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Old 05-07-2015, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 1irishninja
Our soul or inner being is the part of us that is connected to everything, the part of us that manifests our desires. Our soul is who we are. As they say we are a spiritual being having a human existence. But what happens if our soul is hurt or is unhappy?

This is how I have felt pretty much all my adult life (35 now) The result is constantly searching for something to fill the void whether than be alcohol, drugs, over spending, over eating, pornography the list is endless really. All bring temporary relief from the unhappiness but the unhappiness comes back. Its all very hard to explain but you will know what I mean if you experience it, its a feeling that something is not right, something is missing, you are not living the life you are supposed to be living.

The question is how do you go about healing your soul? Or is this all the ego talking?

Dear Irish Krishna,

I need a long time to think about your post.

I never thought about “soul” the way you wrote about it. Maybe I just never thought about it period.

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Originally Posted by 1irishninja
Our soul or inner being is the part of us that is connected to everything, the part of us that manifests our desires.

Not sure that how it is.

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Originally Posted by 1irishninja
Our soul is who we are.

Not sure either.

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All bring temporary relief from the unhappiness…

Was it relief or a distraction?

In the past I found relief (or maybe it was just a distraction) in reading/watching things that potentially had a promise of change or relief, such as Eckhart Tolle, etc. The list is almost endless.

I am wondering why you did not say anything about those. This is a spiritual forum and I believe everyone here used some of those in their healing process.

For me they did bring change and/or relief but it was not great enough to change my overall quality of life or my perception of my quality of life.

As far as I am concerned this still beats the things that you have listed. I am familiar with some of them too in one form or another but for myself I always knew they were a waste of time or maybe even intentional destruction of my time.

I cannot tell you anything about the ego. You may be on the right track to understanding why you feel unhappy.

I have a good feeling that if you are persistent you’ll find the answers you are looking for. Good luck to you with that and have an exciting time finding those answers.
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