Delta4Embassy
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Old impressive article here about the soul from the kabbalistic perspective. A bit deep, but graspable.
The Soul #2 - What Do Souls Look Like?
The Soul 2 - What Do Souls Look Like
"The human soul is a complex entity divided into several major parts. We shall devote this second article on the soul to the study of its composition and the way we interrelate with its various parts.
To comprehend the structure of the soul, we need to begin by describing how reality itself is structured.
We live in a created universe. This means that God created the universe out of nothing. When God initiated the creation process, there was no space or time, no matter or energy [other than God's own, needless to say]. He could not fashion the universe out of pre-existing materials.
The universe is made of pure Divine energy.
It follows that the universe is actually made of pure Divine energy, the only 'substance' that was available for God to use. This is an important point to establish and one whose implications are far from obvious at first glance.
Inertia in a created universe
When I look at a tree standing in my front yard and someone asks me, "Do you expect that tree to be there tomorrow?" I will respond in the affirmative. The tree has substance and therefore has inertia. Unless someone applies a lot of force, the tree will remain where it is indefinitely simply because it is there now."
Gotta love a religious article that incorporates physics (and later, quantum physics.) Why I bookmarked this.
The Soul #2 - What Do Souls Look Like?
The Soul 2 - What Do Souls Look Like
"The human soul is a complex entity divided into several major parts. We shall devote this second article on the soul to the study of its composition and the way we interrelate with its various parts.
To comprehend the structure of the soul, we need to begin by describing how reality itself is structured.
We live in a created universe. This means that God created the universe out of nothing. When God initiated the creation process, there was no space or time, no matter or energy [other than God's own, needless to say]. He could not fashion the universe out of pre-existing materials.
The universe is made of pure Divine energy.
It follows that the universe is actually made of pure Divine energy, the only 'substance' that was available for God to use. This is an important point to establish and one whose implications are far from obvious at first glance.
Inertia in a created universe
When I look at a tree standing in my front yard and someone asks me, "Do you expect that tree to be there tomorrow?" I will respond in the affirmative. The tree has substance and therefore has inertia. Unless someone applies a lot of force, the tree will remain where it is indefinitely simply because it is there now."
Gotta love a religious article that incorporates physics (and later, quantum physics.) Why I bookmarked this.