The Soul Connection

I think we all need to delve deeper into our minds and make it a habit. The inner voice needs to be heard and respected - siva

@Shiva49 I agree. It is my hobby talking to myself. I usually listen to myself and find ways to have inner peace.

@Shiva49 I appreciate the effort on your part and I am grateful for sharing it here with me The length is fine . It is the dept of what it contains that needs more effort to digest. I can actually see what you mean by this and yet it is beyond me to accept it.. You know what I mean. There is another real we don't see or understand fully.

Thanks for your comment sharing your personal experience. I have had a few in my life that is worth sharing. I quote from my comment on another post: "I was accompanying my son in Feb 2008 to Melbourne. Due to some reasons, it was all rushed. We had to fly to Perth en route to Melbourne. We arrived by Qantas in Perth and I thought I can just walk across to take the flight to Melbourne. It didn't help that some elderly tourists from India, who hardly spoke English, were ahead of us at the Customs and had brought with them lots of foodstuffs blissfully unaware of the stringent regulations. It took two hours for us to pass through. Then it dawned on us that the domestic airport was quite far away. We just didn't have any time. In steps a young Indian student from Deakin University, Geelong who said he was also rushing to catch the flight. He told us to join him in the cab. The check-in gate was closed when we reached the airport. On my pleading, they spoke to the captain and waved us in! That couple of minutes looked like hours. All the time I was keenly observing how I was dealing with the situation as if I was not me! Okay, there are the very few who are no more but I feel their presence all the time. One who was very close to me had indicated to me that he is there to help but I have to let him know, sort of request for help! Had I not boarded that flight, our plans would have been in disarray. I had arranged for a pick up at the airport for that flight at midnight and also for the room at Swanton Street. My son had to report to Melbourne University the next day morning, pay the fees etc. Then another couple of years later. My son went to Amsterdam for six months of student exchange with UWA. Again it was a rushed affair. He was in New Delhi and needed a document to board the flight. I had to reach that in a few minutes as the flight was taking off. The manager of the airline told him to arrange to send him to his personal email id so that he can do the rest. Again, I was testing myself how I reacted and happy to say I came out with flying colors. Again, my departed friend swung into action! I know he is worthy to be near God!" I feel our creator is never far away and helps us through others like us here - siva

@sofssu I know this is pretty long but I responded to a request for real-life experiences out of the ordinary. I always remember a few who were very close to me when they were alive. This person left this world over thirty years ago and he was my secretary when I was in charge of a factory employing nearly 500 people. We had a great rapport and mutual trust. I always recall the very few and communicate with them in my subconscious mind. I get responses that they are also doing so like when they were alive. It is more than just remembrance of course but in times of real need, I seek their intervention. I believe they will know me in and out now even more than when they were alive. I feel the connection all the time, in good times and the bad - siva

We are not the body we occupy here nor the mind. We are the ever existing consciousness, indestructible, self. The soul is a spark from our creator and we have the power to connect with the source with higher awareness. I believe all creations have a soul and an awareness, want to be alive here and will exist hereafter. I agree each faith interprets the concepts in its own way - siva

@Shiva49 How true. But trust in creator is often interpreted as becoming an aimless drifter. That is not what god wanted any of us to be I think. Aim is to do good for humanity, and preserving self, physically, mentally, emotionally for that. Looking after loved ones comes from emotional satisfaction. If we are content emotionally, we can be free to focus on the common good. Physical well being obviously is important so that we are not draining resources meant for some who are more unfortunate. For all this we have to have financial resources too. Effectively, selfishness is integral part of selflessness. LOL.

@vandana7 In a way, I like to be a co-creator to show gratefulness to the Almighty. Our creator should have expectations of us after giving us the opportunity to be born as a human being. I like to keep an open mind, understand where others come from, and distill their thoughts and views for my own contemplation. From time to time great souls have come and gone making an impact and leaving their footprints for us to get inspired from. I knew some very wealthy persons, one is still right up there among the richest on this planet. I admire them for the single-minded pursuit of their dreams. However, I wanted to be free to savor life in all its variety. I hope to cut my cloth to suit my purse - siva

@Shiva49 I believe you connect with them at a deeper level! At least we connect.

I tend to think of the source of life and why we are given the many accouterments by way of fellow travelers that embellish our existence here. I know you connect with them at a deeper level - siva

Yes, they have their own awareness that we may not have but we can connect with them too in terms of mutual emotions - siva

@Shiva49 Oh yes, pets can share our same emotions

@Shiva49 yes challenges make us explore more things.

Yes, the permutations and combinations have been put in place with lots of imagination and love and, well, that is more than an understatement! siva

@Shiva49 It is said in the Christian Bible that God breathed life into the flesh, so his spirit must have entered it to give it life. The same thing still happens now. A baby's first breath is important, perhaps with that breath a connection to their soul, and God's spirit is also made. When my mother had her final breath, around 2 weeks ago, she also breathed the last breath out as a deep breath, the same as a baby breathes it in. I am sure then, that her soul, and God's spirit also left her, (from their residing in the body, that is, giving it life) at that time.

@innertalks Breath connects us with this world and ceasing of breathing is taken as the sign of departing. It is sort of pulling the plug when our time is called here. Yes, we cannot breathe life into the flesh; we need our creator for that - siva

Yes, Steve, it is not easy to comprehend the full relationship between body, soul, and spirit. And also the concept of soul in other species. That depends also on our beliefs. We have pets and they connect with us easily and with deep feelings too. We feel their absence after they leave us not different from the feeling when our own relatives, friends leave us. We can even connect with plants and flowers not only physically. So I think of the unseen life-giving energy source all the time. We are in a physical form for easy identification here with our senses. That may not be necessary later! siva

Thank you, the universe is vast beyond our imagination and it is expanding at breakneck speed. However, it is matched only by the depths of our inner dimension. No harm then in contemplating our position vis-à-vis others - siva

@Shiva49 Welcome