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Originally Posted by lemex
Now this is food for thought. I have not heard this said before here. And this brings up a thought I have recently asked myself.
Do souls need and have desire the body exhibits, such as wanting money, power, control, all that that drive society and us when the soul is energy, the soul is consciousness? Soul is not the body yet never says no. Is there such a thing as a perfect heaven?
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If by Soul we mean Atman then it's perfect in every aspect and has no cravings or aversions and knows no sorrows. The issue is rooted in body-mind and is clarity of mind, or more appropriately lack thereof, preventing recognition of our true nature which is spiritual (Soul or Atman).