive my innermost as "male" and feel that my physical appearance does not go along with how I perceive myself. It's not really possible to explain this but I can feel that very clearly. I learned that in Hinduism a male person can take a female body in the next life and vice versa and my only explanation is that I was a man in my last life and what I feel are some "remains" of this. In the Hindu stories I read that Amba was re-born as Shikhandi and that Bhisma had the potency to understand this. I always pray for deliverance from my body like Bhisma did and I suffer, please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 soul is considered female because God is the only male or the enjoyer.we r enjoyed by him.at the same time we also get supreme pleasure.we r considered female because we cannot control anything , we are constrolled by the supreme person or God just like a husband controls activities of wife.this false ego that "i am the supreme enjoyer and lord of all surveys" pushed us into material world and now we r caught in web of false ego and illusions.only God can rescue us because his strength is "real"...we are always dependent on him whether we stay in spirit or matter..that's why God is male and we are females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Souls have no sex (meaning physical aspect) and therefore, asking whether it is Male or Female is not important. Your aspect of Male or Female comes from physical aspects alone. A man can become a mother if he choose to (female aspect) and a female can become a warrior if she choose to (male aspect). Furthermore, do I have to remind that Lord Shiva Himself have half male and half female body, mixing and controlling both male and female aspect in harmony. Just live life accordingly, and remember, sex is not ugly, it is indulging it in the wrong way which makes it wrong and ugly. Also, learn to cultivate your male aspect as well by Yogas and spiritual practice. I bet you will be surprise with the result. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maadhav Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 sanskrit words for soul are aatma or jiva. it is sexless, in reality, and can take a body of either sex. the word jiva or aatma in different indian languages is masculine or feminine, or even neutral (I guess.) there is no way to tell why you got female body while you think yourself as a male. but it is due to combined effects of past karma of your self and others, and your own desires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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